Environment

Dudley Council chamber. Picture: Dudley MBC

Residents urged to act after Stourbridge wildfires spark climate change debate

Cllr Shaukat Ali with the latest fly-tipping incident in Church Street Dudley. Picture Cllr Shaukat Ali free for LDRS use

Cllr Shaukat Ali with the latest fly-tipping incident in Church Street Dudley. Picture Cllr Shaukat Ali free for LDRS use

Call for more action after latest fly-tipping

United Reformed and Methodist Church

United Reformed and Methodist Church

Local church goes green with solar panel installation

Ethan, Ellian, and Kodie

Ethan, Ellian, and Kodie

'Inspiring' boys recognised as community champions after litter pick

Community members, council staff, Councillor Damian Corfield and volunteers and staff from Emily Jordan Foundation Projects at Stevens Park

Community members, council staff, Councillor Damian Corfield and volunteers and staff from Emily Jordan Foundation Projects at Stevens Park

Green Flag success for Stevens Park and Dudley community groups

Chris Packham and Dame Jennifer Saunders

Chris Packham and Dame Jennifer Saunders

Dudley to host free screening of Chris Packham-backed climate film

Small Blue at Rattlechain Tip

Small Blue at Rattlechain Tip

Fears for rare butterfly as 500 homes planned on Oldbury site

From left: Principal of Stratford-upon-Avon College, Dr Rebecca Gater with Ashley Malpass and Kal Plaha of Lord Combustion Services

From left: Principal of Stratford-upon-Avon College, Dr Rebecca Gater with Ashley Malpass and Kal Plaha of Lord Combustion Services

Stratford-upon-Avon College launches green skills training centre

Chris Burns, group managing director for surplus food redistributor and retailer, Company Shop Group

Chris Burns, group managing director for surplus food redistributor and retailer, Company Shop Group

Millions saved by Dudley shoppers using surplus food scheme

Dudley Zoo entrance

Dudley Zoo entrance

Dudley Zoo and Castle launching search for wildlife champions

Cllr Damian Corfield with the new blue recycling bin and caddies for food waste

Cllr Damian Corfield with the new blue recycling bin and caddies for food waste

Residents reminded of new bin collection service as schedule announced

Brian Bassingthwaighte, Shaz Saleem, Gail Bradley, Jo Fletcher, Sgnt from the Kingswinford Neighbourhood Police team

Brian Bassingthwaighte, Shaz Saleem, Gail Bradley, Jo Fletcher, Sgnt from the Kingswinford Neighbourhood Police team

Residents invited to join spring clean across Kingswinford and Wall Heath

Workers making their way to the site

Workers making their way to the site

Raw sewage floods into Black Country canal after pipe bursts

Nature Call to Action campaign brings £30,000 funding for community-led green activities in the West Midlands

Nature Call to Action campaign brings £30,000 funding for community-led green activities in the West Midlands

West Midlands month of action to boost nature

Mayor Richard Parker

Mayor Richard Parker

Mayor unveils West Midlands climate action plan

Oil-heated households in the West Midlands are urged to respond to the government’s Alternative Clean Heating consultation as 12,000 submissions highlight the demand for affordable options like HVO fuels

Oil-heated households in the West Midlands are urged to respond to the government’s Alternative Clean Heating consultation as 12,000 submissions highlight the demand for affordable options like HVO fuels

Oil heated homes urged to respond as West Midlands consultation nears end

Enfinium’s 2026 Kelvin Community Benefit Fund is offering £11,211 for West Midlands projects near its Sandwell energy-from-waste site

Enfinium’s 2026 Kelvin Community Benefit Fund is offering £11,211 for West Midlands projects near its Sandwell energy-from-waste site

Community fund launched for West Midlands groups near Kelvin site

Brockswood Sanctuary in Sdgley has been

Brockswood Sanctuary in Sdgley has been

'It has absolutely broken us': Animal sanctuary devastated by storm

Kingswinford's reuse and recycling event is taking place on January 12 at Kingswinford Methodist Church

Kingswinford's reuse and recycling event is taking place on January 12 at Kingswinford Methodist Church

Too Good to Throw Away returns to help Kingswinford declutter

ICEYE Gen4 SAR Satellite over the UK and Europe

ICEYE Gen4 SAR Satellite over the UK and Europe

Severn Trent turns to satellite tech to combat Midlands flooding

Dudley's unloved former Post Office is any eyesore which may have to come down according to an ex-mayor. Picture Google free for LDRS use

Dudley's unloved former Post Office is any eyesore which may have to come down according to an ex-mayor. Picture Google free for LDRS use

Eyesore historic Dudley building may be demolished councillor warns

A £25,000 grant has allowed Netherton Cricket Club to expand its offerings

A £25,000 grant has allowed Netherton Cricket Club to expand its offerings

Clubs and societies

Cricket club expands offering thanks to grant for green energy

Weatherite has launched a UK-designed low-charge R290 heat pump for commercial and light-industrial use

Weatherite has launched a UK-designed low-charge R290 heat pump for commercial and light-industrial use

West Midlands firm unveils new R290 heat pump for greener heating

Children’s charity Mentor Link offers a one-to-one mentoring service to children facing difficulties engaging with school learning

Children’s charity Mentor Link offers a one-to-one mentoring service to children facing difficulties engaging with school learning

Children's charity awarded £50k to expand school support in Dudley

Colleagues at HC-One’s Sedgley Court Care Home with gardening prize hamper

Colleagues at HC-One’s Sedgley Court Care Home with gardening prize hamper

Dudley care home named regional finalist in national gardening competition

The beautiful Large Copper Butterfly was photographed in Bumble Hole Nature Reserve

The beautiful Large Copper Butterfly was photographed in Bumble Hole Nature Reserve

