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In photos: Bristol’s climate news – April
April saw environment projects coming to life across the city and community groups springing into action. It’s been a busy time for nature, with small furry creatures appearing on our waterways, and gardeners taking the first opportunities to get their hands in the soil.
And, as always in Bristol, there’s been a sprinkle of creative protest and some local politics. Here’s our selection of the month’s climate action in photos.
One of Bristol’s oldest farms, located in Stapleton and home to a thriving growers group, is crowdfunding to keep the land in cooperative ownership. Bridge Farm is hosting a spring festival to celebrate Beltane on May 5 – photo: Bridge Farm
The new ‘many hands make light work’ mural on Jamaica Street was created as part of the Bristol Commons project to encourage people to reclaim common spaces for public benefit, creativity and collective wellbeing – photo: Leoni Fretwell
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Artist Roze Waudby led on the mural’s creation, which ‘became an act of commoning in itself’, with people joining in after hearing about it on social media, through word of mouth or just when passing by. The piece is a collection of many different ideas and experiences – photo: Leoni Fretwell
Five new community climate action plans were launched at Sparks Bristol at the end of April. Speakers from Bricks, Hillfields Community Garden, Knowle West Media Centre, Southmead Development Trust and Windmill City Farm shared what the plans for climate and nature recovery mean to local residents – photo: Evoke
A moth trap deployed around Gores Marsh Park in Bedminster has turned up specimens including this Brindled Beauty, part of the ‘Earth Measurer’ family. Local resident Charlie has set up the BS3 Moth Club: for more information contact bs3mothclub@mail.com – photo: Charlie Tallis
Sustainable Clevedon held its first festival, Green Shift, at the Curzon cinema in mid-April. It included talks, stalls, food, music and film screenings – photo: Ursula Billington
Clevedon’s local political candidates including MP Liam Fox joined a panel discussion on how to reach net zero, on both a national and local level – photo: Ursula Billington
Poet Maya Blackwell launched a beginner’s guide to permaculture, a land work system focused on working in harmony with nature. Artist Ruby Scott-Geddes produced prints featuring inspiring extracts from the book – photo: Maya Blackwell
Billboards calling for an end to airline adverts appeared near Bristol airport this month. The Brandalism network put up at least 20 signs demanding a ban on adverts promoting climate destructive activity – photo: Adblock Bristol
The Kidical Mass event on April 20 saw hundreds of families convene in Castle Park and cycle through the centre demanding more space and safer streets for children to cycle – photo: Robert Browne
Sustainability campaigner Zoe Banks Gross who said: “We still don’t have the infrastructure that encourages kids to cycle to school…and we still have a big disparity between girls and boys who cycle to secondary schools.” – photo: Robert Browne
In the run-up to the local elections on May 2, sole UK Green Party MP Caroline Lucas joined Bristol Central MP candidate Carla Denyer and local campaigners in Cotham. The Greens are hoping for a big win in Bristol – photo: Betty Woolerton
Local birders have spotted rare species, such as this greenfinch, this month, in the thickets in St George’s Park and the woods around Snuff Mills – photo: Amy Collyer
Main photo: Amy Collyer
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