Thanks to a very kind offer from a local resident in June 2017 we can now see the Jubilee Wood from the air. These spectacular pictures show us what it must be like to be one of the many birds, or bats which fly over the beautiful Wood.
Having been successful in applying for a 360° camera loaned to us from Google, in Feb 2017 we were busy putting some images of the Jubilee Wood onto Google maps. This is to allow visitors to the Google maps website to see the Jubilee Wood in 360°. It took us a while to get up … Read more
During 2016 Jaguar Land Rover and Vinci Construction helped us as part of their Corporate Social responsibility project. They installed an accessible gate from the Watery Lane entrance to the wood. Whilst there are accessible entrances to the wood from Millennium Way and Old Farm Drive, there are no parking areas there. With the help of our volunteers visitors … Read more
On 20th May 2015 we created two hibernaculum in the Jubilee Wood. Hibernacula creation was one of the recommendations made in the Ecological Audit Report which the council commissioned on our behalf, and which was undertaken by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Hibernacula are winter refuges for reptiles and amphibians. They contain wood and bricks. The bricks provide … Read more
The Opening of the MUGA After 2 years of planning (not to mention blood, sweat, and tears!) the MUGA is finally complete. With generous donations from South Staffordshire District Council, South Staffordshire Housing Association and the Biffa award sche me to guarantee its build, the residents of Bilbrook now have an all weather sports facility … Read more
On a damp and chilly November morning we continued with tree planting in our newly formed Jubilee Wood. With trees generously donated by the Woodland Trust we planted another 200 trees to add to the 400 or so which were put in last year. The tree species were specially chosen to provide food for wildlife … Read more
On a sunny March morning in 2013 members of the community and Parish Councillors got together to plant some trees in an area of the Twentyman Playing Fields. We met on the old basketball court which has since been transformed into the Friends of Bilbrook MUGA. The trees were donated by the Woodland Trust and … Read more
On Friday the 24th February 2012, we set about creating a wood in Bilbrook to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of our then monarch: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. This was the first major project the Friends of Bilbrook had undertaken. All 420 trees were donated by the Woodland Trust including an Oak tree grown from … Read more
