Our friends from the Bath Natural History Society will be sharing their knowledge and passion for nature, helping local people to find out more about the wildlife found at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve. We’ll be running two sessions on the day as part of the Festival of Nature that happens across Bristol and Bath between the 7-15th June. The first, a drop-in session, will start at 11am, where you’ll have the opportunity to talk with naturalists about the surveys that they are carrying out around the reserve and what they’ve found. In the afternoon, starting at 1pm, there will be a free guided wildlife walk around the reserve, bringing to life the nature of the reserve (booking is advisable).
Join us in the reserve to help with improving the habitat. Everyone's welcome from 11am! We normally spend a couple of hours on site and its advisable to wear trousers and bring water. You'll also need gardening gloves.
Meet by the kissing gate on Charlcombe Way.
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We recorded 105 species - including 46 for the first time - as part of the City Nature Challenge in April. Our aim was to see how many species we could record in two hours, joining in with over 650 other cities across the world as part of the City Nature Challenge.
Working with an amazing group, The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), we cut back invasive brambles to open the reserve up to a wider variety of wildflowers and other plant species.
In April, we collected data on reptile species in the reserve, using specially adapted mats hidden around the site.
In January as part of the RSPB's Birdwatch census, we counted 18 different bird species in the reserve — including this delightful 'flying teaspoon', also known as a long-tailed tit, and a kestrel.