Butterfly discovery
A chance to see the progress of the grizzled skipper butterfly at His Majesty's Prison Berwyn now that North Wales Wildlife Trust jointly manages the site.
A chance to see the progress of the grizzled skipper butterfly at His Majesty's Prison Berwyn now that North Wales Wildlife Trust jointly manages the site.
Discover the 'Butterfly Transect' at Marfod Quarry Nature Reserve and be part of a vital citizen science project which has been carried out for 30 years!
Look for Water avens in damp habitats, such as riversides, wet woodlands and wet meadows. It has nodding, purple-and-orange flowers that hang on delicate, purple stems.
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
The Carline thistle produces distinctive brown-and-golden flower heads that look like a seeded thistle. These flowers are attractive to a wide range of butterflies, including the very rare Large…
Mae’r Etholiad Cyffredinol yn gyfnod allweddol i fywyd gwyllt. Beth allwch chi ei wneud i helpu i greu dyfodol gwyllt?
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Isn’t wildlife amazing? North Wales is full of nature using its super powers to breathe, eat, drink, swim, fly, hide, save the planet and even go on holiday!
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…
The ragged-edged, purple flower heads of Greater knapweed bloom on sunny chalk grasslands and clifftops, and along woodland rides. They attract clouds of butterflies.
The tightly packed, thistle-like purple flower heads of common knapweed bloom on all kinds of grasslands. Also regularly called 'black knapweed, this plant attracts clouds of butterflies.