Decorating for Christmas the natural way
Using elements from the earth to create natural Christmas decorations is a great way to reduce waste, make your home smell great naturally, and celebrate your love for nature. It’s likely you have…
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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…
Twelve Ways to a Wildlife-Friendly Christmas
With Christmas upon us, you might think opportunities to appreciate nature would be rare. In fact, there’s no better time to focus on our natural world. Unsurprisingly, Christmas symbolism is full…
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…
Twelve birds of Christmas
Discover some wonderful winter wildlife as part of 12 Days Wild
Robot to the rescue of wildflowers
Folly Farm nature reserve recently welcomed high-tech help on its steep slopes overlooking the Chew Valley.
How to make a Christmas wreath for birds
With food, water and shelter scarce over the winter months, give your garden birds a treat with an edible Christmas wreath.
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.
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.
How to have an eco-Christmas
Whether you celebrate a big family Christmas, or you just give out a few cards to your friends and neighbours to wish them a happy time, here are some quick tips for a greener Christmas!
How to put wildlife on your Christmas list
It’s December at last, and for lots of us that can only mean one thing – shopping! For many people, however, thinking about festive retail opportunities is tinged with guilt. How can the wildlife-…