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Community Action volunteering
As a Community Action volunteer, you will use your creativity, passion and experiences to show the public how they can incorporate wildlife, nature & environmentally friendly behaviours into almost anything they do.
Green our communities
More than one-third of the population - nearly 9.5 million households in England – are unable to access green places near their home.
60 Years
This year we are celebrating 60 years of Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
Our Bright Future
Our Bright Future; a project which ran from 2016 -2021, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and in partnership with Avon Wildlife Trust. This project worked with young people aged 11-24 providing wildlife workshops in community green spaces, nature reserves and school grounds ranging from habitat creation to wildlife friendly gardening.
Nurturing nature, through the power of community – introducing ‘WilderGlos’
There is an abundance of wildlife in the county of Gloucestershire. Much joy is found in watching the charismatic, noisy robins flitting about, and the awe of seeing a kestrel seeking prey right…
Supporting community-led action through urban education
Nicola Simpson, Urban Wildlife Manager for GWT, talks about how her team's urban education work helped an area blighted by anti-social behaviour and fly tipping transform into a haven for the…
Forestry England Blog
For over 100 years, Forestry England have been growing, shaping, and caring for our nation’s forests.
Frances Halstead wins Gloucestershire's Green award at the 2024 Make a Difference Awards
GWT's Nextdoor Nature Project Officer, Frances Halstead, has won Gloucestershire's Green award at the 2024 Make a Difference Awards, hosted by BBC Radio Gloucestershire!
My new roots
Mary moved to Birmingham for her job and has found volunteering with The Wildlife Trust the perfect way to meet new people and put down roots in a new place.
Green hairstreak
The green hairstreak is the UK's only green butterfly. Look out for the vibrant, metallic sheen of the undersides of its wings on grassland and moorland, and along woodland rides.
Green woodpecker
The laughing 'yaffle' call of the green woodpecker can be heard in our woodlands, parks and gardens. Look out for it hopping about your lawn, searching for ants to eat.