Sustainable Events in Brum – June 2025

Adults

Holloway Hall Community Garden

Every Monday

The Community Gardening group at Ley Hill meet every week to learn how to grow food, techniques for looking after fruit trees & bushes, and other skills such as woodwork. They also grow a mix of flowers and have grand plans to put up lots of bird boxes around the site! All of the food grown can be taken by the group to use at home.

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Milebrook Hall Community Garden

Every Thursday

Pop along to Milebrrok Hall and spend a couple of hours chatting and growing fresh vegetables and fruit. Listen to the birdsong as you tend to the raised beds and brush up on our horticultual skills. Each month, you will use the seasonal vegetables to make budget friendly soups in the hall.

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Rowheath Community Garden

Every Friday

You will start the day at 10am with a relaxed birdwatching walk around Rowheath Park. Then have a go at sowing, growing, and harvesting your own food. Not only will you learn about the joys of growing your own food but you will also make new friends, learn new skills, and the outdoor life will lift your spirits.

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The Sewcial Edit: Repair and Upcycling Workshops

Sunday 1st, 8th, 22nd & 29th June

A series of workshops aiming to give you the skills to repair and upcycle you own clothes to save the planet and your bank account.

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Yoga in the Park 2025

From Monday 2nd June

Join Yoga Borne for a summer of free yoga in Cotteridge Park!

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Bird Watching for Beginners @RSPB Sandwell Valley

Tuesday 3rd June

Join RSPB volunteers on an easy monthly walk around the reserve, whether you are new to birdwatching or just want to discover more about wildlife at the reserve, the team will give you tips on getting started, point out the different birds, how to identify them and how the seasons bring different changes to the valley.

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Jewellery Quarter Litter Pick- Birmingham cemeteries

Saturday 7th June

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and help clean up our beautiful cemeteries in the Jewellery Quarter. This is a fantastic opportunity to give back to the community and make a positive impact on the environment. Equipment is provided, please wear suitable clothing & footwear.

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Butterflies of Sandwell, Guided Walk

Saturday 7th June

Discover the colourful world of butterflies that glide quietly in the sun around the RSPB Sandwell Valley reserve – expert volunteers will guide you through the basics of identification and how to survey these wonderful creatures.

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Wild Gin Infusions Afternoon

Sunday 8th June

You will go for a walk around the Stirchley area looking for our essential wild ingredients for the perfect wild gin infusion (seasonal fruits, seeds and herbs). You’ll then make up your own gin infusion (called compounding gin) in our 500ml gin bottles to take home with you.

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Nature Crafts for Adults – Botanical Gel Plate Printing

Monday 9th June

A relaxed nature inspired arts and crafts session, in beautiful woodland surroundings (Parkridge Nature Reserve in Solihull), with bottomless tea and coffee! No experience needed as all crafts are aimed at beginners, and all resources supplied.

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Celebrating Clean Air Day

Tuesday 10th – Wednesday 18th June

Drop in, have a chat, learn about air quality and how we can work together to improve it. Learn about air pollution, how it affects health, and what we can do about it, see how air quality is measured and understand its impact in your area  & engage in interactive activities designed to educate and inspire action

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Celebrating CommUnity

Saturday 14th June

Celebrate Great Big Green Week and Refugee Week with Friends of the Earth, Birmingham: the event will include an arts and crafts session, speaker session and potluck dinner.

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Redditch Green Fair 2025

Saturday 14th June

Celebrate our planet and explore ways to live more sustainably at The Green Fair — a fun-filled day dedicated to climate change awareness, sustainability, biodiversity, nature, upcycling, health, and well-being!

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Eco Gym

Wednesday 14th May & Wednesday 28th May

A free nature based volunteering session. Get moving with a variety of tasks that will give your local green space a helping hand. Meet new people who share a passion for being outdoors and staying active. Soak up the benefits that fresh air and green space have on our mental health.

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Gardening For Wildlife – Wildflowers and Attracting Pollinators

Sunday 15th June

June is a great time to see insect pollinators, the warmer temperatures create an explosion of buzzing in our gardens, woodlands, paths, and meadows. Get to know what food (flowers) they like, how to identify our common ones and discover what you can do at home to help encourage them to your garden.

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Climate Café

Sunday 15th June

Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth jointly present Climate Café, a space to learn about environmental issues and solutions to them. Join a different expert every month for tea, coffee, cake, and the opportunity to hear what they have to say for 30 minutes, followed by a chance to stay to chat and share ideas if you would like. June topic: Plant Alchemy: Botanical Inks and Composting with Carolyn Morton.

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MAKE IT MEND IT

Tuesday 17th June

Make It Mend It is a monthly drop-in craft and mending café for anyone wanting to learn how to fix, mend, upcycle or repair items and objects. Free materials. Free refreshments. Drop in between 6 pm and 8 pm.

