Rabbit
Who doesn’t love spotting rabbits hopping through long grass during a walk in the countryside? They are a common sight but it is always a treat to see their curious faces popping up, ears stood…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Strategy 2030 goal 2
People in North Wales are taking action for nature and the climate, resulting in better decision-making for the environment
Melancholy thistle
As its name suggests, the Melancholy thistle was once used to treat 'melancholia' (depression). Today, it can be found in upland hay meadows showing off its single, purple, thistle-like…
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.
A wild wander at the north east tip of Anglesey
Caroline runs events and walks for the North Wales Wildlife Trusts ... in this blog she shares a January walk around Cemlyn Nature Reserve.
Common milkwort
The dark-blue flowers of Common milkwort pepper our grasslands from May to September. It can also appear in pink and white forms.
Footballers, batmen and heroes
Find out all about hoverflies with insect expert Vicki Hird MSc FRES, in this fascinating blog from our friends at The Wildlife Trusts.
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
Hazel
Hazel is a small tree of woodlands, grasslands and gardens that is regularly coppiced - the practice of cutting the stems of a tree to allow new shoots to grow. It is well known for its long,…
Blanket bog
Bleak, treeless and often shrouded in low cloud, blanket bog can seem a desolate habitat. However, the wildness of the huge, empty landscapes and wide skies are compelling, as is the chance of…
Notch-horned cleg-fly (horse fly)
The Notch-horned cleg-fly isa horse fly dark grey in colour, with grey-brown mottled wings and intricately striped, iridescent eyes. There are 30 species of horse-fly in the UK; this is one of the…
My office
Gary is the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme (BEVS) Project Manager for Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. He is injecting badgers to protect them against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) to help curb the…