Blog: By Taghttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/Blog listing, filtered by tag.enBeguiled by blueshttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/thewildlifetrusts/beguiled-bluesButterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.Tue, 02 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000The Wildlife Trustshttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/thewildlifetrusts/beguiled-bluesThistles - Not just a prickly menace! A North Somerset Rewilding Champions bloghttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/arthur-blight-mason/thistles-not-just-prickly-menace-north-somerset-rewilding-champions-blogEveryone has heard of and seen thistles, and - if they have been unlucky enough - felt them too!Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000Arthur Blight-Masonhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/arthur-blight-mason/thistles-not-just-prickly-menace-north-somerset-rewilding-champions-blogFlower power - Getting to know the thick-legged flower beetle: A North Somerset Rewilding Champions bloghttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/alfie-dickens/flower-power-getting-know-thick-legged-flower-beetle-north-somerset-rewildingYou might be aware that pollinators are vital to our diet and their own respective ecosystem, and that beetles are strange and beautiful - but you might not know that many beetles are indeed pollinators!Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000Alfie Dickenshttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/alfie-dickens/flower-power-getting-know-thick-legged-flower-beetle-north-somerset-rewildingHow well do you know nettles? A North Somerset Rewilding Champions bloghttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/arthur-blight-mason/how-well-do-you-know-nettles-north-somerset-rewilding-champions-blogStinging nettles are one of our most underappreciated plant species, likely due to their reputation as painful weeds. But the humble nettle may be one of our most important wild plants. Let me tell you why!Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000Arthur Blight-Masonhttps://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/arthur-blight-mason/how-well-do-you-know-nettles-north-somerset-rewilding-champions-blog
