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What is a Community Nature Reserve?
Find out more about Community Nature Reserves and how to set one up in your neighbourhood!
An update from our four-legged conservation assistants at Folly Farm
Just before Christmas last year we introduced four Exmoor ponies to our Folly Farm nature reserve in the Chew Valley. The ponies came from the Moorland Mousie Trust, a charity based down on Exmoor…
Team Wilder Community Nature Reserve
What is a Community Nature Reserve? Well, it celebrates and joins local wildlife habitats through gardens, open green spaces, allotments and other community and privately owned spaces to create green corridors and stepping stones for wildlife. they bring people together.
Discover Walborough Nature Reserve
Walborough, just south of Weston-super-Mare, is a 22-hectare site owned by Avon Wildlife Trust since 1995. This fantastic coastal site is part of the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific…
Going wild at Warmley Community Nature Reserve
Our Nature Connections Manager, Kelly Bray, shares the experiences of local residents who came together to create the Warmley Community Nature Reserve.
Mendip Hills to be declared a “super” National Nature Reserve!
A vast new ‘super nature reserve’, spanning the world-famous Cheddar Gorge and the Mendip Hills and encompassing some of the country’s most precious habitats including five Avon Wildlife Trust…
Brandon Hill Nature Reserve
Enjoy stunning views from the top of Brandon Hill - a haven for people and wildlife in the heart of Bristol.
Warmley Community Nature Reserve
Make a difference for wildlife in Warmley with support from Avon Wildlife Trust.
South Gloucestershire Community Nature Reserve Programme
The Community Nature Reserves Programme will support and mobilise residents of South Gloucestershire to help create community nature reserves.
What are Community Nature Reserves?
A Community Nature Reserve isn’t a traditional nature reserve, it’s a grassroots movement.
Folly Farm Centre wins wedding venue award for third year running
Avon Wildlife Trust’s unique wedding and conference venue at Folly Farm has been recognised by the Hitched Wedding Awards for 2026.