One my favourite things about having an allotment is that each year is different.
Over recent weeks a spell of mild weather has brought everything on early and encouraged some creatures out…
The Severn vale catchment partnership hosted by GWT and Severn Rivers Trust were really keen to get involved in the national Big Beach Clean event on the banks of the River Severn at Fretherne,…
This time last year the allotment was shivering under a blanket of snow, with sowing and planting delayed until April.
It’s now March 2019 and the plot seems raring to go, with seedlings…
The draft Environment Bill published by the Government on December 19th 2018 represents a weakening of existing environmental legislation. It will not tackle the serious environmental challenges…
Our village magazine came out in January with a front cover questioning whether we would be getting any snow this winter.
Just a few days later the heavens opened and our world turned white…
A blog by: Dr Gareth Parry, GWT Director of Conservation.
Rugged Oil Beetles are out and about - but only if you know where to look!
They are an indicator species for species-rich grassland habitats, and over the last few of years several…
December is here and with it comes rain, wind and frost, along with the occasional day when the rays of the low sun cast a golden glow over the allotment.
The race is on to clear the allotment of perennial weeds before winter sets in. Every hour spent on the soil now is worth two in the spring, and when the sun is shining, the allotment is a lovely…
On the 16th September, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust hosted our first ever beach clean.
