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 '…
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
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 '…
Isn’t wildlife amazing? North Wales is full of nature using its super powers to breathe, eat, drink, swim, fly, hide, save the planet and even go on holiday!
Nora’s study of bird behaviour explores how small bird communities flock together to ward off larger predators. Nature has many things to teach us and is now widely acknowledged as a key…
Growing up and living in the countryside for much of her life, Helen is used to big wide open spaces and loves being outside. She enjoys coming to the Centre for Wildlife Gardening, as it’s like…
The turkeytail is a very colourful bracket fungus that grows throughout the year, but is at its best in the autumn. Its circular caps can be seen growing in tiers on trees and dead wood.
October saw us out on shore together in three group surveys, attending a rafting bivalves workshop with Anna Holmes from the National Museum of Wales and doing our own self-led Timed Species…
As the second biggest threat to biodiversity and extinction rates globally, invasive non-native species are a challenging problem. But together we can all make simple changes that can help stop…
Where farmers are given support for nature-friendly farming, nature and food production can go hand in hand. Through the pioneering Jordans Farm Partnership, The Wildlife Trusts and Jordans work…
Simon has been restoring Wild Meadows for three years. By planting trees, digging a lake and sowing meadows, he is showing how quickly wildlife like otters, badgers and tawny owls can return, and…