On 25th March, we conducted our annual small mammal survey with our friend Andy Wootton and the Zoological and Conservation Course students from South Staffordshire (Rodbaston) College. We’ve forgotten how many years we’ve been doing this, but it must be at least 10 years. The humane traps were put out on Tuesday evening and then … Read more
Did you know Bilbrook is the only village in South Staffordshire where the District Council doesn’t spray Glyphosate? Why? Because 7 years ago, we asked the council not to. We’ve also asked Staffordshire County Council not to spray it, but our request was rejected, so our roads and pavements are still sprayed. If you have … Read more
In December 2025, our Treasurer, Annette, was asked to write an article about our work for the Trent Valley Newsletter, published by the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. She was only too pleased to do so! You can read her article, and the rest of the newsletter HERE
Some pictures from the bird ringing session held at Jubilee Wood on 1st February 2026. A total of 22 birds were ringed included blue tit, siskin, great tit, robin, song thrush, greenfinch, goldfinch and goldcrest. As always, a massive thank you to Colin and the Belvide Ringers for making this happen.
We would like to give a big thank you to South Staffordshire Council and woodworker extraordinaire Robot for installing a new Jubilee Wood sign on Watery Lane. Unfortunately, the previous sign was hit a few times by reversing cars. The new sign is on a more substantial base and will be protected by a couple … Read more
How time flies. We can’t believe that November 2025 saw the 8th anniversary of us signing up with the South Staffordshire Community Lottery. In that time, thanks to the amazing support from our followers we have planted hundreds of trees, created lots of habitat as for wildlife and made Bilbrook better prepared for the changes … Read more
