Wapley Bushes Local Nature Reserve, near Yate and Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire.


The Nature Reserve is run by the Wapley Bushes Conservation Group, a small group of volunteers.

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Kennedy Way Pond Work Morning - Saturday 10 October

 

We shall be cutting back overgrowth and carrying out general management tasks at this nature reserve area. Please wear wellington boots.

Meet at the Kennedy Way Pond, Link Road, Yate Shopping Centre, 10.00am and parking is available at the Yate overflow car park on the eastern side of Link Road, BS37 4AY.

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Report from Wapley Bushes work morning, Sunday 20 September

 

Autumn is the season to look out for
large bracket fungi in the woods!
 

Our four volunteers worked hard clearing most of the seasonal stream down through the woods, but then we ran into a wall of bramble that we'll have to tackle differently. There has been so much growth during the hot summer that the bottom end of the stream, nearest to the Lower Path, has totally disappeared. We'll need to locate it and decide what work is necessary there to stop the low point of the path getting flooded during winter rains.

Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Sunday 20 September – Wapley Bushes Local Nature Reserve Work Morning

The key tasks will be the annual clearing out of the woodland stream, cutting back vegetation overgrowth and optional litter picking. Please come and join us even if you haven’t been before. You can bring your own tools or tools will be provided.

Meet at the Shire Way entrance to the woodland, south Yate, BS37 8US, 10.00am.