Remembering Morag McGrath
Geoff Radford, former Trust Chairman, and friend of Morag McGrath remembers the significant contribution she made to conservation organisations in North Wales
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Ruby-tailed wasp
If seen up close, the glittering ruby-tailed wasp is, perhaps, one of the UK's most beautiful insects. A solitary wasp, it can be found in sandy and rocky habitats like quarries, outcrops and…
Common spotted-orchid
The common spotted-orchid is the easiest of all our orchids to see: sometimes, so many flowers appear together that they create a pale pink carpet in our woodlands, old quarries, dunes and marshes…
Little ringed plover
The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…
Pyramidal orchid
The pyramidal orchid lives up to its name - look for a bright pinky-purple, densely packed pyramid of flowers atop a green stem. It likes chalk grassland, sand dunes, roadside verges and quarries…
Wall brown
The wall brown or 'wall' gets its name from the fact it rests on any bare surface or wall! It can be found in open, sunny places like sand dunes, old quarries, grasslands and railway…
Bumblebee mimic hoverfly
This furry hoverfly does an impressive job of impersonating a bee.
Brownfield
The uncontainable nature of wildlife is perhaps clearest in brownfield sites – previously developed land that is not currently in use. The crumbling concrete of abandoned factories, disused power…
Sea mouse
This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!
The Little Orme audio trail
Join North Wales Wildlife Trust on an audio trail to explore the Little Orme, a coastal gem rich in history, geology, and wildlife. Once a Neolithic settlement and shaped by 19th-century quarrying, this headland is now home to vibrant limestone grasslands, delicate orchids, and fluttering butterflies during the spring and summer months.
Yellow star-of-Bethlehem
The Yellow star-of-Bethlehem is a woodland plant that lives up to its name - it displays starry, gold flowers in an umbrella-like cluster in early spring.
Swift Surveys
Here’s how we suggest you carry out your self-guided swift survey