Blog: George Cook

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Inside the AWT pop up shop in Sparks Bristol

Slowing down fast fashion - Sustainable Fashion Week!

Did you know that are currently enough clothes on the planet to last a further six generations? And yet 100 billion items of new clothing are created each year! This cheaply and rapidly made…

Sun rise over a misty river

Help protect our rivers!

Rivers have been in the news a lot this year with a steady stream of worrying headlines and stories about the sorry state of our waterways. With only 14% of rivers in England being listed as being…

Male blackbird stood on branch

Where have the birds gone?

After a busy spring of singing their hearts out, building nests and raising a brood or more of hungry chicks, summer can be a quiet time for birds. Looking out your window at your garden bird…

Beaver in river nibbles on overhanging branch

Build a home for Beavers!

Beavers are a welcome good news story during this difficult time of both climate and ecological emergencies. For over 400 years they have been missing from our landscape and now they are back and…

Tick

Be tick aware this summer!

Summer is a fantastic time of year to be outside and enjoying nature but there are some things you have to be aware of when you are outside to make sure you are safe. Whether its avoiding the…

flying swift

Swift Awareness Week 2023

Summer is a brilliant time of year to be outside. Long, warm evenings sat out on the downs with friends. The sound of calling gulls and the excited cheers over a game of spikeball. The smell of…

Dragonfly resting

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…

Festival of Nature poster

The Festival of Nature returns!

Festival of Nature, the UK’s largest free celebration of the natural world, is returning for its 20th Anniversary and it’s got something for everyone!

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