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Birmingham Vintage Superstore Kilo Sale

Saturday 21st June

9 tonnes of handpicked vintage stock for you to have a rummage through. Pick & Mix Mens & Womens vintage clothing from the 60s-90s, including all of your favourite branded names! Stock is replenished all day so rails will always be full and fresh, no matter what time you arrive

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Vegan Midsummer Garden Party

Sunday 22nd June

Vegan street food vendors, artisan bakers, craft brewers, ethical jewellers, local artists, music, talks and activities!

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Sustainable Market

Sunday 13th April

Wild Earth Movement are hosting an epic monthly market with heaps of ethical traders taking over the Resorts World Mall Space and Atrium.

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Film Screening: A New Kind Of Wilderness

Friday 20th – Thursday 26th June

On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However, when tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society. Filmmaker Silje Evensmo Jacobsen captures an intimate and soulful portrait of love, life, and growing up – and especially how we navigate life after loss.

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Upcycling Workshop

Sunday 22nd June

An evening of creating and crafting – learn upcycling secrets and techniques which you’ll then use to create your very own bespoke and sustainable home decor.

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Wildlife Walk (Bugs and Birds)

Tuesday 24th June

A walk around Warwickshire Moor Local Nature Reserve and see what invertebrates and bird species call it home.

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Guided Pond Dipping

Saturday 28th June

RSPB Sandwell Valley expert volunteers will be on hand to help you discover our pond minibeasts, how to identify them and the best way to use our equipment.

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Forest Bathing

Saturday 28th June

Experience the magic of slowing down to “Forest Time”, and discover lasting joy, creativity and calm. Forest Bathing is a set of mindfulness practices and fun activities designed to calm the nervous system, awaken the senses, and bring us into meaningful relationship with the web of life. It has been scientifically proven to have health benefits such as reduced blood pressure, reduction in stress hormones, improved sleep and reduced levels of anxiety, depression and anger.

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Seasonal Living Workshop: The Summer Solstice Edition

Saturday 28th June

A year long exploration of nature, the seasons, Earth based wisdom and seasonal living! June sees the wheel turn to Litha, Midsummer, or more commonly know as Summer Solstice. It honors the sun at the peak of its power and is a time to celebrate abundance, fertility, and nature’s fullness. You’ll learn about the wheel of the year and Sabbat itself. There will also be Slow flow and Yin Yoga, Mindful Meditation, Journaling / scrapbooking, and the chance to create your own Midsummer flower crown.

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WORTHWILD | Summer

Sunday 29th June

Seasonal day retreat in the heart of Brum, designed to help you reset, restore, and reconnect with your self-worth through the healing power of nature. 

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Children & Families

Baby Birds Parent and Toddler Group at RSPB Sandwell Valley

Every Wednesday

A weekly parent and toddler group. The group aims to provide opportunities for children to connect with nature through a mixture of activities that are inspired by the natural world. For under 5s only.

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Wild Bunch: Family Forest School

Every Thursday

Join ecobirmingham for a weekly forest school adventure for home-ed families with children aged 4-12.

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Nature Tots @ Parkridge

Every Friday

A weekly outdoor session for parents and toddlers, encouraging an early interest in wildlife with hands on fun activities, games and crafts!

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Wildlife Watch After School Club @ Parkridge

Friday 13th June

A monthly (during the school year) Wildlife Watch After School Club at The Parkridge Centre –  spend an hour heading outdoors into the natural world of our Parkridge reserve to explore, learn new skills, play games and maybe even make some new friends! This session is aimed at ages 4 to 11 years.

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Growing Up Green Festival

Saturday 14th June

 Fun for all the family – eco workshops, nature play, Alpaca’s, Tree Walks + Fab performances throughout the day!

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Business

Better Business Breakfast X People Planet Pastry

Tuesday 10th June

Are you a business owner who cares about your social and environmental impact? Do you work for a company that believes in a sustainable and just world, where businesses can be a force for good? Join this 90 minute breakfast networking event – there will be hot drinks, fresh fruit and pastries provided for attendees to enjoy while having a chat and making valuable connections!

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WM-Net Zero Annual Event

Thursday 19th June

Explore how transport can drive climate action and better health at this regional net zero event in the West Midlands.

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BIFoR Annual Meeting 2025: Forest Trace

Tuesday 24th June

Forests exchange trace gases and preserve traces of social, cultural and past ecological imprints upon their current makeup. Forests exchange water and carbon dioxide with the atmosphere and their immediate surroundings, but they also exchange other powerful greenhouse gases that occur in far smaller, trace quantities. These trace gases can have a profound influence on atmospheric chemistry and on climate, and ‘traces’ of these effects can be recorded in the past and modelled into the future. The BIFoR Annual Meeting: Forest Trace, will cover the latest understanding of these processes demonstrating the even more powerful role forests have to play for our planet.

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Sustainability Leaders Forum – Breakfast & Learn

Thursday 26th June

An informal networking event, followed by a talk on Engaging the board and finance function on Sustainability.

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