Dolebury Warren

Wildlife

Wildlife - or biodiversity - is the variety of life, essential to a healthy planet.

Living Landscapes is the Trust's approach to work on a landscape scale, within which vital wildlife habitats are restored and linked to create more robust habitats within the wider countryside.

Nature reserves are a vital part of this work and in the last 25 years the Trust has built up a diverse range of nature reserves, protecting some of Avon’s most important wildlife sites, habitats and species.

Ways into wildlife is a series of walks within the Avon area that offers you the chance to explore the natural world around you and understand our very special local wildlife.

Avon Biodiversity Action Plan (ABAP) champions and promotes local biodiversity and its distinctiveness through the Avon BAP Partnership. Bird Watch is an example of a successful local BAP project.

Freshwater projects are examining the freshwater habitats and species in the Avon area through the Avon Pondways Project, the Avonmouth Water Vole Project, and White-clawed Crayfish Project.

Planning and Policy work monitors and responds to major planning applications which may threaten wildlife in our area, and also works to influence local, regional and national planning policy.

Environmental Consultancy work-manages and delivers a wide range of specialist ecological services, in liaison with other Trust teams.

Green Infrastructure work looks at the best ways of incorporating green spaces into new developments and securing mitigation for existing developments through wider countryside projects. See the Green Infrastructure West website