Green High Kingsdown & Green Cotham

A rare chance to see the captivating and beautiful film ‘My Garden of A Thousand Bees’ by Bristol filmmaker Martin Dohrn. One of the filmmakers working with David Attenborough, locked down during Covid, Martin decides to film the bees in his own garden in Bristol.

After the film, Martin will give a talk about bees and the flowers they love and his experience of making habitats for bees.

St Matthew’s Church 14th November, doors open 7pm. 🙏

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‘My Garden of a Thousand Bees’ film and talk by filmmaker Martin Dohrn Join us for a special evening of this award winning film about local bees, the flowers they love to visit, and how you can give them homes.

🕷️Look at this beauty👀

This fantastic image of a female wasp spider was taken by volunteer Chris Taylor at our Bennett’s Patch and White’s Paddock reserve.

Despite its warning stripes, the wasp spider is harmless and its resemblance to a wasp helps to keep predators away⚠️

Females are much larger than the males and have the distinctive markings, whereas males are less colourful and are only active for a short period in the summer.

Males also run the gauntlet of being eaten by the females during the mating season 😮

These amazing wasp spiders are venturing north, following their arrival on the south coast of England just over 100 years ago, and can be found in a variety of habitats but especially grassland.

www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/spiders/wasp-spider

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹, it's really important to give its shell a gentle tap! 🐌 This simple action is crucial to its survival.

When a snail is relaxed, its body, particularly a sensitive part called the mantle, might be slightly outside the shell. The mantle is a key part of the snail's anatomy, responsible for creating the shell and protecting its internal organs.

If you pick up a snail without a tap, you might accidentally damage its mantle. This can cause a serious injury or even be fatal.

By giving the shell a light tap first, you startle the snail, causing it to retract its soft body completely back inside its protective home. This ensures that when you pick it up, you won't harm it. So, next time you see a snail, remember to to keep it safe! 😊

Thanks to Lorna & Sue cake makers 😍⭐️

High Kingsdown playground has got loads and loads and loads of these under the oak tree… caused by gall wasps… They are tiny wasps specialised in living and growing inside the acorn…

Must mention Maria and the shed she’s very generously built and painted for storage of our gardening tools 🙏❤️⭐️ Thank you! She also organised quite a few people to help her so thanks to them aswell. 🥳

Green Cotham was recently awarded two years funding from the National Lottery! ❤️
This will fund our lead project worker a drop in assistant and gives us funds for plants and tools.

We held interviews on Monday and are delighted to say we have found somebody to take on the role of assistant! They’ve got lots of relevant experience and are pretty interested and excited about plants and community gardening. 🥳 All being well they will start helping us after Easter. 👩‍🌾

A very peaceful Green Cotham afternoon in the sun mulching and w**ding.