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Swifts – our aerial summertime visitors
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/swifts-our-aerial-summertime-visitorsIt’s around this time of year you may be lucky enough to spot a common swift; they’re in the UK from April to August for their breeding season.Fri, 29 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/swifts-our-aerial-summertime-visitors<a hreflang="en" href="/blog/kathryn-shatford/my-wild-life-ainsley-dwyer">
My Wild Life - Ainsley Dwyer
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/my-wild-life-ainsley-dwyerAinsley is doing a Wild Paths placement with Avon Wildlife Trust – a nine-month training programme which gives people from diverse backgrounds a chance to gain skills and access a career in conservation and natural heritage.Thu, 21 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/my-wild-life-ainsley-dwyer<a hreflang="en" href="/blog/kathryn-shatford/spring-here-so-wake-and-smell-garlic">
Spring is here so wake up and smell the garlic!
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/spring-here-so-wake-and-smell-garlicThe longer, warming days are telling early bloomers it’s time to wake up. The woodland canopy is still relatively bare and won’t close until the end of spring when the trees’ leaves have grabbed any space available where direct sunlight can get to. Several species of plant are jumping in before this happens, making the most of the tentative sunlight filtering through the trees’ branches. One of these plants is wild garlic.Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/spring-here-so-wake-and-smell-garlic<a hreflang="en" href="/blog/kathryn-shatford/bickering-has-never-sounded-so-beautiful-springtime-birds-and-beginning-dawn">
Bickering has never sounded so beautiful! Springtime birds and the beginning of the dawn choruses
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/bickering-has-never-sounded-so-beautiful-springtime-birds-and-beginning-dawnAt this time of year the sound of the alarm clock might still cause us to groan. It’s still cold outside and there is little hint of sunlight peeking through our blinds as we gently talk ourselves out of bed for the day. But just outside, songbirds up and down the country have likely already risen to seize the day, all singing together in what’s known as the dawn chorus.Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/bickering-has-never-sounded-so-beautiful-springtime-birds-and-beginning-dawn<a hreflang="en" href="/blog/kathryn-shatford/wildly-romantic-weird-and-wonderful-courtship-rituals-wildlife">
Wildly romantic: the weird and wonderful courtship rituals of wildlife
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/wildly-romantic-weird-and-wonderful-courtship-rituals-wildlifeIt’s Valentine’s Day and it’s not just us who might be looking to get a date. As the winter months will soon be ending, much of the animal kingdom will be wanting to attract a mate. Here’s what to look out for this spring.Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/wildly-romantic-weird-and-wonderful-courtship-rituals-wildlife<a hreflang="en" href="/blog/kathryn-shatford/growth-more-ways-one-my-experience-avon-wildlife-trusts-grow-leader-placement">
Growth in more ways than one: my experience of Avon Wildlife Trust’s Grow Leader placement
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/growth-more-ways-one-my-experience-avon-wildlife-trusts-grow-leader-placementIf you visited Avon Wildlife Trust’s six-acre site, Feed Bristol, and stayed for just an hour, you may interpret it as a huge urban food growing site. You wouldn’t be completely wrong. I did the six-month Grow Leader placement which runs there and food growing is a central aspect of it. I learned so much on how to grow food whilst enhancing soils and creating space for wildlife, and gained first-hand experience in the planning stage up to harvest. But the food growing is just one part of it.Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/growth-more-ways-one-my-experience-avon-wildlife-trusts-grow-leader-placement<a hreflang="en" href="/blog/kathryn-shatford/air-icy">
The air is icy!
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/air-icyThe air is icy, the soil is hard, and the sun is pale and low in the sky. Much of nature has tucked itself away for the winter but here's how to notice and enjoy the beauty of winter wildlife.Fri, 27 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/air-icy<a hreflang="en" href="/blog/kathryn-shatford/where-theres-water-theres-wildlife-create-your-pond-habitat-and-watch">
Where there’s water there’s wildlife: create your pond habitat and watch wildlife return
</a>https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/where-theres-water-theres-wildlife-create-your-pond-habitat-and-watchWithin 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 somewhere to lay their eggs. Here's how to crate your own mini-habitat.Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000Kathryn Shatfordhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kathryn-shatford/where-theres-water-theres-wildlife-create-your-pond-habitat-and-watch
