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Find out about the Bristol Natural History Consortium projects

Find out about the Bristol Natural History Consortium and how it all began

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News

We need your help to mystery shop your local park!

We are looking for volunteers to visit 1 or 2 Bristol parks in October and share their experiences, through a ‘mystery shopper’ survey. Find out how you can get involved!

Communicate 2020: Meet the contributor – George Cook

Ahead of Communicate 2020 our amazing volunteer writer Tom Bell is meeting with the speakers and contributors at this year's conference to find out more about their work.

Communicate 2020: Meet the speaker – Ian Rowlands, Incredible Oceans

Ahead of Communicate 2020 our amazing volunteer writer Tom Bell is meeting with the speakers at this year's conference to find out more about their work.

Communicate 2020 – Programme Launched!

We’re thrilled to announce that the programme for Communicate 2020 is now online and available to download!

What next for nature? Postcards from the future

We're halfway through 2020 and this year has been a massive time of change for everyone. As we all move towards some kind of ‘new normal’ - what would you like to see in the future for the environment?

Communicate 2020 passes now on sale!

2020 has been an unexpected and exceptional year for the environmental communication sector, and as we've quickly learnt to become experts in video calling and meeting virtually, we are excited to bring Communicate to a fully digital platform for the first time!

Antarctica Day Competition Winners!

A huge well done and thank you to everyone who sent in your AMAZING Antarctica themed writing - the judges had a very hard time choosing the best entry for every age group! Take a look at the winners here.

ANTARCTICA CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION!

Festival of Nature's Antarctica Day might be over, but, there's still time to get involved with our Antarctica themed creative writing competition!

City Nature Challenge 2020 – 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 244 city regions worldwide!