Wetlands
Teeming with insects, rich in plants and a haven for mammals, wetlands offer an unforgettable experience. They play a vital role in supporting wildlife, purifying water and capturing carbon.
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Celebrating wetlands – where land meets water
We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is…
Youth Event: Wild Wednesdays - Habitats
Come along to our new weekly summer sessions at Grow Wilder to experience some of the wonderful wildlife found at our urban nature reserve!
Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
Your garden's missing link - creating linear habitats
Across the region, more gardeners are finding ways to bring their boundaries to life, whether that’s softening a fence line with native wildflowers, climbers and wild edges or creating living,…
Our magical moors: wetland wonderlands
Avon Wildlife Trust's Nature and Climate Manager, Jen Robertson, writes about the importance of climate resilience on the magical North Somerset Levels and Moors
Habitats
Discover more about the UK's amazing natural habitats and the wildlife that live there. From peat bogs and caves, to woodlands and meadows!
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Where there’s water there’s wildlife: create your pond habitat and watch wildlife return
Within just two weeks of adding a pond to your garden you may see birds taking a bath, hedgehogs stopping for a drink, frogs and toads and their unsual looking spawn and dragonflies searching for…
Habitat improvements completed at Hellenge Hill nature reserve thanks to community grants and volunteers
Conservation grazing is now able to take place at the site, thanks to improvements made possible by community grants and the efforts of our volunteers.
Urban Ecologist
Help shape nature-rich neighbourhoods through community-led action. Use your ecological expertise to inform and inspire the creation and development of community nature reserves that deliver…
Biodiversity Net Gain
Biodiversity Net Gain is a legal requirement in England, requiring infrastructure developers to take a different approach to their building projects and plan in how their work can deliver - rather than take away - from nature.