The 12th April was tree planting day on the meadow by Ladywalk nature reserve. The…
We’ve set up a few trail cameras around Hams Hall Environmental Centre and in our…
Watch our third vlog in our six-part series about our project On a Tree by…
Watch our second vlog in our six-part series about our project On a Tree by…
Today, 2 February 2021, is World Wetlands Day. Visit the World Wetlands Day website Across…
Watch our first vlog in our six-part series about our project On a Tree by…
“Hey… it’s not just all about this guy behind me you know! Well on this…
The vegetable patches at Hams Hall Environmental Centre are coming along nicely! Click on the…
With funding awarded from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, Tame Valley Wetlands are leading a…
Clare is a volunteer for Tame Valley Wetlands, and here writes about some of the…
Autumn is the peak time for fungi to appear in woodlands, meadows, riverbanks, roadside verges…
The last couple of weeks at Tame Valley Wetlands have been busy with Tame Force,…
We are concerned that the UK Government will include Warwickshire in this year’s badger cull.…
Return to blog homepage We’ve recently been able to welcome back our volunteer team,…
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The Wildlife Trusts have recently published a new report ‘Reversing the decline of insects’, showing…
Return to blog homepage Windier and rainier weather this week might not have welcomed…
Return to blog homepage The world is full of under-appreciated wildlife. Here are four…
There are around 2500 species of moths in the UK. Compared to the 60-ish species…
Return to blog homepage ‘No Mow May‘ was an initiative by Plantlife, encouraging people…
Return to the blog homepage The blue tits have been busy nesting again throughout…
Return to the blog homepage This wonderful image has been sent to us, showing…
Return to the blog homepage Staying at home might feel strange and takes some…
Click here to return to the blog homepage What can you create from recycling…
In October 2019, the Tame Valley Wetlands team and TameForce volunteers planted plug plants at…
Working alongside CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International), Tame Valley Wetlands have been trialing…
Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is a non-native invasive species (NNIS) causing a major weed problem.…
The wetlands of the Tame Valley, located along a 20km stretch of the River Tame…
Here’s another dreamy, relaxing video of fish on the River Tame. In 2016, Tame Valley…
Tame Valley Wetlands is excited to share with you the first of a few short videos…
Tameforce volunteers have installed 80m2 of pre planted coir pallets to transform a forgotten stream in Church Pool
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Exciting news! Sand martins have moved into the sand martin hotel at Kingsbury Water Park’s, Community Wetlands.
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Himalayan balsam is meeting its match right now in the Tame Valley Wetlands scheme area thanks to the
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Back in February we installed a series of wildlife cameras and nest boxes around the office at Hams …
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The Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership reaches the final for the prestigious UK River Prize 2018!
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DOZENS of bags of rubbish, four shopping trollies, two bicycles and a bench frame were among…
A team of dedicated volunteers have been improving the landscape of the Tame Valley Wetlands…
Tame Valley Wetlands are extremely grateful for help by six volunteers from Keir Services (Area 9) who transformed
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Creating Mini-beast hotels from recycled pallets.
As part of the Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership Scheme, the Community …
Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership is working with CABI scientists and Partners to introduce a new control method
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This is a story of generosity, of kindness and of garden gnomes. You may remember…
STOP PRESS: Please note, this meeting has been postponed until Monday 16th October at 6.30pm. This
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Over the summer, almost 100 young people on the National Citizen Service (NCS) gave their time to help …
Two new circular walks leaflets, the first in a series of self-guided trails, have been produced by Tame
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The Tame Valley Wetlands’ team invited local community groups, Councillors, partners and volunteers to an evening of celebration
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Since January 2017, 33 young people across the Tame Valley Wetlands have achieved their John Muir Award (Discovery
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A community wetland area at Kingsbury Water Park, which has seen significant investment through the Tame Valley Wetlands …
The community came together to celebrate the landscape and heritage of the Tame Valley Wetlands…
Thank you to our staff, partners, volunteers and funders for their fantastic support so far!…
TameFest 2017 will take place on Tamworth Castle Grounds, on Saturday 27th May for its…
Tame Valley Wetlands are on a mission to create a wetland corridor fit for Water Voles.
