@FestofNature

🐞🌻 The UK's largest free public celebration of the natural world. 🐛🌳 Festival of Nature returns this summer, June 2025! #FestofNature 🦔🦋

 Bristol and Bath
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🎉 BIG NEWS! Festival of Nature 2025 is taking place on Fri 6th - Sun 15th June! 💚 And it has a theme... 💧 Water! 💧 From oceans & lakes to ponds & streams, celebrate our #BluePlanet and it's amazing wildlife at #FestOfNature 2025. 🪸🐟 Learn more: festivalofnature.org.uk
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Brand new event! 👀The Citizen Science Showcase (22 Feb–1 Mar 2025): Free online & in-person training events, talks, & resources on amazing community science projects across the West of England, Somerset, Dorset, & Wiltshire. 🐙🐝🌿 Check out the events: bit.ly/CitizenScienceShowcas…
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WWT@WWTworldwide4 Nov 2024
We’re very excited to announce that we’re joining a partnership with @ERWproject, @Durrellwildlife and @GwentWildlife, to explore the possibility of reintroducing white-tailed eagles to Wales and the Severn Estuary. 🦅 🧵(1/4)
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The #BigRockPoolChallenge has begun! 🦀🌊 The project is a hands-on marine conservation initiative, created in partnership with The Rock Pool Project and the Marine Biological Association. 🐚 Learn more and get involved: therockpoolproject.co.uk/big…
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Hedgehog Society@hedgehogsociety11 Nov 2024
Have you found a #hedgehog you're worried about? Follow these simple steps & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible. 📞🦔🩹 buff.ly/2wodWgS Don't delay - acting quickly can make all the difference! #MondayMotivation
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Forestry England@ForestryEngland8 Nov 2024
Your votes are in, and the winners of #AutumnLeafWatch 2024 are... Hollie with a lovely fern and fungi photo 🍄 Rob with a New Forest deer 🦌 Amy with a canopy of colours at Westonbirt Arboretum 🍁 Thanks to everyone who took part and voted this year 🧡
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Deer in an autumnal forest.

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Colourful autumnal canopy.

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We're hiring for a Head of Higher Education and Field Conservation! 🦒 The role includes leadership of field programmes and multiple projects across the world. Find out more and apply at bristolzoo.org.uk/careers #Jobs #ZooJobs #Hiring #AnimalJobs #ConservationJobs
Aerial view of a sunlit savanna with scattered trees and dry grass, and three Kordofan giraffes.

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Discover what Grace has to say about the future of environmentalism, the role of young people, and technology: bnhc.org.uk/20-years-of-comm… Inspired by this series? 💡 Continue the conversation at #Communicate2024 this month. Book a ticket today: communicateconference.org.uk

20 years of Communicate conference: Reflections from the 2004 generation - Gracie Allen

Communicate conference is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and we asked four young adults, born in 2004, about their reflections on the last 20 years of environmental change.

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Thanks to climate activist, educational speaker, and student paramedic Gracie Allen for sharing her views in our final blog. Grace is a Young Green Creator with Forest of Imagination and a Student & Mentor with the Avon Schools Eco Network. 🌳 bnhc.org.uk/20-years-of-comm…

20 years of Communicate conference: Reflections from the 2004 generation - Gracie Allen

Communicate conference is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and we asked four young adults, born in 2004, about their reflections on the last 20 years of environmental change.

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Our fourth and final blog in our 'Reflections from the 2004 generation' series is now live! bnhc.org.uk/20-years-of-comm… To mark the 20th anniversary of #Communicate conference, we spoke to four young adults all born in 2004 about their thoughts on environmental change. 📉🌏
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Dan Norris@xWestOfEngMayor10 Nov 2024
The West of England has launched the country’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy. This landmark moment will lead to a future where nature is restored, reconnected, and actively recovering. By investing in nature now, we can deliver a brighter, more resilient future for all.
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To celebrate the start of our Shaun the Sheep trail this Saturday 9 November, we've got 5 pairs of tickets to give away! 🤩🐑 We've hidden 5 Shauns around our website. Message us when you find one to win tickets to our Christmas trail! Can ewe find him? bristolzoo.org.uk/
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Jackie Rogers@Jackie_Rogers_7 Nov 2024
This research attracted a lot of interest at the 2024 @FestofNature . Visitors were fascinated by the sounds soil can make.
Research from UWE Bristol@UWE_Research6 Nov 2024
UWE Bristol Researchers are turning soil sounds into songs. Termed soil ‘eco-acoustics’, the novel field of listening to soil could tell researchers a wealth of information, including the soil’s geo-physical makeup and how biodiverse and healthy it is. go.uwe.ac.uk/ylgso
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How can you connect with wildlife this winter? ❄️ 1. Night sky watching & listening 🌠 Winter nights are a great time to look up and tune into the sounds and movements of wildlife. Listen out for the hoots of owls and swoops of bats! More tips 👇
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3. Leave those leaf piles 🍂 Resist tidying up those piles of leaves and twigs that have dropped, as they can provide shelter and hibernation spaces for insects, toads and hedgehogs. More tips 👇
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4. Notice the new tracks 🐾 Mud, frost and snow can reveal trails left by wildlife such as foxes, deer and badgers. Study up on your tracks knowledge and become a wildlife detective on those winter walks. More tips 👇
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📸 Wildlife Photographer of the Year 100 stunning photographs showcasing Earth’s extraordinary diversity and highlighting the fragility of wildlife on our planet. Book your tickets at orlo.uk/Iy1M3 © Samual Stone, Wildlife Photographer of the Year #WPY60
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Hedgehog Society@hedgehogsociety1 Nov 2024
Help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire night! 🦔 🍂 🔥 Share this post & our posters on your socials & online, or print them off & hand out at local shops & bonfire events! Share to make aware & #rememberhedgehogs 👉 buff.ly/48N4XDQ 👉 buff.ly/3Q9Kemz
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Have you been #LeafPeeping at the arboretum yet? Now is the perfect time! 🍂 Not heard of it? Read the blog below to find out about this popular autumn pastime! Share your photos and tag @WestonbirtFOWA 👇 fowa.org.uk/blog/westonbirt-…
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While the days may be getting colder and darker, there's still a chance to spot these butterflies and moths in your gardens and green spaces 🦋🍂 Let us know what you've seen recently 📸 #SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and moths to see in November: Red Admiral, Scarce Umber, Comma, Feathered Thorn, Common Plume, Mottled Umber, Small Tortoiseshell, November moth, Peacock

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