Littleton Brick Pits
A chain of reed beds close to the Severn Estuary and an important feeding and resting place for migrating birds.
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King’s new National Nature Reserves to leave lasting legacy for people and nature on the Mendip Hills
The south facing slopes of the Mendip Hills have been announced as one of the ‘King’s Series’ of five new National Nature Reserves across the country.
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…
Team Wilder Community Nature Reserve
Community nature reserves celebrate and join local wildlife habitats through gardens, open green spaces, allotments and other community and privately owned spaces to create green corridors and stepping stones for wildlife.
Brandon Hill Nature Reserve
Enjoy stunning views from the top of Brandon Hill - a haven for people and wildlife in the heart of Bristol.
Discover Walborough Nature Reserve
Walborough, just south of Weston-super-Mare, is a 22-hectare site owned by Avon Wildlife Trust since 1995. This fantastic coastal site is part of the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific…
Bristol welcomes goats to Hengrove Mounds nature reserve
We’ve welcomed our newest nature conservation recruits to local wildlife site Hengrove Mounds - goats! Over 75 local people came along to find out more about how Street Goats can help our city’s…
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…
Your local nature reserves
Most people live within a few miles of a Wildlife Trust nature reserve. From ancient woodlands to meadows and wetlands, they’re just waiting to be explored.
Avon Wildlife Trust calls for action to restore declining wildlife: visit to Willsbridge Mill nature reserve by Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore
Avon Wildlife Trust is calling for action to restore declining wildlife in South Gloucestershire and throughout the country.
Places to picnic – wildlife havens in the city
Eating outdoors makes mealtime an adventure. Avon Wildlife Trust has been working since 1980 to bring nature to the city. Here are five of our Bristol nature reserves, perfect for picnics.
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…