Welcome to the new website for the Kings Weston Action Group. We will be adding information gradually over the next few weeks, so keep an eye open to see what’s new. As things appear we will spread the word here and on our facebook page. Happy browsing!
We’ve been overwhelmed by interest in two Nature Detectives days for schools we are holding at Kings Weston later this month. The two day event will be led by Steve England and we have been generously loaned the use of Kings Weston house as a mini-lab. We are delighted that a lot of the local schools were the first to come forward and book places for the event which is now over subscribed.
Fingers are crossed for good weather!
The third in KWAG’s series of free nature walks will be led by expert naturalist Richard Bland and explore the historic trees of the Kings Weston Estate. Come along and discover the many different and unusual species growing here, from familiar native trees to exotic imports grown to impress! Find out how to identify different species and how, when and why they were brought to Kings Weston.
Walk starts from Shirehampton Road Car Park. Please arrive at 10:15 am. The walk will commence at 10:30pm and finish around lunch time
Places are limited so book early. Accompanied children well behaved dogs on leads are very welcome.
Places are limited so book early. Accompanied children are very welcome.
E-mail kwag@theweasels.plus.com or call 07811 6666 71 to book your place
The next walk in our programme will be a night time BAT WALK! This will be led by David Brown of the Avon Bat Group on Friday 23rd August and, as before, we need to book you a place if you would like to come along. There will be bat-detecting equipment in use to help identify the different calls and apparently Kings Weston has all but one of the native UK species so come along to find out more. Please find attached a poster/flyer giving full details of the event and feel free to pass this on to anyone who you think might be interested.
As part of our All our Stories project with the Heritage Lottery Fund we have organised a series of free natural history walks. This first of those, a Wild Food Forage with local naturalist Steve England was today. We trekked across the estate in search of all things edible and helped ourselves to a few titbits along the way. We even ATE some of the historic avenue of lime trees!
Steve was a great knowledgeable guide and everyone who came along was thoroughly engaged. Here is a gallery of a few photos recording the event.
Thanks to Liz and Extraverte Community Projects we now have a full list of all that was found during the Kings Weston Bioblitz. You can download your own copy from here: https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=620BA4062B4BA348%212066&authkey=%21AEmNlKf9Qn823Os
This is really the starting point for us now and we want to use this information in whatever way we can to improve people’s awareness of the natural history of the estate. The web site will be one way, but we are running a series of free nature walks this summer and a bulb-planting session in September. So don;t miss out and get in touch if you’d like to find out more.
A short illustrated article in the Bristol Post about the Bioblitz event over the weekend.
This is our poster showing just the basics of what will be happening on Friday and Saturday as part of the Kings Weston BioBlitz. There will be plenty more bug hunts and plant searches happening throughout the event as well as bird box making at the house on Saturday.
Help spread the word and come along to discover how nature and history come together on our unique estate. 
As the BioBlitz approaches the Kings Weston Estate is waking up and preparing to put on a show. Spring has come late, but nature is making up for lost time with a display of wild flowers.
Bluebells are already out in Crabtree Slip Wood close to the Avon, and cowslips are in the meadow close by. Meanwhile celandines are out in abundance across the estate.
This weekend should be a great opportunity to get out and discover more about the flora of Kings Weston with the help of knowledgeable naturalists from the Bristol Natural History Consortium.
