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Environment and climate politics brings students to the Heart of England Forest
Birmingham University’s Environment and Climate Politics course examines and explores the politics and practices of human interaction with the environment through case studies and theoretical debates. So, how did the students visit to the Forest aid their learning?
Hurrah for humble hawthorn
The humble hawthorn is a hedgerow shrub that provides a vital habitat teeming with its very own galaxy of insects and wildlife, and an invaluable source of winter nutrition for many species.
Grasshoppers - the chirpy chappies of the Forest
Apart from their distinctive song, what do we know about the elusive grasshopper?
5 reasons to spend time in the Forest
Head of Learning and Skills, Elaine, explains how spending time in the Forest is a perfect antidote to the bustle and noise of modern life.
Dropping hints!
Spring offers the perfect opportunity to look for the tell-tale signs that woodland mammals have been wandering the Forest.
Meet the blue sheep of the family...
We now have a flock of Blue Texel sheep, and, yes, they really ARE blue!
Orchids - precious plants in the Forest
Find out more about 'Mother Nature's masterpiece' and where to spot it in the Forest.
