Wildlife is in serious decline and urgent action is needed.
This is the stark message from Grow Wilder, an organisation based on a 6.5 acre plot at Frenchay that aims to be a positive force for change.
The charity, which is part of Avon Wildlife Trust, seeks to do this by educating, upskilling and empowering local people, communities, schools and businesses to take their own action through wildlife-friendly gardening and sustainable food growing.
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The ambition is to enable nature to recover on a grand scale and part of this involves making space for nature and encouraging others to do the same.
In the last year, Grow Wilder has sold or distributed more than 58,000 wildflower plants to individual households, councils and community groups. The charity estimates from the sales of wildflowers at its Frenchay site that some 1,000 households have created nature-rich habitats in …