Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

Get stuck in and discover how we manage our nature reserves whilst learning a variety of countryside skills. We have over 60 nature reserves and over 150 reserve volunteers who have spent over 10,000 hours each year helping us manage our nature reserves. http://ow.ly/pDoS50uoSiB

We've got lots of ways that pupils can get closer to nature, from wild workshops on our nature reserves to participation in our popular primary schools’ wildlife quiz, forest school activity to visits from us to your school. More info at our website http://ow.ly/tQ4650uoRb7

The Common Blue Damselfly can be found around almost any waterbody, or away from breeding sites in grassland and woodland. It is a regular visitor to gardens and is on the wing from April to September. Try digging a wildlife-friendly pond to attract damselflies and dragonflies.

Age 16 to 24 and looking for something to do on a Tuesday afternoon?
Why not visit the Our Bright Future garden in Tewkesbury and see how you can help local wildlife, whilst also earning AQA accreditation's and improving skills and developing new ones? It's free!
... If you'd like to find out more, please email Milly.Spencer@GloucestershireWildlif eTrust.co.uk please get in touch before attending.
The garden is right behind the Costcutter on Queens Road, Priors Park :-)
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An update on our baby owlets. It's feeding time! The mother is feeding her young. You can spot the mice the male is bringing for feeding. The owlets are growing very fast and we still have all 6 of them! 🦉🦉

Greystones, located near Bourton-on-the-Water, is a unique place for people and wildlife, with a history stretching back 6,000 years. Features rare trees, ancient hedgerows, the River Eye, and a lake teaming with wildlife. Explore its wildflower meadows! http://ow.ly/epDz50uoB1t

There is still plenty of time for you to enter our photo competition! Do you have an eye for a good photo? Show us your best wildlife snaps for a chance of winning! 📸 Enter here http://ow.ly/ARF950uoSS4 ©David Adamson

Earlier this month UK Parliament declared a climate emergency. We need your help and support sharing the message to introduce a stronger Environment Act. The time is now! http://ow.ly/GXpo50uoAbJ © Jon Hawkins

Every Friday afternoon you can find us at the Redwell Centre in Gloucester 2-4.30pm :)
The garden is FREE and anyone aged 16-24 is welcome to get involved!
You can earn AQA accreditation's, improve your skills and develop new ones, all while helping local wildlife. Have fun building planters, bird boxes and insect hotels; or sow and grow plants from seed, make seed-bombs and bird-cakes!
... If you'd like to find out more, please email Milly.Spencer@GloucestershireWildlif eTrust.co.uk
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If you have an interest in wildflowers and would like to know how to help them thrive in our county then you must book yourself onto our wildlflower ID course now! http://ow.ly/XedK50ufQSw

Sign up for your FREE #30DaysWild pack to help you go wild for a whole month this June http://ow.ly/JEUG50unFod

The striking red crown, golden back, and bright yellow wings of the Goldfinch make it one of our prettiest garden birds. You can help to look after garden birds by providing plenty of food and water for them. © Alan Price/Gatehouse Studio

One of the most effective ways to make your garden more wildlife friendly is to add some water! Ponds support a range of species, from dragonflies, amphibians, birds & small mammals. Check our website for tips on how to make your garden a wildlife hotspot http://ow.ly/umHy50ulop5

On 26th June, we’ll be taking part in a mass lobby #TheTimeIsNow and calling on our politicians to pass a strong Environment Act that not only protects wildlife but restores it too. Join us in the ‘lobby line’ outside of Westminster to play your part in creating a #WilderFuture.

Learn how to build your very own hedgehog home! By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see them in your garden. http://ow.ly/INyd50ufWmB

Become a member to receive everything you need to discover local wildlife. Our guide to over 60 wild places to help you escape the popular destinations. Plus our What's On guide to over 100 events and experiences will help you get closer to wildlife 🦉🦔 http://ow.ly/cVSY50ug4f1

Start looking at wildflowers like you never have before! Learn about the management needed to help wildflowers thrive. Book now http://ow.ly/XedK50ufQSw

Crickley Hill is one of the most stunning sites, just a short drive from Cheltenham and Gloucester. It boasts spectacular views, a wide variety of special wildlife habitats and a rich history stretching back nearly 6,000 years. Find out more about this very special place, watch our video featuring BBC’s Countryfile presenter Ellie Harrison, President of Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. We are doing everything we can to preserve nature at Crickley Hill. Your generous donations go towards essential conservation work, not just at Crickley Hill but across all of our nature reserves. We need your help to preserve stunning places like this for the future. Please sign out petition to help make a #wildergloucestershire for everyone and call for a stronger Environment Act http://ow.ly/APSP50ufTG2