This cute …
It’s all change this summer, as Kingsbury Water Park’s visitor centre, near Tamworth, gets a face-lift as part
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The BBC’s most popular rural show visited North Warwickshire in search of Britain’s fastest declining mammal, the water
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Students at the Kingsbury School have been on a journey of discovery with the Tame Valley Wetlands as
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This week is Invasive Species Week, hosted by NNIS (Non-native invasive species). Would like to…
Since May 2015, Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership Scheme has engaged with over 2,500 children from 31 different
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The Tame Valley Wetlands, spanning from Birmingham through rural North Warwickshire and Tamworth, is a…
The new and improved Sand Martin bank has now been installed at Kingsbury Water Park’s Community Wetland. This
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BTO National Nest Box Week: 14th-21st February 2017 In preparation of the BTO’s 20th National Nest Box…
Work has started on the ground to improve walking routes throughout the Tame Valley Wetlands area, thanks to
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Sand Martins migrating to the Tame Valley now have a new custom made hotel at Tameside Local Nature
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During January 2017, contractors working for Tame Valley Wetlands restored 170m of native hedgerow using traditional methods at
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Winter is the coldest and darkest time of year. While we’re keeping warm in our…
Rivers and their connected floodplains are nature’s natural flood defence. This animated film is a great…
The Canal & River Trust have produced an interesting video featuring some of the war-time pillboxes…
This year has been a busy one for the Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership Scheme.…
There has been a journey of discovery this year, as young people from Project Nirvana,…
Have you heard about our wetland creation project at Kingsbury Water Park? Watch the short…
A new scheme to raise awareness and improve reporting of incidents of wildlife crime is…
Welcome to Taming the Tame’s, project diary. Keep up to date with project entries from…
A major project to restore an island along the River Tame in Fazeley got underway this…
Coleshill’s residents joined forces with the Tame Valley Wetlands, local councillors Dom Ferro and Adam…
A summer of youth engagement across the Tame Valley Wetlands Young people tend to get…
Become a Tame Valley Wetlands Access Task Force volunteer! Interested? Click here for more…
A team of 16-17 year-olds from Tamworth’s National Citizen Service (NCS), led by UpRising Birmingham,…
Kingsbury Water Park buzzes in the sunshine! On a hot, sunny, somewhat breezy day, visitors…
Steven Reilly’s account of his work experience week with the TVW team.…
Steven’s account of his work experience week with the TVW team: From the 27th of…
Tame Valley Wetlands has celebrated its local heritage with the annual TameFest event, hosted this year at Kingsbury
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Volunteering This week we’ve celebrated volunteering and encouraged people to join in. Volunteering is an…
The History of Lea Ford Cottage Seen as it’s a Thursday, we’ve decided to…
John Muir Award! Is your youth group looking for a new challenge? The John Muir…
Join TameYouth! TameYouth is for young people (16-25) in the area who are keen…
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has been awarded a £50,000 grant from Biffa Award to create a…
The latest Tame Valley Wetlands Activity Guide, covering December 2015 to April 2016, is now available!…
The Tame Valley Wetlands have awarded grants, through their funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to 6 local
…PRESS RELEASE Thanks to £1.8 million from the National Lottery’s Heritage Lottery Fund, an exciting…
As part of the Tame Valley Wetlands Scheme, the Canal & River Trust have restored one…
From today, not-for-profit research organization, CABI, will be releasing a rust fungus at locations in…
As we get the ball rolling on our exciting new scheme to help restore and…
£1.7 million funding awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the Tame Valley Over…
As of the beginning of March 2014, the following list of 18 organisations are the…
The Tame Valley provides a good example as to how best we should help reduce flood…
An Update: The Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership (TVWLP) submitted its second round application to…
Development of £2.4 million Tame Valley Wetlands Scheme in full flow… A Partnership of organisations…
Hello and welcome to the new Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership (TVWLP) website! Thanks for…