We are fortunate to have a number of organised groups focusing on wildlife in general and hedgehogs within the Bristol area.

The first of these groups was the BS3 wildlife Group organised by My Wild Bedminster and the follow on groups have copied the Postcode based format as it’s easy to remember and obvious to those without detailed knowledge of Bristol’s local areas.

The areas covered by our Postcode Based Wildlife groups are shaded orange in the map below

Wildlife Reports

BS Postcode Area Reports on Green spaces and wildlife

Butterflies and Moths of Avon Directory. 2023

Make your own contributions to wildlife reporting

We encourage using iNaturalist as a tool for identifying and recording wildlife. Our aim is to create an iNaturalist Project for each Group so folk can see what has been recorded within the group area.

Nature Recording With iNaturalist

To add records to a local group, just record as normal and the records will automatically appear in the group’s project unless you’ve set them to hidden ( for example if you’re recording a protected species like a great crested newt)

Wildlife Groups

for more information about other wildlife groups in Bristol please see https://bristolwildlifegroups.wordpress.com/
and the Umbrella Bristol Wildlife project https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bristol-postcode-wildlife-projects

Group Name	Facebook group/page	iNaturalist project	Website	Membership (03/11/24)
BS1	(12) BS1&2 Wildlife | Facebook	BS1 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist		55
BS2	(12) BS1&2 Wildlife | Facebook	BS2 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist		–
BS3 Wildlife Group	BS3 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS3 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs3-wildlife	2388
BS4 Wildlife	BS4 Wildlife | Facebook	BS4 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	BS4 Wildlife – Greater Brislington Together	1230
BS5 Wildlife Group	BS5 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS5 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs5-wildlife	974
BS6 Wildlife Group	Bs6 Wildlife | Facebook	BS6 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs6-wildlife	77
BS7 Wildlife Group	BS7 Wildlife | Facebook	BS7 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist		183
BS8	Bs8 wildlife | Facebook	BS8 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist		36
BS9 Wildlife Group	BS9 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS9 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs9-wildlife	219
BS10 Wildlife Gro up	BS10 Wildlife | Facebook	BS10 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs-10wildlife	91
BS11 Wildlife Gro up	BS11 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS11 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs11-wildlife	247
BS12	Historic Postcode	No longer exists
BS13 Wildlife Gro up	BS13 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS13 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs13-wildlife	445
BS14 Wildlife Gro up	BS14 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS14 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs14-wildlife	315
BS15 Wildlife Gro up	BS15 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS15 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs15-wildlife	131
BS16 Wildlife Group	BS16 Wildlife Group | Facebook	BS16 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist	bs16-wildlife	1491
BS34 Wildlife Group	BS34 Wildlife | Facebook	BS34 Wildlife · iNaturalist		434
BS37		BS37 Wildlife Group · iNaturalist
		Bristol Postcode Wildlife Projects · iNaturalist United Kingdom	Total	8326

Hedgehog Projects

BS3 Hedgehog Project	BS3 Hedgehog Project | Facebook
BS4 Hedgehog Project	BS4 Hedgehog Project | Facebook
BS8 Hedgehog Project	BS8 Hedgehog Project | Facebook
BS13 Hedgehog Project	BS13 Hedgehog Project | Facebook
BS16 Hedgehog Project	BS16 Hedgehog Project | Facebook

Bristol Hedgehog Projects iNaturalist project  https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bristol-hedgehog-project

Please also report all hedgehog sightings to the  Big Hedgehog Map

South Bristol Bat Group

We’re a local group of bat enthusiasts located in the BS3, BS4, BS13 and BS14 postcodes!

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/south-bristol-bat-group

The objective of the group is to monitor and record bats in the local area and to promote positive bat awareness and conservation.

BRISAW

Bristol and Surrounding Areas Wildlife (BRISAW)

A forum for people in Bristol and the surrounding areas of BANES, South Gloucs, North Somerset, SE Wales (Monmouthshire, Newport, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan), Gloucs, Wilts and Somerset to swop wildlife records and talk about wildlife in our area only. We are not a campaigning group.

RSPB Bristol Local Group

We’re a local volunteer group celebrating Bristol’s green spaces and supporting the work of the RSPB in our local community. Our events and activities are open to RSPB members and non-members alike; from fully-fledged self-confessed bird nerds, to those just beginning to discover the wildlife in and around the city. You can keep yourself in the loop by signing up for our monthly newsletter, or by following along on social media – feel free to get in touch! https://linktr.ee/rspb_bristol

Add your Group

if you know of a group or project that’s not recorded above or would like to start you own please get in touch using the links below

Wildlife Recording how can I get involved

if you’d like to find out about other wildlife recording opportunities then take a look at our list of projects
https://greaterbrislington.org/2022/03/bristol-wildlife-recording-list/
or find out about Bristol’s Postcode Based Wildlife groups and iNaturalist projects
https://greaterbrislington.org/bristols-postcode-based-wildlife-and-hedgehog-groups/

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