Here is SustainaBrum’s curated list of sustainability, environment and nature events in Birmingham this June!
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.
Women Only Cycling Tuition
Every Monday in June
For complete beginners, who want to learn to ride a bike. Taught by qualified female instructors, bike and helmets will be available to borrow, however, these are limited and first come first served.
West Heath Community Centre Garden
Every Tuesday
Get ready to enjoy a day filled with fun activities, beautiful greenery, and a sense of community. Take a stroll through their lovely garden, participate in gardening workshops, and connect with fellow nature enthusiasts. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to relax and unwind in the heart of our community.
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.
Kitwell Wildlife Conservation Project
Every Thursday
An afternoon filled with outdoor fun and conservation efforts. Help TCV Birmingham protect and preserve the local wildlife and meadows in the area.
Shenley Little Kitchen Garden
Every Thursday
Help TCV Birmingham maintain the Little Kitchen Garden. Grow your own food and take part in local urban conservation efforts whilst making friends with like minded people.
Highbury Orchard Community CIC Volunteer Sessions
Every Thursday
Join Highbury Orchard Community CIC for volunteer days and get hands-on experience in permaculture while making a visible impact. You’ll dig, plant, prune, and learn as you help with gardening and essential orchard maintenance, all in the company of people who share your passion for the environment. No experience is needed—just enthusiasm to learn new skills, contribute to a thriving orchard, and connect with a like-minded community.
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.
EVERYTHING £2 EACH Thrift Event
Every Saturday & Sunday
Secondhand clothing sale.
FREE Energy Advice and support
3rd, 4th, 17th & 18th June
Helping you save energy, money and reduce your carbon emissions.
Eco Gym
Wednesday 3rd & Wednesday 17th June
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.
Sustainable Fashion Social & Clothes Swap
Thursday 4th June
Clothes Swap & Mini Workshop.
Eco Market
Saturday 6th June
Wild Earth Movement are hosting an epic monthly market with heaps of ethical traders taking over the Resorts World Mall Space and Atrium.
Bird Watching for Beginners @RSPB Sandwell Valley
Saturday 6th 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.
National Emergency Briefing + Q&A
Sunday 7th June
CIVIC SQUARE and MAC are collaborating to host a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing, creating space for collective reflection, dialogue and civic imagination in response to the realities of climate and ecological breakdown.
What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK? Join us for a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing – an eye-opening film bringing together nine leading UK scientists and experts with the latest evidence and why it matters for things like extreme weather, food security, health and cost of living.
The film is based on the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster (featured by ITV, Channel 4 and The Times) with appearances from Chris Packham, Deborah Meaden and a range of voices from across the UK. After the film there will be a short open discussion about what it means for our community and what we can do locally.
XR Brum Beats – open practice – protest drumming for beginners
Sunday 7th June
Brum Beats is an XR samba-fusion protest band drumming for climate and social justice. Join our free practice session for beginners!
Dr Bike
Sunday 7th – Tuesday 9th June
Bring your bike along for a free health check!
Fens, Flowers and Fantasy: A Guided Walk of Moseley Bog
Saturday 13th June
Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust’s Conservation Manager, Jake, will lead you on a tour of this beautiful nature reserve, which is a haven for wildlife and a stunning retreat for all those who visit. Come and learn all about the wildlife which thrives here, from the plants on the woodland floor to the trees which create a canopy above. You’ll learn about wetlands, meadows and the other habitats which exist here, the folklore which surrounds them, and the fantasy which was born here.
Jewellery Quarter Litter Pick- Birmingham cemeteries
Saturday 13th 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.
Repair Café
Saturday 13th June
Bring your broken items to be fixed by Balsall Heath Repair Café! Join them to save old items from being thrown away and enjoy sharing skills, building relationships, having fun and learning new things.
National Emergency Briefing Screening
Saturday 13th June
Another screening of the National Emergency Briefing.
Propagation Workshop
Saturday 13th June
Propagating plants successfully can be the most exciting and rewarding activities in horticulture. This workshop covers the fundamentals of plant propagation and an understanding of the botany behind this to help you succeed.
MAKE IT MEND IT
Tuesday 16th 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.
National Emergency Briefing Screening
Tuesday 16th June
Another screening of the National Emergency Briefing.
