Share news and information about biodiversity, conservation and green infrastructure in Bath and North East Somserset.
The Council supports the connectivity of pollinator habitats through the ‘Get Bath Buzzing’ campaign, by reducing the frequency of mowing on our roadside verges and encouraging gardeners to let their lawns grow. The Council delivers landscape-scale projects such as Bathscape, WaterSpace and the Somer Valley and is a member of the West of England Nature Partnership (WENP).
As a council, we made a commitment to help tackle the Climate & Ecological EMergency. Our teams are busy creating new wildlife habitats in parks by planting new wildflower meadows, habitat, grassland and planting thoughsand ooftrees across the district. We want to encoulrage residents to create more wildlife habitats whether through planting flowers in their garden, window box, or collobrating in shared areas. Also see the information about the Neighbourhood Nature Areas scheme, to help you…
Read more…Programme of over 80 events and activities happening at various sites across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and online. Head to the website to find out more, book for events and download the programme! https://www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-nature/
Read more…Weekend Tree Sale - bookings now live! B&NES residents can order up to 5 trees for their gardens for collection this weekend. Bookings and further information at http://bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/treegiveaway/…
Read more…The parks team at the council are selling trees at a discounted rate this weekend. Trees are either £5 or £10 & all the money raised goes towards buying more trees for the area. Help us meet our goal of planting 100,000 trees across Bath and North East Somerset! For more info and to book your tree collection: https://carbonneutralbathnes.ning.com/events/tree-buying-giveaway
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