Main image:  By Charlotte Targett, Avon Wildlife Trust Living Landscape Assistant read more ..read more

Main image:  By Elisabeth Winkler, Avon Wildlife Trust Communications Assistant Bats get a bad rap. Deemed blood suckers, they are associated with vampires. Yet bats help humanity in many ways. Let us clear up the myth first. Yes, there is a vampire bat but only in the tropics of Central and South America. read more ..read more

By Elisabeth Winkler, Avon Wildlife Trust Communications Assistant Does nature matter? Nature provides vital human services: medicine, building materials, food, soil, seed pollination, fresh water and fresh air. We depend on it for our wealth and wellbeing, our food and homes. How would we survive without it? For our own sake, we need nature to thrive. read more ..read more

Main image:  By Elisabeth Winkler, Avon Wildlife Trust Communications Assistant Nature-lovers of Bath and Bristol deserve a big round of applause. Last year they made more wildlife observations than any other European city and ranked 13th in the world in a global competition to observe and record wildlife in cities. read more ..read more

Main image:  By Lesley Cox and Clive Lovatt of the Bristol Naturalists’ Society The Bristol Naturalists’ Society is a partner of Avon Wildlife Trust, with members monitoring and recording wildlife trends in Avon and helping our conservation work and campaigning. read more ..read more

Main image:  By Oliver Evans, Avon Wildlife Trust volunteer read more ..read more

Main image:  By Elisabeth Winkler, Avon Wildlife Trust Communications Assistant read more ..read more