Planning your garden? Think like a pollinator! 🐝

Please don’t mow or spray the dandelions when they return. They can be a lifeline for pollinators including bees, butterflies, hoverflies. They support over 50 insect species. Our little film shows the life in a small patch 🐝 More: bit.ly/428s34x

Insects are dying out up to 8 times faster than larger animals, and 41% of insect species face extinction. You can help in your garden & community by not being too tidy, planting nectar-rich flowers & trees, and not using weedkillers and pesticides. More: bit.ly/2FCEJYz

The Severn's second largest tributary. A river reputed to be one of the fastest in the UK. Whose history is shaped by giants. Our January River of the Month is...... Afon Tefeidad! (the River Teme) Read more here: afonyddcymru.org/teme/

"We need our land, upstream of flood risk areas, to hold on to rainwater for longer and release it more gradually into our rivers following storm events, to reduce peak flows,” - Joe Pimblett (CEO of Severn Rivers Trust) theguardian.com/environment/20…

"A shift towards a more sustainable global food system could create up to $10tn of benefits a year, improve human health and ease the climate crisis, according to the most comprehensive economic study of its type." 🌱⬇️ theguardian.com/environment/20…

If you've left dead plants in your garden over the winter, they'll probably have been providing sheltered spots for hibernating ladybirds and lots of other creatures. Please do leave them a while longer until spring is underway 🐞 #wildlife #gardening #nature

🙌This week is Student Volunteering Week!! We'd like to show our gratitude to all the wonderful students who have helped the charity over the years. 🌳If you're a student looking to volunteer, follow us to find out more about the exciting opportunities we have coming up!

📸 Student Volunteering Week – Remote volunteering During the pandemic Sian joined us as a remote camera trap volunteer, she analysed images of wildlife at night from Diglis island. Sian was studying for her MSc Global Ecology and Conservation.

PORTRAIT OF A WYE ‘SPRINGER’ A fresh-run spring salmon from the river Wye Caught in 2016. Take a good look at this picture of a pristine, wild fish. The extinction of a river and a species is what’s at stake. The gas tank for Atlantic #salmon has been running on empty for many

🌊💙 VOTE NOW!! 💙🌊 Please give two minutes of your time and nominate Severn Rivers Trust to win £1000 so we can help wildlife throughout the Severn catchment!! movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1…

Dear councils, 97% of meadows are gone. So please, this year, when the wildflowers return to the verges and our public spaces, don't poison them or over-mow them. Let them grow as a lifeline for insects like bees, butterflies and hoverflies 🐝

Choose your path… Very soon, many people will start mowing their lawns. NOW is the time to plan your mown paths so that our precious insects stand a chance. Don’t put the mower away for one month, instead adopt a #NoMowSummer and help our flora & fauna all summer long 🔈⬆️ 🌾

Please don't spray or over-mow the dandelions! They support over 50 insect species, and are often a lifeline for bees, butterflies and hoverflies 🐝 More: bit.ly/428s34x

Jenny Jones from the Green Party knocking the top off the rice pudding here. Whatever your political views are she just nailed the state of this country and what’s wrong with it in 5 minutes.

Please help bees, butterflies and birds by reducing the mowing this year! By leaving a patch of grass in your garden to flower you'll be helping wildlife while reducing effort, cost and carbon emissions. Cartoon courtesy Seppo mstdn.social/@sepponet #Nature #ClimateAction⁠ ⁠#biodiversity

8 ways to get micro-rewilding in your garden or local area: 🐞 Let the grass grow 🐝 Ditch the poison 🍃 Embrace some mess 🌳 Plant trees 🌿 Scrub-up 🌻 Plant with nature in mind 🐸 Go wild for water 🌱 Look after the soil 🐾 More: bit.ly/2P4TYBQ #biodiversity #nature

🌳 We've planted 3000 native trees at Tidmington Farm in Shipston, creating over 4 hectares of riparian woodland. Get in touch to discuss woodland creation on your land: [email protected]

📱 We're hosting a summer placement for a social media communications role. Ideally suited to a student or career starter looking to gain new skills and experience in online communications. 👀 For more information about the role and how to apply: severnriverstrust.teamkinetic.co.uk/volunteers/opp…

Extraordinary work by the @GFI_green today shows that damage to nature is slowing the UK economy and could lead to a 12% reduction in GDP - that's £150-£300bn - as early as the 2030s. All political parties serious about the economy must invest and regulate to #RestoreNatureNow.