Common starfish
A most familiar seashore inhabitant, the common starfish truly lives up to its name in UK seas and rockpools!
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
White-tailed bumblebee
Living up to its name, the white-tailed bumblebee is black-and-yellow bee with a bright white 'tail'. A social bumble bee, it can be found nesting in gardens and woods, and on farmland…
Apêl Prosiect Gweilch y Pysgod Brenig
Helpwch ni i godi arian ar gyfer Prosiect Gweilch y Pysgod Brenig
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…
Common blue damselfly
Living up to its name the Common blue damselfly is both very common and very blue. It regularly visits gardens - try digging a wildlife-friendly pond to attract damselflies and dragonflies.
Prosiect Peilot Ecosystem Wydn Gogledd Cymru (NWREPP)
Mae’r prosiect cydweithredol, uchelgeisiol hwn yn cwmpasu Conwy, Sir Ddinbych, Sir y Fflint, Gwynedd a Wrecsam er mwyn hwyluso Gogledd Cymru fwy gwydn, gan godi ymwybyddiaeth a mynd i’r afael â Rhywogaethau Estron Ymledol fel Ffromlys Chwarennog drwy ddigwyddiadau, pori cadwraeth, sganio gorwel eDNA, hyrwyddo bioddiogelwch a chefnogi Grwpiau Gweithredu Lleol a Chlybiau Pysgota.
Long-tailed tit
Living up to its name, the long-tailed tit can be easily recognised by its long tail. It is a small, pretty, pink, black and white bird that can be seen in woodlands, gardens and parks.
Alder fly
The Alder fly is a blackish invertebrate, with delicately veined wings that it folds over its body like a tent. It can be found near ponds and slow-flowing rivers; the larvae living in the silt at…
Robin's pincushion
Living up to its name, the Robin's pincushion is a red, round, hairy growth that can be seen on wild roses. It is caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp that feeds on the host plant, but…
Discovering a winter rockpool
At first glance a beach in the middle of winter seems like a bleak, lifeless environment. However, when you look closer you will realise that life still thrives despite freezing air and stormy…
Cherry gall wasp
Living up to its name, the cherry gall wasp produces growths, or 'galls', on oak leaves that look like red cherries. Inside the gall the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues but…
Lesser sea-spurrey
Traditionally a coastal species, Lesser sea-spurrey has spread inland, taking advantage of the winter-salting of our roads. Its pink-and-white flowers bloom in summer.