🌿🐦 We've created a beautiful small pond in a churchyard with the help of amazing volunteers to provide a habitat for wildlife to flourish! 🌊 Check out this awesome timelapse video showing how we brought it to life! 🎥 Don't forget to share if you love it! 🌟 #Wildlife 🌱🐸

The first blue butterfly to emerge in spring is the holly blue, which can be found in gardens, woodlands and parks.

They generally emerge twice each year, once from April and again in July. The spring generation feeds on holly and the summer generation feeds on ivy.

Arriving here in April for the summer months, the sedge warbler can be heard in wetlands from now through to August, before they make the journey back to Africa for winter. The males are great mimics, introducing random phases into their song to try and attract a mate.

Let's come together to show our love and appreciation for our beautiful planet. 🌎💚 Whether it's planting trees, cleaning up local parks, or simply spending time outdoors, every action makes a difference.

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On sunny days, look out for common lizards basking in the sun in heathlands, grasslands and perhaps even your garden if you're lucky!

The common lizard is the UK's most common and widespread reptile. Adults emerge from hibernation in spring, mating in April and May.

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Small efforts make a big impact! 🌱 Our dedicated team members Tom, Clare, Steph, and Tyler, along with our amazing volunteers, have come together to create a pond at Greystones Farm Nature Reserve. 🏞️ Thanks to the recent rain, it's already halfway full!

Tree bumblebees are relatively new arrivals to the UK and were first recorded here in 2001. This species is now one of the common 'big seven' bumblebees in the country!

This bee has fuzzy, brown-orange hairs on its thorax, a black abdomen, and a white tail.

🦋 Marsh fritillary butterflies, like most species, need healthy corridors to move between green spaces. 🌿

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Yesterday we celebrated the achievements of four members of staff, Andrew and Rosie who have worked for Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust for 30 years and Linda and Tom for 20 years! Their commitment to Gloucestershire's wildlife is inspirational, a real cause for celebration🙌.

🐴 Help our ponies fight climate change and create thriving wildlife habitats! Your donation supports fencing for conservation grazing, enhancing biodiversity, and creating ideal butterfly habitats. Donate today to support their amazing work! 🌱 ow.ly/Ax4J50R7fCl

The pied flycatcher is a summer visitor arriving this month, migrating here from West Africa where they spend the winter.

Look out for these small black and white birds in woodland, parks and gardens over the coming months, searching for insects which they can catch mid-air.

❗Last chance to register to vote before the May local elections❗

If you’re looking to vote for nature, register today before midnight by heading to gov.uk/registertovote.

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In April and May, our ancient woodlands are awash with the white, starry flowers and smell of wild garlic.

This early flowering allows plants to make the most of the sunlight that is still able to make it to the forest floor habitat, before the canopy becomes too dense.

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Often seen in woodlands and areas with dappled sunlight, the speckled wood is a brown butterfly that feeds on honeydew from trees.

The speckled wood is the only brown butterfly with three small, cream-ringed eyespots on its hindwings, and one on each of its forewings.

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Do you recognise what plant this is?

Honeysuckle has nectar-rich, scented flowers that are visited by all kinds of insects, and climbing stems which provide nest sites and material for birds. Their whorls of trumpet-shaped flowers appear from June to August.

Check out this short highlights video of our incredible wildlife festival that took place on 4th April at Robinswood Hill Country Park, Gloucester! 🌿 Share this video if you enjoyed it! 🎥

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