Blog: By Tag https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/ Blog listing, filtered by tag. en Using wildflowers to make your space bloom https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/shaun-waycott/using-wildflowers-make-your-space-bloom Want to get some wildflowers into your garden but not sure how? Don't have a garden but have room for a pot or two or maybe a window box? Then let Shaun Waycott from Grow Wilder's wildflower nursery give you some ideas. Wed, 11 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Shaun Waycott https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/shaun-waycott/using-wildflowers-make-your-space-bloom When the old ways are the best ways https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rebecca-lockwood/when-old-ways-are-best-ways Of all the most traditional of countryside activities, scything has to be at the top of the list. This ancient method of cutting meadows is thought to date back to Roman times, and it involves the use of a scythe – a tool consisting of a long, curving blade attached at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, by hand. The rhythmic movements, the regular swishing sounds and the sight of a single human working in the land without machinery are all very evocative. It seems like a folk memory of our countryside as it once was, before the roar of the motor splintered the silence. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Rebecca Lockwood https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rebecca-lockwood/when-old-ways-are-best-ways A Celebration of Meadows https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rebecca-lockwood/celebration-meadows Every week it seems there’s another special ‘day’ to celebrate. We bounce from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day, from National Volunteer’s Day to National Almond Buttercrunch Day (yes, really!) But arguably there is none that is more vital to us, to our children - to the future of the planet, even - than National Meadows Day, which falls this year on Saturday 3 July. Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Rebecca Lockwood https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/rebecca-lockwood/celebration-meadows Gardening for wildlife in the autumn makes for a beautiful spring bloom https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/shaun-waycott/gardening-wildlife-autumn-makes-beautiful-spring-bloom Here we are at Grow Wilder looking at some of the things we do on site in autumn. As the leaves start to turn colour and the evenings get darker you might be thinking about tidying up and putting the garden to bed for the winter. But bear a thought for all the creatures that call your garden home. Where do they go through the winter and what will they eat next year? Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Shaun Waycott https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/shaun-waycott/gardening-wildlife-autumn-makes-beautiful-spring-bloom It’s time to ‘Grow Wilder’ and celebrate a new site name https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/luke-grimshaw/its-time-grow-wilder-and-celebrate-new-site-name After eight successful years of the site operating as Feed Bristol, Avon Wildlife Trust’s flagship food growing project is renaming to Grow Wilder. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Luke Grimshaw https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/luke-grimshaw/its-time-grow-wilder-and-celebrate-new-site-name Why plant wildflowers in autumn? https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/shaun-waycott/why-plant-wildflowers-autumn By Shaun Waycott, Avon Wildlife Trust Wildflower Nursery Manager<br /><br /> We tend to think of spring as the best time to plant. But here at Avon Wildlife Trust’s Wildflower Nursery, we are wondering which wildflowers to plant now. Autumn is excellent. The summer heat has passed, so it is easier for plants to establish their roots in the dampness of a typical mild autumn. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Shaun Waycott https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/shaun-waycott/why-plant-wildflowers-autumn Local wildflowers for bees and people https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/local-wildflowers-bees-and-people A wildflower is more than just a pretty face. Wildflowers provide food for pollinating insects. Without wildflowers, there are no pollinators. It has been estimated that 80% of our western diet depends on bees. Without bees and other pollinators which give their time for free, fertilising crops would be time-consuming and costly, making food more expensive. Fri, 17 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/local-wildflowers-bees-and-people

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