CHAMBERLAIN SQUARE ILLUSTRATION – limited Edition 100 A3 (unframed) Print - £50 includes free A5 postcard print of my initial concept sketch Original Framed artwork – POA please message me direct to order #chamberlainsquare #birmingham #illustration #drawing #architecture

31 species recorded around the Lakes am, inc 2 Buzzard over Field Cottage f/path, single Mute Swan + 5 Cormorant on Engine, 11 Canada + 1 Greylag on Terry's, 2 Jay in donkey pdk, 2 Goldcrest along southern f/path & 2 Teal + a Shoveler in Windmill bistort bed

Selly Manor Museum will be open for FREE on Bournville Heritage Open Day 2024 - this Sat 14th Sept! Learn about how George Cadbury saved two of the oldest buildings in Brum, dress up as a Tudor, enjoy our family trail + meet Henry VIII and his wives! bvt.org.uk/your-neighbour…

And for those of you that didn't want to believe it here it is. The UK is bottom of the league when it comes to European bathing water quality standards. 🤬

Pens change history! Read it for yourself here: aston.ac.uk/latest-news/hi… And listen to the interview with Helen Higson and Brian Sudlow (Aston) youtube.com/watch?v=fMym8b… For further information on our History programmes: aston.ac.uk/courses/history And our Archives: aston.ac.uk/about/history/…

Sun 15th is our Open Day for #BHeritageWeek! Unfortunately, we can't facilitate walk-in tickets day of--as we are fully booked. Thanks to everyone who booked on & we hope to continue to do Open Days in the future! birminghamheritageweek.co.uk/event/pen-muse…

We're attending @caldmoregarden's Sustainable Futures Festival, talking about The Professor Benjamin Zephaniah Forest with Benjamin Zephaniah Family Legacy Group, & the #poetrycompetition, calling for 65 poems for 65 trees, for 65 years of Benjamin's life - bring your pens & pencils to write some #naturepoetry!

The Bull Ring and St Martin's Church, Birmingham, (1835-45) by David Cox.

128 hen harriers confirmed 'missing' or illegally killed in UK since 2018, most of them on or close to grouse moors. Will new DEFRA Ministers Steve Reed MP Mary Creagh CBE MP Sue Hayman Daniel Zeichner condemn these crimes or turn blind eye as predecessors? 👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/09/12/128…

Organised tours during Birmingham Heritage Week have given people an opportunity to see Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction in all its glory - without a car.

Unusual to find a House Martin perched on overhanging willow above the water, but this one was obviously tired having hawked over Engine and Terry's Pool overflow weir for insects while I struggled unsuccessfully to capture an inflight shot.

I saw 24 bird species along Hatchford Brook in Sheldon Country park today including Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat & a Spotted Flycatcher. EcoRecord Team4Nature

I’m really looking forward to leading walks to Perry Common Meadows from St. Martin’s Church, and teaming up with The Patchwork Meadow and others on Saturday morning for a fun-packed Nature Day with the local community 😎 #PerryCommon #ShortHeath #StocklandGreen #Erdington

Don't you just love the colours & patterns of the Peacock Butterfly 💜🦋💜 #butterflies

#PhotoFriday We were recently asked for photos of Stockland Green. When we can, we’re happy to oblige. Here’s the Plaza Cinema located on a triangular patch bordered by Marsh Lane and Streetly Road. The cinema opened in 1927 closing in 1978. Ref: WK/E2/568 LibraryofBirmingham Brumpic

Another wonderful artful welcome in yesterday’s ⁦I Choose Birmingham⁩ with beautiful celebration of ⁦#Birmingham NX West Midlands⁩ No.11 bus and ⁦Marc Turley⁩ gorgeous illustrations, this of ⁦⁦Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery⁩ Chamberlain Square. Plus anime and Bearwood colour.

Good morning radiant Birmingham

The Grand Hotel, Colmore Row. Designed by Thomson Plevins, this Grade II* listed hotel is built on land cleared during the Second Birmingham Improvement Act of 1861. Opening in 1879, famous guests have included The Beatles, Charlie Chaplin and Churchill. tinyurl.com/bdj5erve

I'm local this Saturday and Sunday at the fantastic #BCBF in #netherton....always a fantastic weekend. stevelilart.co.uk BBC Birmingham & Black Country Black Country Live Dudley News

What a day at Stanhope Wellbeing Hub's community garden! The Friction youth group got hands-on with our collaborative food growing project with the RHS, learning about veggies & sampling fresh beetroot, rhubarb, broccoli & more – and they loved it! 💚🥦🍴 This project, in