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National Insect Week!
Every year over the last full week of June, the Royal Society of Entomology organise National Insect Week, an event to celebrate insects and all the important things they do for us and the planet…
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Celebrating National Tree Week
In an ever-changing world, some things are timeless. The love we feel for trees is one of those things. As National Tree Week approaches, this is a great time of year to reflect on the importance…
The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Ten year Strategy – a roadmap to nature’s recovery
Avon Wildlife Trust are pleased to announce the publication of their ten-year Strategy, outlining our key goals leading up to 2030. The coming decade marks a critical juncture in the future of all…
Ecological Emergency Strategy Shows the Way
Organisations from across Bristol have come together to create an ambitious vision for a wildlife-rich, ecologically resilient city that works for people and wildlife.
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
Bristol’s Hidden Local Wildlife Sites to be Havens for People and Nature, thanks to National Lottery support
A project to reveal some of Bristol’s hidden spaces for wildlife gets underway this week led by Avon Wildlife Trust in partnership with Bristol City Council, with initial support* for National…
Help local birds nestle up this National Nest Box Week
Between the 14 and 21 February it's National Nest Box week, a campaign by the British Trust of Ornithology encouraging people to help out our feathered friends by putting up nesting boxes in…
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…
The Bristol Ecological Emergency Strategy – a blueprint for a more ecologically resilient city for people and for wildlife
When we entered lockdown in March, it was even more apparent to me just how important it was for people to be able to connect with nature on their doorstep. The buzz of insects, wildflowers…