Using this space to raise awareness of the Linnet (a declining farmland bird species) and help get it off the Red List. @BibbeysWildFarm #LovingTheLinnet
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We’re really pleased to announce that after a pair of Linnet successfully raised 3 young @BibbeysWildFarm for the 1st time in 2022, 3 pairs summered this year raising 6 young from 1st broods and 2 from later attempts
Great to see this red-listed species establishing itself here
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300 pioneers are gathering to take the Brum Biosphere initiative to its 1st partnership milestone!
You can find & join your local lifeline or Nexus community here
brumbiosphere.co.uk/communit…
Together we can build community and pride in place to create a new way of life in our city!
Linnet Conservation retweeted
40 Lifeline & Nexus communities are rising across Birmingham to build pride in place and a local green & sustainable economy whilst restoring nature and boosting health & wellbeing.
Together we can create a “New Way of Life in Our City”
Find & join here:
brumbiosphere.co.uk/communit…
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Exploring Brum’s wild nightlife!
Massive thanks to @RingersWm for providing a @PulsarWild TELOS XL50 thermal imager from @ThomasJacksLtd
This is part 1 of my exciting adventures across our great city - a beautiful Brum Fox!
Relax, enjoy and share the magic of #WildBrum 😎
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Brum Biosphere is a remarkable project that makes Birmingham and the West Midlands an exemplar of how to instil a love and respect for nature into the everyday lives of busy people in an urban setting - WM News is backing @Chris4Patches @Team4Nature 100% ✊👍👏
We warmly invite academia, businesses & community groups to attend the Brum Biosphere launch at @BhamBotanicalGd on 24th & 25th April
40 huge projects will bring people together to create “A New Way of Life in Our City”
You can request your invite here
brumbiosphere.co.uk
Linnet Conservation retweeted
We listened and we acted!
Hop over to LinkedIn to follow updates on the launch of Green Careers Birmingham: a new approach to job seeking, overcoming obstacles and helping to create a just and sustainable future for Brum filled with hope and prosperity: linkedin.com/posts/chris-mil…
Linnet Conservation retweeted
We are proud to announce that our wonderful partners, Birmingham Open Spaces Forum will be at the very heart of the Brum Biosphere mechanism.
We warmly invite you watch their celebration of 20 years of voluntary action to inspire your communities 😎
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ENaULH…
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Such a brilliant walk around @BibbeysWildFarm there are so many #birds in the fields and trees to see! Thanks to everyone and well done @Chris4Patches – at Hunnington, England
Linnet Conservation retweeted
This is the most beautiful Mistle Thrush song I have ever heard!
What made it even more magical was the fact that it was gracing a new collaborative nature project in Nechells.
It’s worth taking 26 seconds just to heal the mind and enjoy the wonder of Brum’s birdsong 😎👌
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An early start and long shift to clear, set up and monitor feeding stations @BibbeysWildFarm was rewarded with some quality birding:
Jack Snipe
90+ Stock Dove
Peregrine
3 Stonechat
14 Crossbill SW ➡️ Uffmoor Wood
10+ Lesser Redpoll
Now 45+ Yellowhammer!
12+ Reed Bunting
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Brilliant work being done at @BibbeysWildFarm thanks to collaborative working; well done @Chris4Patches
Fantastic to see that Yellowhammer numbers have now reached 30 at @BibbeysWildFarm 😍
A little sample of them were captured in this photo.
Don’t you just love Nature Friendly Farming on Brum’s urban fringe! 😎
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Fantastic to see that Yellowhammer numbers have now reached 30 at @BibbeysWildFarm 😍
A little sample of them were captured in this photo.
Don’t you just love Nature Friendly Farming on Brum’s urban fringe! 😎
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Nature Friendly Farming does it again!
This gorgeous Snow Bunting found refuge @BibbeysWildFarm during horrendous weather on 22nd November 2025
It was allowed to settle, found our winter bird provisions and stayed till New Year’s Day!
Well done to finder @StormchaserAl
👌👏
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Good morning. It was fabulous to share a local good news story in such a wonderful venue and with such a warm and engaged community. The interactive parts were really insightful and have deeply influenced my work going forward.
The seed is sown! 😎👍👌@LinesMartin @RSBenwell
Huge thanks to @Chris4Patches for an inspiring presentation at the Village Hall, sharing the good work that is being done to help nature in the area, especially at nearby Bibby's Farm. Thanks to everyone who came and to @HHFarmersClub
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Lovely #nature walk around @BibbeysWildFarm @HHFarmersClub
#Siskin, #Linnet, #Goldfinch, #ReedBunting
One walk, two trees.
How lucky was I? – at Hunnington, England
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Find out more about the @BibbeysWildFarm success story and how Nature Friendly Farming can feed nature into our lives on the urban fringe and within the @WTBBC conurbation
Doors and bar open 6:30pm at @Fairfield_Info B61 9LZ, this Saturday for this FREE community social event
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Whether you're a farmer or someone interested in agriculture, there is something that you can do to help nature & in return nature can help you. Pop along to Fairfield Village Hall on Saturday, 7pm, to be inspired; let’s farm with nature to support a sustainable industry
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Pure #PatchGold!
10 Crossbill @BibbeysWildFarm this morning!
It is so energising, inspiring and uplifting to fall in love with nature everyday!
Every experience feels just as powerful as the first.
I would highly recommend that you fall in love with nature too! 😎
Linnet Conservation retweeted
This is the 5th year that I’ve witnessed the return of winter finch & bunting flocks to @BibbeysWildFarm - it gets more and more exciting!
Nature Friendly Farming on this urban fringe has served thousands and thousands of birds in that time!
Time to roll it out around Brum! 🚜
Linnet Conservation retweeted
Great opportunity to join a friendly, passionate team and make a real difference 👏👇👌
We're hiring! We're looking for a Finance Officer and a Donor Support Officer (maternity cover) to support our work for wildlife and people across Birmingham and the Black Country!
Do you want to help build a wilder future? Apply now: careers.bbcwildlife.org.uk
Linnet Conservation retweeted
This morning’s gratitude based on sample of 3 bird species populations that are increasing on Brum’s urban fringe as a result of Countryside Stewardship that is being withdrawn at 31st December without a replacement!
Also Linnet, Skylark, Yellowhammer….
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