Standing up for wildlife this September
Local people are standing up for wildlife this September by taking on the 30ks Wilder challenge. The challenge asks individuals to take on 30 kilometers in nature within 30 days and raise a…
Local people are standing up for wildlife this September by taking on the 30ks Wilder challenge. The challenge asks individuals to take on 30 kilometers in nature within 30 days and raise a…
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…
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.
Avon Wildlife Trust is at an exciting stage of transformation: Grow Wilder is one of the few urban AWT centres and represents a significant education and enterprise opportunity to Bring Wildlife…
All animals need water to survive. By providing a water source in your garden, you can invite in a whole menagerie!
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…
The large, dark grey water shrew lives mostly in wetland habitats. It's a good swimmer that hunts for aquatic insects and burrows into the banks.
Look for Water avens in damp habitats, such as riversides, wet woodlands and wet meadows. It has nodding, purple-and-orange flowers that hang on delicate, purple stems.
Water mint grows in damp places and has aromatic leaves that can be used to flavour food and drink. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come to a Wildlife…
Also known as 'Scorpion-grass' because of the curved 'tail' at the end of its stems, Water forget-me-not is a distinctive plant of damp habitats. Over summer, it produces…
The water vole is under serious threat from habitat loss and predation by the American mink. Found along our waterways, it is similar-looking to the brown rat, but with a blunt nose, small ears…