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Members of the Wild CATS at Hengrove Mounds smiling for the camera

Celebrating The Wild CATS (Wild City Action Team)

This year, the three year long ‘My Wild City’ project came to an end. This ambitious project aimed to enhance hidden wildlife havens across Bristol ranging from ancient woodlands, orchards, old…

Bee Orchid, Hengrove Mounds, (c) Ainsley Dwyer

Celebrating the My Wild City Project

The My Wild City project in Bristol comes to an end but the legacy is just beginning!
With support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Avon Wildlife Trust has been working for over…

Street Goat goats at Hengrove Mounds

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…

A winter wading bird

Discovering winter birds with My Wild City

Winter is one of the most magical seasons for birds, even in the city! As part of the My Wild City project with thanks to the National Heritage Lottery Fund, Bristol residents have been out and…

Rebecca is wearing an Avon Wildlife Trust t-shirt, holding a scythe, standing in a field

A day with the WildCATs at Dundry Slopes

Back in July, Rebecca Nimmo, our Learning team’s Communications and Administration Officer (maternity cover), spent some time out with the WildCATs while they were tending to the Dundry Slopes…

Three of the WildCAT volunteers in the middle of a sything session

Who are the WildCATS in your local area?

The Wild City Action Team (WildCATS) are a dedicated and hearty group of volunteers who have been a force of nature out on the My Wild City sites for many years.

One Glow-worm amongst the grass at night

Glow-worms at Stockwood Open Space!

On a warm, still summer’s evening, the My Wild City team met with residents to go in search of these elusive luminescent creatures. Find out more about how we got on and how you can look for glow-…

hedgehog

When was the last time you saw a hedgehog?

Hedgehogs as we know them today have lived here for at least half a million years. Now in drastic decline, they’re facing some serious challenges, particularly in rural areas. However, they are…

Bathscape landcsape shot

Giving Wildlife a Home in the City

Imagine a city where whole communities get together to transform gardens and open spaces. From planting for pollinators in our gardens to influencing the space around us, we can all help to make…

hedgehog wildlife trust

How to help hedgehogs in autumn

Autumn leaves strewn across our gardens, parks and towns are like a magical sprinkling of treasure for one of the UK’s most elusive creatures. Hedgehogs regularly come out top in surveys of…

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