Silver-washed fritillary
The silver-washed fritillary gets its name from the silver streaks on its underside. It is on the wing in summer, preferring sunny glades in woodlands. Despite declines, its range has spread over…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
My recovery plan
Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2014. After undergoing a life-saving operation and an intensive chemotherapy course, she is on the road to recovery.
Wildlife…
My future
Charlotte is spending her placement year from the University of Cardiff with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust learning valuable surveying and monitoring techniques that she can add to her CV and…
Corn bunting
Like many of our farmland birds, the corn bunting has declined in number in recent years. Spot this streaky brown, thick-billed bird singing from a wire or post - it sounds just like a set of…
Project SIARC Nominated for National Lottery Awards
We're super excited to announce that Project SIARC are through to the finals of The National Lottery Awards.
Bees
It’s no secret that bees and other pollinators are facing significant threats from habitat loss, disease and the overuse of pesticides, but with a little work, your garden can serve as a fantastic habitat for a wide range of bee species throughout the year.
Wild beginnings - early memories of nature
As we get ready for this year’s 30 Days Wild, we asked some Wildlife Trust staff to share their earliest memories of nature.
The first osprey chicks of 2026
Alastair Cameron, Lead Volunteer at the Brenig Osprey Project, recounts the events that led up to the arrival of this year's osprey chicks at Llyn Brenig
Brooklime
A fleshy herb of the wet margins of brooks, streams and ditches, Brooklime can be seen all year-round and provides shelter for tadpoles and sticklebacks.
And they're off! The Brenig Osprey Project bids farewell to our 2025 osprey family
Alastair Cameron, Lead Volunteer at the Brenig Osprey Project, updates us on the last month of activity as we bid farewell to the ospreys for another year.
Create your own meadow or wildflower patch
The autumn is a good time to sow a perennial native meadow (perennial means that the flowers come back year after year without having to re-seed them). It’s in fact the ideal time for flowers like…
An end and a beginning!
Hello! It’s Dylan and Rhys again and we are no longer Interns! In our last blog we talked about the ending of our six-month internship, ran by The Crown Estate, hosted by the North Wales Wildlife…