Water scorpion
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
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Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
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Nature and a global pandemic
Our intern Sam shares his thoughts on the pandemic, its effects on nature and the way he's been coping with lockdown!
Art commission celebrates Anglesey Fens at Effaith exhibition launch
A newly commissioned artwork highlighting the heritage and ecological importance of the Anglesey fens has been unveiled as part of Disability Arts Cymru’s ‘Effaith’ exhibition at Galeri,…
Beyond the Boundary – an exhibition exploring the history of invasive species
Find out more about invasive plants through the lens of history, conservation and art in our Beyond the Boundary exhibition.
Harbour porpoises and other cetaceans
Nia Jones, our Living Seas Manager introduces some handy tips to viewing cetaceans from North Wales' shores.
A summer of fieldwork, bracken, buddleja, snakes, slow worms and lizards!
In his second blog post, our student placement Lewis writes about the work he’s been involved with in North Wales this summer.
My homecoming
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
Fascinating flying ants
Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
UPDATED: The battle is on to save one of Eryri’s most iconic waterfalls
North Wales Wildlife Trust has been working, since Autumn 2024, with a coalition of environmental groups to oppose a plan to build a dam on the Afon Cynfal near Llan Ffestiniog, as part of a hydro…
Communities 'making tracks' in Dolgarrog
Sue Loughran, our Gwneud Traciau (Making Tracks) project officer outlines exciting progress on her work in and around the community of Dolgarrog.
Plast Off! Beach Clean 2026
Some of our young volunteers reflect on yet another successful annual Plast Off Beach Clean and what the event means to them.