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The value of nature for children and young people
Did you rediscover your love of nature during lockdown? I know many of us did. From large nature reserves through to small pockets of wildness, dens and rope swings have popped up, new paths have…
Explore Weston Big Wood
Autumn is here. Time to wander in the wild and wonder at the changes. A wood is alive with seasonal transformation with leaves turning different colours and mysterious fungi emerging in autumnal…
Explore autumn treasures with My Wild Child
As we enjoy the end of summer we start to get ourselves ready for autumn and what’s in store during this beautiful season. The days are getting shorter but the sun is still bright and the sunsets…
City Nature Challenge
Have you been out on a walk over lockdown and heard a bird singing its heart out, or spotted a butterfly fluttering around amongst the wildflowers, and wished you could name it? Well, this weekend…
City Nature Challenge 2019
Nature-lovers of Bath and Bristol deserve a big round of applause. Last year they made more wildlife observations than any other European city and ranked 13th in the world in a global competition…
My Wild Child and Wildlife Watch Club – fun things to do in nature with your children this spring
Bunches of colourful early wildflowers are starting to burst through the damp ground, blossoming buds appear on trees with fresh light green leaves unfolding and the longer days are teasing us…
Nature activities to do with your little explorers this summer
Summer has arrived in Avon and with it so has an abundance of wildlife. Wildflowers are blooming and filling our noses with sweet smells; swifts and swallows soar high above us, lifting our…
My Wild City - discovering nature on our doorstep
My Wild City is a celebration of the wild places we have in Bristol. Funding from the National Heritage Lottery Fund is helping us bring people closer to their local green spaces in 8 different…
Bristol City Councils commitment to nature's recovery being tested!
In February 2020, Bristol City Council made headlines across the country for being the first city to announce an ecological emergency. Equipped with a new One City Ecological Emergency Strategy…
Defend Nature
Avon Wildlife Trust Urges Local MPs to Act Swiftly for Wildlife - Rare chance to reverse the decline of nature in England
Avon Wildlife Trust is urging local MPs across the region to use the unique opportunity given by two major Government consultations on farming and planning, to reverse the decline in English…