April 2025 - We are 10 years old!

It’s hard to believe but Avellana Ecology has just celebrated its 10th anniversary. Since I moved down to Bristol in 2015, Avellana Ecology has gone from strength to strength. We’ve been busier than ever over the past couple of years with lots of new clients and many exciting projects with valued clients on fantastic sites such as Leigh Woods in Bristol (images below show green hellebore, wych elm flowers and yellow pimpernel seen on a recent visit there).

It’s been particularly enjoyable to work on training courses and guided walks with wonderful organisations such as Avon Wildlife Trust, Plantlife and Avon Needs Trees, as well local authorities and local groups in the Bristol area including the Friends Of the Downs and Avon Gorge.

Here’s to the next 10 years!

March 2025 - Spring and summer training courses and guided walks

I have a number of events coming up from this month onwards, further details are shown on the Events page.

February 2025 - Wild Guide - British and Irish Wildflowers and Plants

I highly recommend this new book, especially for people learning botany or wishing to improve their identification skills. It is a compact photo guide and has an excellent key to species. It includes grasses, sedges, rushes, ferns and winter tree twigs.

All of the Wild Guide publications are very good identification aids for ecologists and anyone interested in learning more about our wildlife.

See https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691245409/british-and-irish-wild-flowers-and-plants?_gl=11nko7ri_upMQ.._gaMTI1NjQwNDk1OC4xNzM4Nzc0NjE0_ga_N1W9JWKLY3*MTczODc3NDYxMi4xLjEuMTczODc3NDYxOS4wLjAuNTM1OTkwMTE2

November 2024 - West of England State of Nature report

This excellent report from BRERC provides a lot of interesting information on wildlife in the West of England, including Bristol and Bath.

See https://www.brerc.org.uk/son.htm