Rare butterfly extinct in Britian mysteriously appears in popular beauty spot

A fire was deliberately started at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve yesterday (August 8)

A fire was deliberately started at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve yesterday (August 8)

'Youths with lighters' deliberately set grass in popular beauty spot on fire

Discover family-friendly activities on Dudley’s canals—walking, cycling, boating, paddle sports and wildlife

Discover family-friendly activities on Dudley’s canals—walking, cycling, boating, paddle sports and wildlife

Family fun on Dudley's canals with water sports and wildlife walks

Echo the barn owl is missing from Dudley Zoo

Echo the barn owl is missing from Dudley Zoo

Appeal to find missing owl that flew off during zoo display

Dudley Council’s Too Good to Throw Away programme is encouraging people to donate good-quality items for reuse

Dudley Council’s Too Good to Throw Away programme is encouraging people to donate good-quality items for reuse

Give old items a new purpose at Dudley’s reuse event this August

Large wood panels were dumped

Large wood panels were dumped

Warning over flooding as sofa, armchairs and wood panels dumped in brook

Cllr Paul Bradley (second left) with volunteers on the litter pick in Dudley town centre

Cllr Paul Bradley (second left) with volunteers on the litter pick in Dudley town centre

Volunteers pitch in to spruce up Dudley

Dudley Council wants to hear from people who use the borough’s parks, green spaces and public open spaces, at a public meeting next month

Dudley Council wants to hear from people who use the borough’s parks, green spaces and public open spaces, at a public meeting next month

Residents invited to help shape future of Dudley’s green spaces

Sheldon Country Park in Birmingham. Taken from Google Street View.

Sheldon Country Park in Birmingham. Taken from Google Street View.

Birmingham City Council

Fight against controversial parking charges for three beauty spots

This pile of waste was dumped at Swanbrook Valley on Saturday (May 3)

This pile of waste was dumped at Swanbrook Valley on Saturday (May 3)

Mound of foul-smelling rubbish illegally dumped at beauty spot

The peace monument in Coronation Gardens was damaged last weekend

The peace monument in Coronation Gardens was damaged last weekend

Good Samaritan repairs peace monument after callous vandalism

Composty founder Matt Guest

Composty founder Matt Guest

Family-run firm aims to sell one million eco-friendly cleaning products

The Canal and River Trust is hosting free events across the West Midlands during the school holidays, as part of its Let's Fish initiative

The Canal and River Trust is hosting free events across the West Midlands during the school holidays, as part of its Let's Fish initiative

Free fishing events for West Midlands families this Easter

Mayor Richard Parker with Vicki Bailey, Annette Adams and Garry Adams from The Old Star pub, and Tracy Deeming, Brockmoor resident and chair of the Friends of Brockmoor Park. Picture WMCA

Mayor Richard Parker with Vicki Bailey, Annette Adams and Garry Adams from The Old Star pub, and Tracy Deeming, Brockmoor resident and chair of the Friends of Brockmoor Park. Picture WMCA

One of the first Net Zero Neighbourhoods is a Dudley Borough suburb

The Crooked House after it was gutted by fire on August 5, 2023. Pic: PA

The Crooked House after it was gutted by fire on August 5, 2023. Pic: PA

Firm linked to Crooked House owner goes into liquidation

Dudley borough residents can now join others who live in the West Midlands to take advantage of a group-buying initiative for solar panels and battery storage

Dudley borough residents can now join others who live in the West Midlands to take advantage of a group-buying initiative for solar panels and battery storage

Scheme to help West Midlands residents go green with solar panels launches

The partial eclipse photographed in Dudley

The partial eclipse photographed in Dudley

Black Country residents share stunning pics of rare partial eclipse

Ned had escaped from his field in Walsall on the evening of February 27

Ned had escaped from his field in Walsall on the evening of February 27

Police use mints to bribe escaped donkey out of road in Black Country

The kits arrived on February 20

The kits arrived on February 20

Two new arrivals make history at Dudley Zoo

Shaz Saleem inspecting the rubbish pile at flats on Autumn Drive in Lower Gornal

Shaz Saleem inspecting the rubbish pile at flats on Autumn Drive in Lower Gornal

Resident fed up after rubbish piles up at flats in Lower Gornal

The artwork in Stourbridge town centre

The artwork in Stourbridge town centre

New Banksy-style artwork appears in town centre

Mayor Richard Parker at the install of the air quality sensors with Tim Dexter from Asthma and Lung UK, and Owen Gardener from EarthSense. PIC: WMCA

Mayor Richard Parker at the install of the air quality sensors with Tim Dexter from Asthma and Lung UK, and Owen Gardener from EarthSense. PIC: WMCA

New website invites people to keep tabs on air quality at pollution hotspots

Lichfield Council is investigating the incident

Lichfield Council is investigating the incident

Flytippers dump 10ft mound waste in Midlands country road

The swans were seen covered in oil in the canal

The swans were seen covered in oil in the canal

Canal and River Trust

Swans coated in sludge after oil spill in canal

Tettenhall, Wolverhampton made the list

Tettenhall, Wolverhampton made the list

Muddy Stilettos

10 best places to live in the West Midlands in 2025

It is hoped the areas will become nature-rich tourist spots

It is hoped the areas will become nature-rich tourist spots

£100,000 of funding announced to transform 'neglected' canal routes

The new artwork in Halesowen town centre

The new artwork in Halesowen town centre

New Halesowen Banksy artwork in town centre

The park has undergone several restoration works over the past three years

The park has undergone several restoration works over the past three years

Works in Stevens Park to continue thanks to £16,000 from local developers

A BBC investigation has revealed an apparent

A BBC investigation has revealed an apparent

Severn Trent Water

Dudley MP among 20 to sign letter to Severn Trent over 'unacceptable' practices