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Henllan Bee Project
We all depend on bees for our food - up to third of our crops depend upon bees for their pollination - but our bees are disappearing! In response to this, the village of Henllan in Denbighshire has decided to take action themselves to benefit bees in their community by creating the Henllan Bee Project.
The aim of the project is to increase the bee population in and around Henllan through action in community spaces, gardens and on farmland. This will be done through a series of workshops and family events. It is funded by Cadwyn Clwyd and delivered for the community by the North Wales Wildlife Trust in collaboration with the Henllan Conservation Group.
Follow the link for more information on events and how you can get involved.
Wildlife brings life to your garden!
You can do something positive by improving your own patch into a wildlife friendly garden and receive a bronze, silver or gold award as well as a prize for your garden for entering. WE ARE OFFERING A FIRST PRIZE OF £100 IN EACH CATEGORY IN THIS UNIQUE AWARD SCHEME WHICH ENCOURAGES PEOPLE IN GWYNEDD, CONWY AND ANGLESEY TO ATTRACT MORE WILDLIFE TO THEIR GARDENS! All you need to do to enter before the 3rd June is to contact Anna Williams on 01248-360981, 07772280970 or e-mail annawilliams@wildlifetrustswales.org.
Download the competition leaflet here.
Little Egret just beats the Kingfisher at Aberogwen
The winners of the North Wales Wildlife Trust's Wildlife Photograph Competition are Tony Temple and Arfon Thomas. Their photographs were taken at the Wildlife Trusts nature reserve The Spinnies, Aberogwen.
Give our Seas a Chance!
Wildlife Trusts Wales has launched Living Seas, its vision for the UK's marine environment - where wildlife thrives from the depths of the ocean to the coastal shallows; where rocky reefs are bursting with brightly coloured fish, corals and sponges, and dolphins and seals dart among the waves - at an event in the House of Commons.
The launch follows the passing, in November, of the Marine and Coastal Access Act (MCAA), for which The Wildlife Trusts campaigned for nearly a decade. The challenge for the next five years is to ensure the Act is effectively implemented - that urgent action is taken to turn the UK's over-fished, over-exploited, and currently under-protected waters back into a thriving marine environment. The Wildlife Trusts have a clear vision for how this should happen, and a plan for achieving it within 20 years, a single generation.
A wonder-foal opportunity. Sale of unique ponies announced
On the 5th December 2009 100 wild Carneddau Welsh Mountain foals and yearlings are to be sold in the first annual sale at Tyn Llwyfan, Llanfairfechan.
Wildlife Gardening Project wins Peoples Millions vote
LATEST NEWS: we have just heard that the Wildlife Gardening Project won!
more information here (external site)
Thank you to everyone who voted. It was neck-and-neck against our opposition but we pipped them to the post showing that every vote really counted.
Now we can support thousands of people throughout North Wales helping create wildlife gardens to help create a Living Landscape. We will help fifteen community groups and schools create wildlife and people friendly community gardens and answer your questions about wildlife gardening. People of all ages, abilities and background will be able to take part.
Thank you for your support and help, and to all the people who voted for us!
find out more about the Wildlife Gardening Project
A Tern for the Better
Conservationists are celebrating after the only Sandwich tern colony in Wales had a successful season for the first time in three years.
And while Wildlife Trust staff are thinking ahead to next year and hoping for good things, people can keep a look out for the terns as they make there long journey to their wintering grounds around the coast of Africa.
visit the Cemlyn NR microsite>>
Heritage Lottery Fund for Dormice
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £23,100 to the North Wales Wildlife Trust to support the 'Dormice Forever Project'. The project will help conserve and benefit Hazel Dormice populations across North Wales and the habitats they are found in. The Trust will be working closely with schools and community groups to raise awareness about dormice and give people the opportunity to help work with and protect this rare species. It is also hoped that, with help from the public, new dormouse populations will be discovered.
visit the Dormouse Project micro-site>>
Walking in the Footsteps of Darwin
On the evening of July 6th, 200 years after Darwin's birth, North Wales Wildlife Trust members and Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden walked up into Cwm Idwal. They tried to imagine how the valley might have looked when it was grazed largely by cattle, Telford's road (now the A5) was newly opened, and the science of Geology was just beginning. They wanted to find out how Darwin's visit in 1831 had affected his future career.
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