Avon, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire Wildlife Trusts, collaborating to offer 30 training placements over 3 yrs. Get into conservation! -Colleen (She/her)
South West England
Joined August 2014
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🎥 How @wild_paths made a difference to people and nature
Thanks to the incredible success of this project, 26 trainees were able to find their pathway to a career in conservation. 💚 Watch the full story 👉 buff.ly/3IQaq24
#ThanksToYou #NationalLottery @HeritageFundUK
How lucky we are to have been able to be part of wild paths 😍 @DorsetWildlife @devonwildlife @WiltsWildlife @avonwt @SomersetWT with huge thanks to
@HeritageFundUK
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Good oppurtunity for an EDI intern The Wildlife Trusts wildlifetrusts.org/jobs/edi-…
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What a year! @wild_paths trainees Zofia and Caroline have completed 10 months of residentials and training in practical nature conservation, from moth trapping to hedge laying! Read on 👉 buff.ly/3A6t3Ko
#ThanksToYou @HeritageFundL_S #NationalLottery @TNLUK
ALT Zofia planting hedge
ALT Zofia and Caroline using chainsaw to cut away a fallen tree
ALT Caroline digging clay bank
ALT Zofia and Caroline smiling at camera next to Meeth Quarry nature reserve sign
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Wonderful update! @DefraGovUK has announced that new legalisation will be laid today to provide stronger legal protections for beavers in England! Thank you to our supporters for helping secure a wilder future for beavers 💚(1/3) wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-…
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The @savebutterflies Big #ButterflyCount begins today! 🦋
Butterflies are excellent biodiversity indicators, so this survey helps assess the health of our environment 📈
Get involved in one of our events to make a difference for our fluttering friends ➡️ avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/blo…
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Love this! A gentle greeting between two of Avon's most beloved and iconic creatures💚 @aardman @thegrandappeal @BadgerTrust
#Gromit has an admirer ❤️ @aardman @GromitUnleashed @thegrandappeal @avonwt @BadgerTrust #30DaysWild #Bristol #animalhour #badger
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#WildPaths trainees have been learning how to build dry stone walls, a traditional technique to create field boundaries which blend into the natural landscape.
#ThanksToYou @HeritageFundL_S #NationalLottery @TNLUK for supporting
@wild_paths
📽️ Russell Brookes, @WiltsWildlife
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Through our £5m #NextdoorNature #PlatinumJubilee scheme with @WildlifeTrusts we will support an amazing 200 new groups to reintroduce nature on their doorsteps.
@GeorgeThePoet tells us how essential it is for people to celebrate nature in a new poem 👉 heritagefund.org.uk/videos/g…
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In the words of @GeorgeThePoet, we must “celebrate nature in our day to day”. Thanks to funding from @HeritageFundUK, through #NextdoorNature we’ll be helping communities to reintroduce nature on their doorsteps 🚪
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Part 1/2: Wild Path trainees drystone wall rebuild @SomersetWT. Amazing time lapse, thanks to Russell Brookes @WiltsWildlife @DevonWildlife @DorsetWildlife @avonwt @HeritageFundUK
Part 2/2: Wild Path trainees drystone wall rebuild @SomersetWT. Amazing time lapse, thanks to Russell Brookes @WiltsWildlife @DevonWildlife @DorsetWildlife @avonwt @HeritageFundUK
Drystone walling today! What an amazing heritage skill to have the chance to learn 😍 Thank you @SomersetWT and @HeritageFundUK
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@wild_paths trainees Zofia and Caroline joined a fantastic residential last week, attending training sessions on Heath & Safety, project management and wildlife surveys!
These placements are funded by @HeritageFundL_S #NationalLottery #ThanksToYou @TNLUK buff.ly/3vdq4we
ALT Moth on ID guide Credit: Zofia from DWT
Last day of the residential for our Wild Paths trainees at @DorsetWildlife, a beautiful trip to the enclosed beaver trial site 🦫 @avonwt @SomersetWT @DevonWildlife @WiltsWildlife
Trapping success! 🥳Female great crested newt found by our Wild Paths trainees with @DorsetWildlife @DWTKingcombe 🦎All newts surveyed under licence. @avonwt @DevonWildlife @WiltsWildlife @SomersetWT
Fascinating day exploring @DWTKingcombe on the lookout for great crested newt eggs (under licence) 🦎🔎@DorsetWildlife @avonwt @SomersetWT @DevonWildlife @WiltsWildlife #Dorset #WestDorset #Newts
Early morning moth trapping @DWTKingcombe for our Wildpaths trainees @SomersetWT @avonwt @DevonWildlife @DorsetWildlife @WiltsWildlife
Say "Cheese"! 🧀Wild Paths trainees are learning about 'Communicating with the media' today, virtually with Alex from @DorsetWildlife. @DevonWildlife @SomersetWT @avonwt @WiltsWildlife
