Blog: By Tag https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/ Blog listing, filtered by tag. en Who are the WildCATS in your local area? https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rebecca-nimmo/who-are-wildcats-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. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Rebecca Nimmo https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rebecca-nimmo/who-are-wildcats-your-local-area Learning and growing – what inspired me to take part in the Grow Leader course https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/arif-jamal/learning-and-growing-what-inspired-me-take-part-grow-leader-course This week’s blog has been written by Arif Jamal, who is currently on our Grow Leader course, an eight week programme at our Grow Wilder site which aims to develop an understanding of basic growing techniques and holistic landscape management. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Arif Jamal https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/arif-jamal/learning-and-growing-what-inspired-me-take-part-grow-leader-course The Wisdom of Owls https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/joe-mcsorley/wisdom-owls Owls are perhaps some of the most mysterious with their silent flight and nocturnal habits. Britain is home to five species of native owl and all of them can be seen around our region if you know what to look for, when to look for them and have some patience. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Joe McSorley https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/joe-mcsorley/wisdom-owls Meet our new four-legged conservation officers! https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/exmoor-ponies This week we’ve welcomed four Exmoor Ponies to our Folly Farm nature reserve in the Chew Valley to start work as our conservation assistants! This sturdy native breed is excellent for conservation grazing, because they thrive in tough terrain including steep slopes, boggy areas and places with cold and wet weather. Conservation grazing is when we use semi-wild or domesticated animals like cattle, horses, goats or sheep to help wildlife flourish in grasslands, heathlands, wooded pasture or wetlands. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Louise Treneman https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/exmoor-ponies Fabulous Fungi finds this year https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/sarah-mitchell/fabulous-fungi-finds-year Dappled sunlight, autumn rains, carpets of fallen leaves and fluctuating temperatures create the perfect conditions for fruiting fungi to appear across our landscapes. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Sarah Mitchell https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/sarah-mitchell/fabulous-fungi-finds-year Autumn hay cutting – traditional skills in city spaces https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rosie-maple/autumn-hay-cutting-traditional-skills-city-spaces Working in land management, I have developed a deep love for seasonality and the changes that come with it. At Avon Wildlife Trust, our work priorities change with this natural flux between the growth and activity of summer and the static dormancy of winter. Beyond the boundaries of Bristol in areas like Chew valley, people working the land will have spent the last few months cutting fields of hay, silage and crops, whether to sell or to store, and all completed with the help of huge tractors and harvesters. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Rosie Maple https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rosie-maple/autumn-hay-cutting-traditional-skills-city-spaces The Journey to Inner Space https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/ursula-billington/journey-inner-space “In case we have not understood yet, it’s quite simple: everything is connected!” Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Ursula Billington https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/ursula-billington/journey-inner-space Robot to the rescue of wildflowers https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/elisabeth-winkler/robot-rescue-wildflowers Folly Farm nature reserve recently welcomed high-tech help on its steep slopes overlooking the Chew Valley. Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Elisabeth Winkler https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/elisabeth-winkler/robot-rescue-wildflowers

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