Wickwar Environmental Action Group

Looking after Nature in Wickwar, South Glos 🌳🌍

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

Hello from WEAG! We are an Environmental Action Group with the aim of looking after our patch and spreading love for all things nature. We run projects from tree planting to bat walks and litter picking. Follow to see what we're up to and discover the natural beauty of Wickwar 💚

[National BioBlitz Network @BioBlitzUK]

Did you know April is #CitizenScienceMonth?

Take a look at what 'citizen science' is, why it's so important, and how can you get involved 👇
https://t.co/e1Ls5xdpZU

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

Your kindness can kill a bumblebee 💔

📢 Please share! Bumblebee queens are starting to emerge from hibernation. British weather isn’t always ideal and people with the best intentions can cause more harm good. Let’s change that.

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[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

Sign up to the Big Plastic Count here⬇️ https://t.co/dTQxGzMO6A

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

It’s time the government got serious about tackling the plastic crisis. You can help by taking part in #TheBigPlasticCount! By counting the plastic you throw away for a week, you can help gather the evidence needed to finally phase out plastic production ♻️

[Ella Clark @EllafClark]

Remember to provide unfrozen water for wildlife on chilly days like today! ❄

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

@MBRoberts4004 @LGSpace @TreesforStreets Rowans sound a lovely choice Michael! Good idea, we're hoping to be able to give away some trees for free as an added incentive 🌳

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

We're working hard to get trees on our Highstreet, for us and for Nature 🌳

Any advice or inspiration from those that have undertaken such a project already? 💚

@TreesforStreets
@LGSpace

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Please don't cut back hedgerows until wildlife has taken all the autumn berries!

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

We are lucky in Wickwar to have a thriving community orchard of pears, plums and apples, all Gloucestershire natives! Planting an orchard is a great thing to do, for Nature and for our cultural heritage (especially in the West Country) 🍎

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Around two thirds of traditional orchards have been lost in the UK since 1960. Apple trees are fantastic for wildlife – and they produce lots of lovely fruit – so planting one in your garden or community green space is a great idea!
More: https://t.co/FyewK7oNgp
#biodiversity

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Today I can share I'm challenging the PM on the legality of abandoning key Net Zero commitments

I believe the timeline for the UK to meet Net Zero cannot be changed at will by the PM – I contend that he does not have the legal right

The ball is in your court , Prime Minister

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Please don't turn your lawn into plastic. Plastic grass reduces food & shelter for wildlife such as bees & butterflies; has a high carbon footprint; sheds micro-plastics which wash into our rivers and seas. Create a wildlife-friendly space instead. More https://t.co/Ha52cZVAlE 🐝

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

By piling leaves up in a corner of your little green space, you'll create a place for hedgehogs and insects to hide and hibernate. More tips to help garden wildlife this autumn: https://t.co/A4eHFvpxf1 🍂
#gardening #nature #biodiversity

[Bat Conservation Trust @_BCT_]

Please help us secure a much needed donation. It only takes a minute and the more nominations we get the more likely we are to receive the donation https://t.co/lUMMsw7NCK

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

Bats in our church!! 🥳
Droppings are recent so someone has been using our church as a roost. Have had Common and Soprano pips, Noctules and Serotines on detectors here. We are privileged to share our spaces with these wonderful creatures. I wonder who is living here? 🦇🧡
@_BCT_

[Ella Clark @EllafClark]

Everyday joys: a tiny mushroom pair along a mossy road 🍄

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

A celebration of Autumn in the village church at the moment! 🌻🍂

Lovely to see wild Blackberries, Hawthorn and Ivy used in a floral arrangement 🧡

[Bat Conservation Trust @_BCT_]

We get a lot of questions about bat boxes: where to put it? How high? Facing which direction? How can I make one? Look no further, we've got you; all you need to know here and in the 'Bat Box Info Pack', free to download here: https://t.co/4Vw7GKxC7r

[Rewilding Britain @RewildingB]

This is what river restoration looks like 👀

These Google Earth images show the dramatic transformation of Swindale Beck by @WildHaweswater in the Lake District.

Here's a quick 🧵 on how they did it, and the incredible #rewilding results. #WorldRiversDay (1/5)

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

We took the Guides for a bat walk on Monday and saw common pips, soprano pips and serotines! It was a great time, and the girls asked very intelligent questions 😊

Bats are such incredible creatures, it's not too late to get out and see them before they hibernate! 🦇

@_BCT_

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

Thank you @BatBristol for taking this guy in, and for all the incredible work you do! We hope he is fit enough to return to our skies soon 🦇

[Wickwar Environmental Action Group @_WEAG]

We are very lucky to have some amazing bats in Wickwar, including the Barbastelle which is very rare! 🦇

The easiest way to help is keeping cats in at night 🐈‍⬛🌛 You can also plant night scented flowers like Jasmine, make a pond or create linear features like hedges 🌳

[BristolBatRescue @BatBristol]

Juvenile male Barbastelle from north of Wickwar in South Gloucestershire