
Category: Wildlife


100+ Observations on iNaturalist
This year we have begun surveying the flora and fauna of the arboretum using iNaturalist. We have just past our...
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Please help us survey our flora and fauna
We’re starting our very own citizen science project, and we need your help to record the wildlife on our site....
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Autumn Events Part 1: Bat & Moth Night
How lucky we were last month to come together (in a socially-distanced manner) to enjoy the gorgeous season and all...
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August volunteer day
THANK YOU to everyone that came to volunteer with us today! Lovely to meet some new volunteers as well as...
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Secret wildlife
This year in early Spring we had motion-sensor wildlife cameras set-up on site to see some of the more elusive...
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Bluebell woods
If you are lucky enough to live near a woodland and take your daily exercise there, you may well have...
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Spring has sprung
Our society is living through unusual times, but the natural world takes no notice of social distancing or isolation. It...
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Bats roosting at Tortworth
The arboretum has its first resident bat. A number of trees have been identified by the Avon Bat Group as...
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Summer flowers
A selection of the flowers that we have seen in June and July at the arboretum.
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Tree climbing in search of bats
Tree Climbing inspections for bats As part of the wider Tortworth Bat Project members of Avon Bat Group have been...
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Avon Bat Group
Jim from the Avon Bat Group visited us today to look for roosting areas. Rich pickings for the local bat...
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