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Discover the hidden power of native wildflowers and the vital role they play in supporting wildlife.
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Discover our nature reserves across Avon and explore the region's landscapes. Join one of our events or training courses to learn about wildlife, food growing, traditional crafts like hedgelaying, or our flagship Grow Leader course.
Why plant wildflowers in autumn?
By Shaun Waycott, Avon Wildlife Trust Wildflower Nursery Manager
We tend to think of spring as the best time to plant. But here at Avon Wildlife Trust’s Wildflower Nursery, we are wondering…
Local wildflowers for bees and people
A wildflower is more than just a pretty face. Wildflowers provide food for pollinating insects. Without wildflowers, there are no pollinators. It has been estimated that 80% of our western diet…
Team Wilder Wildflowers in Partial Shade
Be part of Team Wilder and support actions for nature at home and in the community to benefit people and wildlife. UK native wildflowers are beautiful and rival any garden centre floral border, and will also be feeding the bees, bugs, birds and attracting wildlife to your garden. Wildflowers will thrive with the right conditions – some love full sun and others prefer some partial shade through the day.
Robot to the rescue of wildflowers
Folly Farm nature reserve recently welcomed high-tech help on its steep slopes overlooking the Chew Valley.
Using wildflowers to make your space bloom
Want to get some wildflowers into your garden but not sure how? Don't have a garden but have room for a pot or two or maybe a window box? Then let Shaun Waycott from Grow Wilder's…
Wild Isles: Avon’s wildflowers
Our Communications Officer, Abbie Hall, shares a bit more about the amazing places that made a cameo in yesterday’s Wild Isles.
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…
Avon Wildlife Trust’s Wild Isles locations revealed as spectacular new series explores British wildlife
Avon Wildlife Trusts is proud to support new BBC Attenborough series
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…
Harbourside Wildlife
Avon Wildlife Trust is working with the team at SS Great Britain Trust to explore what activities and information would help to create a nature-rich marine environment in the harbourside for all to enjoy.