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07/06/2026

Soldier beetle keeping watch! 🫡

We had a blast at last Sunday's bioblitz - a huge thanks to Chris from the Friends Of Badock's Wood for taking us around another of Bristol's brilliant urban reserves.

Swipe for some highlights, and keep 'em peeled for the next location announcement! 👀

14/05/2026

Badock's Wood is our next stop! 🐦‍⬛🐌🤸

We'll be heading into the valley for a ramble by the River Trym, taking in veteran trees, before emerging for a wander through the wildflower meadows. 🪻🌳

Bring your phones and cameras and help us uncover the wildlife of another of Bristol's hidden havens! 🔎🙂

Head here for all the info and to get yourselves signed up: https://tinyurl.com/58djep2u

06/05/2026

Our favourite legless lizard ☑️
An uncommon orchid ☑️
A wonderful woodpecker ☑️
A wobbling weevil ☑️
An obligatory robin ☑️

Manor Woods Valley had it all!

A huge thanks to all of you who joined our last bioblitz for the 2026 , with a special thanks to Martin and Peter from the Friends of Manor Woods Valley for all of the helpful information you gave us.

Where next? 🤔

We'll tell you tomorrow...

Or you can head here, where it's already up 😉: https://tinyurl.com/58djep2u

24/04/2026

The 2026 is underway!

Over the weekend, cities worldwide are battling it out to see who can record the most wildlife observations via

At the time of writing, Bristol is 2 species ahead of Tokyo in 70th place - let's get out into the sunshine this weekend and see if we can push up the leaderboard! 🦎

And if you fancy joining us in person, you'll find us out at Manor Woods Valley on Sunday morning - all the info you need can be found here: https://linktr.ee/rspb_bristol

15/04/2026

It's back to BS13 and Manor Woods Valley for a bioblitz special! 💙

It's 2026 time - a friendly worldwide competition to see which city can observe the most species over a single wild weekend. 🔎🦆🦎🦈

No expert nature knowledge is needed - bring your phones, cameras and binoculars, and help us to find the wonderful, weird and familiar wildlife hidden right under our noses. 👃

Is this the year we help Bristol get to number one on the City Nature Challenge worldwide leaderboard?

Probably not, but let's at least try and ruffle York and Chester's feathers this time around, eh.*

Head here for all the info and to get signed up: https://tinyurl.com/k9xxm9ey

*We have nothing against either York or Chester.

27/03/2026

Hey there, I'm newt in town.

Well done Jesse for spotting a family of five fantastic newts around the edge of the pond, and a huge thanks to the 20 of you who came out for our first bioblitz of the year with our wonderful hosts - the Friends of !
..where are we headed in April? Keep 'em peeled for the next location drop! In the meantime, swipe for some highlights. 🙂🪲🐦🌲

08/03/2026

We spotted that glowing space-based nuclear fireball in the sky this week. If only we could remember what it was called...

Either way it's warming up, so let's get the 2026 bioblitz season underway! 🙂

We'll be heading to Blackhorse Meadows for our first stop of the year - bring your phones/notepads/cameras, and help us to spot as much wildlife as we can. 🐦🦆🪲🦣👀

As ever, these events are open to all, regardless of your nature knowledge - you'll find all the info to sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/46ssr5n3

See you out in the fields!

30/01/2026

Redwings stole the show last Sunday for our Big Garden Birdwatch outing with over at Bower Ashton!

A huge thank you to the 15 of you who joined us in spotting 20 species - a great effort! 👏

If you took part from the comfy confines of your home, remember you've got until the 22nd of February to record your results on the Big Garden Birdwatch website. 🙂

We'll be back out in the field in March - keep your eyes peeled for our first bioblitz location reveal of the year! 🐦👀

19/01/2026

We're back for a birdwatch, and thanks to we've got a big garden to explore!

Head over to Bower Ashton with us this Sunday, and let's see who's up in the trees! 🐦🌲👀

Head here for all the info: https://tinyurl.com/y93jpacu

Hope you all had a nice break over the holidays! 🩵

12/12/2025

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming .estate Head of Nature Connection, Martin Williams, for a talk all about the rewilding and regeneration work being undertaken at the estate.

A huge thanks to Martin, and for all of you who came out and helped to break our record for the longest Q&A!

We look forward to heading to Belmont in 2026 for a spot of birding - watch this space. 🙂

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