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Creating spaces for nature

Find out about how we are creating mini nature reserves in schools across the Avon area funded by a grant from the West of England Combined Authority.

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Working with schools

We work closely in partnership with schools to explore the natural world and sustainability to engage the whole community in holistic learning and development.

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Nature supporting well-being

We are working with different organisations to connect people with nature to better support their health and well-being.

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Our Natural Vocabulary

Copied from post on https://www.instagram.com/animamundiherbals/ Have you ever thought about how the language we use separates us from nature? 🌳 Language affects our relationships with the natural world more than we may realize. If we change how we talk about nature, expanding our vocabularies to include new words (maybe even some in languages that are not our own), we might deepen our sense of interconnectedness, dispel the myth that humans and nature are separate, and move toward stronger actions for conservation, climate solutions, and preventing biodiversity loss. Indigenous communities like the Syilx Okanagan Nation, for example, refer to “the…

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Surprising Seasons

Nature’s point of view on autumn to spring….Credit to amazing outdoor clothing and equipment store, www.AlpKit.com, with very high environmental and social standards.

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Butterfly boost

BBC REPORT: Research by the Butterfly Conservation wildlife charity recorded more than 1.5 million butterflies and day-flying moths in three weeks this summer. School communities who have joined our Avon Schools Nature Reserve showed greater interest, last summer term, in their revitalised green spaces. This term they are being supported to teach in this space and contribute to citizen science such as this, by Butterfly Conservation. The red admiral was the most spotted across the UK but long-term trend figures show many species have significantly decreased since the count started 13 years ago. Dr Zoe Randle said butterflies are…

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