Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae) - Photo (c) Aaron Bhambra
Birmingham & Black Country Invertebrate Group (BIG)
BIG Things Are Happening….
The Birmingham and Black Country Invertebrate Group (BIG) aims to bring together both existing invertebrate specialists and those with a growing interest in invertebrates to record, study and help conserve invertebrates in Birmingham and the Black Country.
The group plans to hold practical field visits, indoor lectures and taxonomic training events based around understudied invertebrate groups within the area.
Aims
Improve our knowledge of key invertebrate sites in the area through survey and monitoring
Improve the skills of invertebrate recorders
Orovide a pathway for individuals to develop a career in entomology and wildlife conservation in the area
Inform and inspire future entomology and wildlife conservation in the region
Raise the profile of invertebrates with the wider public
Identify regionally important species and assemblages
Improve understanding of the status and distribution of the region’s rare and threatened invertebrate species and assemblages, and to inform conservation management for these
Events
In 2025 we plan to hold a number of field visits to document the invertebrates of several key sites in Birmingham and the Black Country.
Over the next couple of months, we are planning to hold field meetings at a number of sites in Walsall.
The sites and dates are below:
21/06/2025 - Ryders Mere, Pelsall
27/06/2025 - College Farm, by Park Lime Pits, Rushall
16/07/2025 - Beechdale Park, Rough Wood LNR, Bloxwich
30/08/2025 - Shire Oak Park, Walsall Wood
You can find out more information on these here.
If you are interested in taking part please join our mailing list, where we will share details of any upcoming events.
Green Tiger Beetle - photo (c) Aaron Bhambra