Wapley Bushes Local Nature Reserve is just south of Yate, near Bristol, in the West of England.

Please click on the menu items above to find out about the Reserve, or read the latest diary entries from our blog wapley.blogspot.com

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Dates for your diary

NATURE RESERVE VOLUNTEER WORK MORNINGS

On Sunday 15 September we’ll be digging out the bed of the stream down through the woods, so that it won’t flood when we get heavy rain, and cutting back some overgrowing vegetation in the Western Wood. We’ll also be doing litter collection and tidying up.

On Saturday 24 November there will be a Wapley Bushes Local Nature Reserve Work Morning of general reserve management and possibly some early tree planting.

Would you like to be kept informed of these work mornings and other activities? You can use our Contact Us page to ask for your email address to be added to our local list, so that you find out about environment events at Wapley and other local wildlife sites.

Full details are on the Wapley Bushes Events Page.

Please watch this space for future events.

Keep in touch!

You can use our Contact Us page to ask for your email address to be added to our local list, so that you find out about environment events at Wapley and other local wildlife sites.

Wapley Bushes Local Nature Reserve – a warm welcome

This area of woodlands and meadows is a haven for wildlife. Please enjoy the views and the peace and quiet. Visitors of all ages are welcome to explore the Reserve – look for secret places like the Lower Pond hidden in a copse, and the Dragon Tree on the Lower Path in the Ancient Woodland.

The Reserve is owned by Dodington Parish Council and managed in partnership with Wapley Bushes Conservation Group. The Reserve was set up in 1992.

Wapley Bushes Conservation Group holds regular workdays and always welcomes new volunteers – there is something for everyone, and it’s a very friendly group. The Conservation Group is affiliated to Avon Wildlife Trust, and can tell you about other local nature areas and volunteering opportunities.

Enjoy your visit and please come back soon.

Ash Dieback Disease tree surgery

Major tree surgery works were carried out over the last two winters to deal with Ash Dieback Disease. The contractors returned to the Centenary Wood area in autumn 2021 to remove the stumps and get rid of the deepest ruts. By the end of winter 2021 – 2022 we had planted more than 130 new trees, and about 240 in winter 2022 – 2023. Please check out our Ash Dieback Disease page.

Telephone contacts

Wapley Bushes Conservation Group
01454 315851 or 01454 313055
Dodington Parish Council
01454 866546