Avon Wildlife Trust makes the case for urgent action to tackle the ecological emergency across the region
Avon Wildlife Trust is calling on local authorities throughout the West of England to declare an ecological emergency.
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Bristol's Ecological Emergency Declaration Signals a Nature Recovery for the City
The declaration of ecological emergency made jointly today by Bristol mayor, Marvin Rees and Avon Wildlife Trust Chief Executive, Ian Barrett, signals a pioneering approach to reversing the…
Wildlife Trusts call for urgent action for insects, as new report reveals true impacts of unnoticed invertebrate apocalypse
A new report, Insect Declines and Why They Matter, commissioned by a group of Wildlife Trusts in the south west has revealed conclusively that drastic declines in insect numbers look set to have…
Sculpture Honouring Bristol’s Second World War Women Unveiled at City Nature Reserve
A memorial sculpture celebrating the courage of the women of Bristol during the Second World War, is today being unveiled at Avon Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve, Bennett’s Patch and White’s…
No Let-Up in Net Loss of UK's Nature
The UK’s wildlife continues to decline according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since rigorous scientific monitoring began in the 1970s there has been a 13%…
Badger culling starting in Avon for the first time – despite vaccination showing an alternative way forward
Badgers will be culled in Avon for the first time as the government today announced new cull areas, increasing the number stretching from Cornwall to Cumbria to over 40. Avon is one of 11 new…
Avon Wildlife Trust begins vaccinating badgers against bovine TB
Avon Wildlife Trust has today begun vaccinating badgers for the first time on one of the conservation charity’s nature reserves, as a way to help tackle the problem of bovine tuberculosis (bovine…
Consultation on West of England Joint Spatial Plan – our concern for bat colonies
The Joint Spatial Plan (JSP), which sets out proposals for built development across the West of England, has reached an important stage, with hearings taking place during July, September and…
Bristol's Hidden Havens for Nature to be Transformed for People and Wildlife thanks to National Lottery players
A three-year project to transform some of Bristol’s hidden spaces for nature and bring communities closer to the wildlife within them, gets underway this month.
New field-to-fork kitchen at Avon Wildlife Trust’s Feed Bristol site for all-weather cooking
A new outdoor kitchen has been built at Avon Wildlife Trust’s Feed Bristol site in Stapleton thanks to generous funding.