Anne Brookes

@ShivajiShivaLaw Perfect! The sun was lovely wasn't it.

@amebrookes 👍🏾- in the end, that is what I did. I've no idea what impact the preservative will have, but the cycle ride to get it and a few hours of mild activity in the sun as I clambered around the pergola did me the world of good.

A query: I need to weather proof a tanalised wood pergola, and have no clue which product I need. 'Wood protective treatment', 'wood preserver', 'sealing wax'? I just want to stop the wood rotting w/o killing the plants I'll surround it with or the insects they'll attract.

@ShivajiShivaLaw Personally I wouldn't bother. If you really want to go for a ' wood preservative'. Lots available

@ShivajiShivaLaw tanalising timber should mean that the wood is rot proof for a good number of years. In general, we say that the inside of the wood should be protected for about 60 years, and the outside for about 30 years. This is without any extra treatment, staining, or painting

@jjzomerset @EcoRecording @WestMidBirdClub @Chris4Patches Wow, stunning bird

Bham urban back garden Brambling! 2nd year running. Great! @EcoRecording @WestMidBirdClub @Chris4Patches

@BhamCityCouncil Dates are still for 2024

♻️ Our Mobile Household Waste Centres are out and about across #Brum next week 🚛 Bring your household rubbish that can't be reused, or bulky items like furniture or wood 🏙️Find out if they are visiting a location near you on the website or search by postcode👇

@BhamCityCouncil The link only takes me to dates in the autumn early winter. Please update for 2025

♻️Birmingham's Mobile Household Waste Centres will be out and about across the city next week🚛 🏙️Bring your household rubbish that can't be reused, or bulky items like furniture or wood - find out where they will be, using the link in the comments below 👇

@BVTNews Thank you. I have seen all this before. I'd like to see plans/ drawings of how the buildings will be divided up and facilities for families that will be provided.

@amebrookes Sorry about that Anne, we shared an incorrect link - this should work now. Thanks, Claire bvt.org.uk/our-communitie…

Don’t forget, Spring Housing will be at our office at 350 Bournville Lane, B30 1QY, today following a request from residents on the Friends of the Beeches group. Drop-in from 10am-12pm to get to know Spring better and ask any questions you have #Bournville #SellyOak

@BVTNews Unfortunately I get page not found

@amebrookes Hi Anne, I'm sorry you can’t make the drop-in today. There is lots of information on our website about the repurposing of the Beeches which you may find helpful. You read details here - bvt.org.uk/our-communitie…, Claire

@DavidJWalks @RichParkerLab @alex4northfield @ShivajiShivaLaw @davidcox65 @TransportForWM @TAWSociety Looking forward to trying it myself.

My 5/7 y.o enjoyed the cycle into Longbridge. More bikes and walkers than I’ve ever seen here. 😎👏👏. More of this pls @RichParkerLab @alex4northfield

@northyorkswx Incredible

Blooming good like. #YorkshireDales

@marytgirvan @HolkhamEstate Incredible. So beautiful

#aurora in Wells-next-sea @HolkhamEstate #NorthernLights #pinewoods

@jjzomerset @WestMidBirdClub Thank you. Hope for better luck in 2024

@amebrookes @WestMidBirdClub Hi Anne, best time early May.

It's been a great year for bird watching in the West Midlands, ending with the best Waxwing winter for many years! ❄️ What have been your birding highlights of 2023? 🐦🦆🦉

@jjzomerset @WestMidBirdClub I visited Croome in early June hoping to hear the nightingale. Unsuccessful 😔

@WestMidBirdClub 2023 highlights; River Rea fledged Kingfishers from 4 nests. River Stour surprise juv Dippers. Bourn Brook juv Reed Bunting, Kingfishers. Fledgling Kestrels. Juv Barn Owl. Belne Brook Dippers. Saw a Croome Nightingale. Bham & Halesowen 10 Peregrine 😄

@EcoRecording Any chance of naming wards. They are often peculiar shapes and I cannot work out which shapes correspond to Bournville, Selly Oak, Northfield

We also had a look at the no. of different species seen in each ward. Again this map will be influenced, not just by the presence of important sites and habitats, but also the amount of wildlife recording happening in each ward.

@northyorkswx Perfect❤️

First weather station of the day set up. This one for my daughter in her nursery so she can monitor the weather just like Daddy. WU Station ID: IBABY26

@lauracreaven @marylockelabour @stirchley_forum Sorry, Laura. Hate the predictive text!

@lauracreaven @marylockelabour @stirchley_forum Thank you Lauren. Interesting report

Evening! We’re back once again for the @stirchley_forum meeting. Agenda has a couple of fun things: Lee Hands from Tricas Construction is coming to talk about @StirchleyCD and there’s a mysterious ‘crime & antisocial behaviour’ item.

@fruitnutvillage Just love that bike

Caring for our trees and bushes at #ReasideForestGarden #BalsallHeath today. #GrowTheVillage

@northyorkswx @metoffice @MetSwirl @danholley_ @UKWX_ @FinchillaWX @SnowbieWx Happy birthday Andrew

Outside of the @metoffice t storm warning for today but we are having the best storm of year so far at NYW headquarters. Constant loud thunder with torrential rain, couldn’t of asked for a better 33rd birthday present. 😍 🌩️ @MetSwirl @danholley_ @UKWX_ @FinchillaWX @SnowbieWx