Queer Ecology: How Societal Bias Shapes Nature
Thursday 18th June
Join Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust for a fascinating talk by entomologist Connor Butler which will mix science, nature, and inclusion to challenge the ideas we often take for granted about what is “natural.” By exploring examples from the natural world, it will show how many of our beliefs about nature and ourselves are shaped by bias. This thought-provoking event will invite you to look at plants, animals, and people in a new way, and to see how embracing diversity in nature can help us build a fairer, more open-minded society.
Everything in the forest is the forest: Photography, Connection and Ecology
Friday 19th June
Everything in the forest is the forest, takes inspiration from the interconnectedness of oak trees, and explores how we, as humans, might learn from the networks of kinship and care found in the natural world around us. The event will a chance to exchange knowledge and skills, encourage intergenerational perspectives, share a community meal, and create space for collective discussion and connections.
“Choosing Compassion: Surviving Burnout in Vegan Activism” Book Launch
Friday 19th June
Celebrate the launch of Dr Ishani Rao’s (NHS GP and vegan activist) new book, “Choosing Compassion: Surviving Burnout in Vegan Activism”, about protecting your mental health as vegans – a handbook of simple, scientifically-proven methods to allow us to stay healthy and happy as animal rights activists.
Re_ Club at Retrofit House
Tuesday 23rd June
Join CIVIC SQUARE and come together in a relaxed, welcoming space to repair, reuse, reimagine, resist, rejoice, restore and more at Retrofit House. Re_ Club aims to brings together the best of shared practices around care, repair, creativity and connection in our homes, streets and neighbourhoods, and explore how they can unlock more possibility, more relationships, and more life for the land, materials and people that make up our places.
Evening Chorus
Friday 26th June
Join the team at Warley Woods on a walk to enjoy the lesser-known evening chorus. Fortunately for all of us night owls, the birds also like to sing the day to a close. This immersive walk will stimulate your senses as the chaos of the day slowly draws to a crescendo of birdsong echoing throughout the woods. We will listen to the beautiful songs of our resident birdlife as they sing the day out.
Neighbourhood Futures Festival
Friday 26th – Sunday 28th June
Birmingham Settlement’s annual Neighbourhood Futures Festival merges creativity, learning, arts & participation to support urban wellbeing & tackle climate challenges at local level. The grassroots festival brings together 40+ community partners and over 2,200 residents to consider urban futures and take every day action for healthier, happier neighbourhoods.
Our Land – Film Screening
Saturday 27th June – Thursday 2nd July
Our Land takes us to the heart of the ‘Right to Roam’ movement as it embarks on a provocative trail of mass trespass, campaigning and education, while also exploring landowners’ concerns around environmental protection and the danger such widespread access could pose to a landscape already under threat.
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.
Wild Bunch: Family Forest School
Every Thursday
Join ecobirmingham for a weekly forest school adventure for home-ed families with children aged 4-12.
Stories 4 Nature
Every Thursday in June
Interactive storytelling & nature crafts sessions promising precious nature connection opportunities for preschoolers and their grown-ups!
Growing Up Green Festival
Saturday 6th June
A family festival celebrating community, nature and sustainability. Help create a permanent bird trail for the park with artists Juneau Projects, refresh your wardrobe at the community clothes swap, plant some herbs for food and pollinators, meet Pyn the storyteller for some magical nature stories, dare to walk the Barefoot Walk plus cycling activities, community stalls, outdoor experiences and more! All designed to help families discover simple ways to care for the environment.
Eco Creations: Nature-Inspired Workshop for Women and Children
Saturday 27th June
Family-friendly workshop celebrating creativity, community, and care for the planet, right by the beautiful Edgbaston Reservoir! This special session welcomes women and children from Ukrainian, Afghan, Syrian, migrant, and local communities to come together for a joyful afternoon of hands-on making and meaningful connection. You’ll create vibrant garden and balcony decorations, playful fridge magnets, and bird feeders with uplifting messages, using eco-friendly and recycled materials. While you make, we’ll also explore simple ways to care for the environment and inspire one other with small steps that make a big difference.
Business
Green Skills Advisory Panel Breakfast Meeting
Friday 12th June
Join University College Birmingham on ‘Demystifying the Warm Homes Plan (including Retrofit, decarbonisation and workforce demand) and Strengthening Skills Partnerships for Delivery’ (including Building sustainable workforce pipelines for retrofit and net zero)
Do Conservation Areas stifle Development?
Thursday 18th June
Design Midlands: City Talks is a new programme of conversations bringing together leading developers, planners and designers to explore how we shape better places — from conservation areas to major regeneration sites. Ralph Minott from Calthorpe Estates will share his experience managing development in a conservation area in Birmingham.
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