Engaging People with the Natural World
through Collaborative Action

Wild Encounters

Find out about the Bristol Natural History Consortium projects

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News

Making Connections Photography Exhibition

The Making Connections Project brought together local community groups and researchers to share their environmental expertise and connections with nature

Digital Volunteers Needed!

We need your help to improve communication about the natural world!

Bristol Pesticide Amnesty

What pesticides might be lurking at the back of your shed, garage or under the kitchen sink? Help protect nature in your neighbourhood and dispose of unwanted pesticides by joining in England’s first pesticide amnesty!

Communicate 2021: On the Road to COP15 and COP26

Communicate 2021 is less than a month away and our programme is shaping up nicely. Read NHC CEO Savita Willmott with the lowdown on what to expect from this year’s conference.

City Nature Challenge 2021: Bristol and Bath – what happened?

Over 4 epic days the residents of Bristol and Bath set about exploring nature on their doorstep to help put local wildlife on the map for City Nature Challenge alongside 422 city regions worldwide!

City Nature Challenge Returns for 2021

Over the last year we’ve had the chance to explore our local areas like never before and now the people of Bristol and Bath are being asked to share what they have discovered in the annual City Nature Challenge.

Thank you to City Nature Challenge funders!

A huge thank you to the sponsors of this year's City Nature Challenge!

The Crew

Be the face of the UK’s largest free celebration of the natural world!

Call out for an Audio Producer

The Natural History Consortium is seeking to appoint an audio producer to collaborate on our Festival of Nature programme. Find out how to apply!

Show and Tell Nature – exciting new public engagement training for UWE students

Tired of live stream talks? Hoping for more imaginative online engagement events? We are too! That’s why the Natural History Consortium (NHC) is partnering with UWE to co-create a series of exciting, innovative hybrid events for the Festival of Nature,