Brum Breathes clean air champions

This is a Brum Breathes project in partnership with Birmingham City Council.

About the project

We offer training sessions and support to groups across Birmingham. This includes air quality monitoring walks through local neighbourhoods so we can keep track of air pollution levels.

We're working with:

• community organisations
• voluntary groups
• faith groups
• large workplaces
• university societies.

The project aims to raise awareness of air pollution, its causes and how it affects our health.

And together, we'll help everyone to improve air quality in their area.

  
We have lots of useful resources about air quality that you can download from the bottom of this page.

Our interactive air quality map

We've worked with one of our fantastic Brum Breathes clean air champions to produce an interactive map showing the air quality in Birmingham.

It uses data from Birmingham City Council, it shows the annual mean levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) at monitoring stations across the city, in micrograms per cubic metre (µg³). 

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) presents a risk to health. Any level may be harmful, but the higher the level the greater the risk.
  

Take a look at the map below, or open it up in a new window.

  
We also have a short explainer video below the map which shows you how to interact with the data.

With thanks to Chris Woods at Drawing with Data, who created this map in partnership with Sustrans and Birmingham City Council.

  
Exploring the map further

Want to dive deeper into the air quality data shown on our map?

Watch our explainer video below to find out more.

  
Useful links and resources

We have lots of air quality information and webinar recordings so you can find out more about the project and the impact of air pollution.
  

Download our info sheets:

• Air pollution facts
• Air quality: your questions answered (FAQs)
• What you can do to improve air quality
• Faith groups and air pollution: What you and your faith community can do to reduce air pollution in Birmingham.

Watch our webinars on YouTube:

• Brum Breathes: Transport and air quality, 24 June 2020

  
The project will be creating more resources in future, so if you have a requirement for your organisation or community group please email us on brumbreathes@sustrans.org.uk.

Calling all Brummies: Get involved today

We want to work with students, faith and community groups to get more information out into Birmingham communities about air quality and the Clean Air Zone.

Here are five ways you can get involved.
  

1. Take a look at our extra resources

Read our info sheets, watch our webinars and share the resources in the box above with your friends, family and colleagues.
  

2. Join the #BrumBreathes conversation

Talk about air pollution and how people can improve it in Birmingham on social media.

Don't forget to use #BrumBreathes on your TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
  

3. Attend one of our training sessions

Organise a Brum Breathes training session with your group or organisation. Email us to arrange a session.
  

4. Chat to our other clean air champions

Connect with other clean air champions on our WhatsApp group and share ideas and information. Email us for details.
  

5. Spread the word

Talk to friends, family and neighbours about what they can do to improve air pollution in their area.

With thanks to:

• Chris Woods at Drawing with Data for producing the map and video
• Karola for writing the video script and providing the voiceover
• Birmingham City Council for providing the data and for funding the Brum Breathes project
• Emma Warne for her support in delivering the Brum Breathes project
• Footsteps Council of Faiths for their help in producing our Faith and air pollution leaflet.