Check out our new Autumn/Winter Talks Programme

Our talks programme for October 2024 through to April 2025 has now been released. The full programme can be found on the What's App page. Or download the flyer and print for your wall!

September 6th

October 3rd 2024

October Newsletter

includes news of our first talk of the season, our new website launch, National Badger day and #Brocktober, plus costs of other events this month.

Report: Field Trip - Summer Trees in Keynsham Park July 2024

A group of 13 met in Keynsham Memorial Park to see the summer trees. Some people were surprised that a few actually flower in July, namely the Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa bignoniodes) with its perfumed white flowers followed by long, thin bean-like pods, and the Large-Leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos) with its sweet-smelling flowers which are commonly used in linden-blossom tea.

September 2nd 2024

September Newsletter

includes latest news on the badger cull, becoming part of Team Wilder and Be A JayDay.

July 21st 2024

August 2nd 2024

August Newsletter

includes a chance to join our trip to the Bristol Botanic Garden Bee & Pollination Festival, stuff for the kids this summer, and reviews of our outings.

July 4th 2024

July Newsletter

including some walks for July, Warmley Action Zone and The Big Butterfly Count.

June 16th 2024

June Newsletter

includes information on #30DaysWild, The Festival of Nature, the Great Big Green Week and reviews of May field trips.

Report: Field Trip - Slimbridge wildlife walking tour June 2024

On a lovely June Sunday morning, 16 of us were welcomed to the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands site by two of their expert guides, John and Roberta. We split into 2 groups, one of which went clockwise and the other anti-clockwise around the wider reserve area, the exact route being tailored to the best wildlife activity expected that day.

May Newsletter

includes some walks for July, Warmley Action Zone and The Big Butterfly Count.

June 4th 2024

May 2nd 2024

Report: Field Trip - Moths at Elm Farm, May 2024

12 of us went to Elm Farm in Burnett on 25th May, and were met by our VC Philippa Paget and fellow moth expert Alan Bone for a brilliant moth morning! The moth trap had been set the night before, when it hadn't rained (phew) and was inspected when we arrived. 44 moths were lured by the bright light, and found the safety of egg boxes when they failed to escape.

May 25th 2024

Report: Field Trip - Pine Martens in the Forest of Dean, May 2024

On a lovely sunny Saturday in early May, 19 of our members made the trip over the bridge to the Forest of Dean. We met up with the Pine Marten Ranger, Jamie Kingscott-Edmunds, (a previous pupil at Wellsway School in Keynsham!) and had a brilliant 2-hour walk around the Cyril Hart Arboretum where 31 pine martens had been re-introduced in 2019.

May 5th 2024

March 4th 2024

February 2nd 2024

January 3rd 2024

January 2024 Newsletter

including our next talk, New Year's Resolutions for Nature, helping hedgehogs and bees and looking for rare spiders, plus many other events this month.

February Newsletter

includes details of our next talk and lots of other events this month

March Newsletter

includes our March talk, making room for wildlife and how to help bumblebees

April Newsletter

includes some walks for July, Warmley Action Zone and The Big Butterfly Count.

April 2nd 2024

March 2024

Report: Field Trip - Leigh Woods with the ranger, March 2024

We had a great walk around Leigh Woods at the beginning of March, the forecast heavy rain and wind just ended up as a light drizzle. We were met by Sian, the Community Ranger, who was excellent at explaining how Forestry England managed the woodland for forestry, ecology and recreation.
We discovered how forestry harvesting works, the new coppicing project (linked to dormouse habitats) and the ongoing Whitebeam project.