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Birmingham is located in the center of England, in the West Midlands region—that is a fact. Before intensive urbanization, most of the city and its surroundings were marshy—that's the second fact. There were especially many marshes in the valleys of the River Trent and River Soar, as well as...

Birmingham, England's second largest city, is historically known for its large number of industrial enterprises, i.e., plants and factories, and heavy urban traffic. This combination created serious air quality problems, especially during the 19th and 20th centuries. Emissions from metallurgical workshops, steam boilers, and later the movement of numerous...

The River Trent is the main waterway that runs near Birmingham. It is 185 miles long and flows from Staffordshire through the East Midlands to the Humber estuary. It is clear that the river is a vital historical transport link. Although the Trent does not flow directly through Birmingham,...

Birmingham is one of the greenest cities in the United Kingdom, even being called Nature City. This is all thanks to the ancient forests surrounding the city and the large number of parks and natural spaces. There are almost 600 parks and more than 3,500 hectares of open green...

It is a well-known fact that fishing is one of the oldest human activities. Even in the Stone Age, people caught fish for food. They used very simple wooden or bone hooks, nets, and even reed fences. Over time, the art of fishing became much more sophisticated. For example,...

At first glance, climate change in Birmingham does not seem so radical. It seems that only winters have become somewhat warmer and wetter, with perhaps an increase in rainfall during the winter months. Similarly, at first glance, summers here have become hotter and drier. But in reality, all this...

Climate change is affecting not only agriculture in Birmingham, but throughout the United Kingdom. Due to unpredictable weather conditions at different times of the year, for example, summers have become warmer and drier than they were 100 years ago. Rainfall has become more intense, flooding has become more frequent,...

The history of Becketts Farm is, first and foremost, the history of the Beckett family farms. This now iconic family business near Birmingham was started in 1937 by Albert Beckett. He came from Shropshire and started dairy farming. Later, in 1960, his son Alan turned the business into one...

There were no large natural gas deposits in or around Birmingham itself, and therefore no commercial extraction of natural gas, as the case, for example, on platforms in the North Sea or in some parts of the British Shield Basin. The British Geological Survey does not list Birmingham as...

Founded in Birmingham by Rob Linton and Daniel Long in 2012, with only £500, Clearabee quickly grew from a company with only one lorry to the UK's largest on-demand waste collection company. It is now known for its fast paperwork processing using a 'man-and-van' formula and a strong focus...