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Activities for Children
We believe that every child should have the opportunity to experience wildlife first-hand, to access wild spaces nearby and have the chance to develop a connection to the natural world through school and play.
How to make a hedge for wildlife
Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites
Children can enjoy free half-term fun at a country park in Gloucester
Hundreds of children and their families are invited to attend the free event which takes place at the end of the month
New project highlights wildlife in the city
Residents in Kingsway are helping to create an Urban Nature Reserve with support from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and the National Lottery.
Hedge woundwort
The unpleasant, astringent smell of Hedge woundwort makes this medium-sized plant of woodlands, hedgerows and roadside verges stand out from the crowd.
Hedge mustard
Hedge mustard is a tall plant with small, yellow flowers atop tough stems. It likes disturbed ground and grows in hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
Wildlife
Wildlife landing page
Hedge bindweed
A climbing plant of woodlands, hedgerows, riverbanks and gardens, Hedge bindweed can become a pest in some places. It has large, trumpet-shaped, white flowers and arrow-shaped leaves.
Wildlife gardening
Looking to make your windowsill, garden or local green space as wildlife friendly as possible? Check out our wildlife gardening pages to find out how.
Vote for wildlife
It’s election day on 6 May – here’s how you can make sure wildlife is at the heart of local elections.