Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Erlas Black Wood, an ancient woodland in an urban heartland
The Wrexham Industrial Estate Living Landscape project brings you news of our plans to open up a woodland sitting right in the middle of the estate, but one which very few have explored.
Bank accounts for groups
Information about types of bank accounts for community groups. You need one to get money or grants. This tells you what you need to open one.
Marchwiel Marsh is restored!
Earlier in 2020 the Wrexham Industrial Estate Living Landscape project transformed a marsh that had dried up at Marchwiel, on the outskirts of the estate.
Health and safety for community groups
Liability means that you are responsible for something or someone. If someone on your project, or visiting your project, gets hurt, are you going to be blamed?
Wildflower verge damaged …
Wildflower verge damaged ... but Mark Greenhough, Wrexham Industrial Estate Living Landscape project officer, explains how good can come from bad.
Cotton spinner
Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins
Smooth newt
You are likely to spot the smooth newt in your garden or local pond. It breeds in water in summer and spends the rest of the year in grassland and woodland, hibernating over winter.
Bog myrtle and brushstrokes: a day at Cors Erddreiniog
In May, Corsydd Calon Môn teamed up with local women’s walking group Merched Mercher, artist Elly Strigner, and Emyr Humphrey of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for a creative walk around Cors…
Holly blue
Look out for the small holly blue in your garden or local park. It is the first blue butterfly to emerge in spring, and a second generation appears in summer. The caterpillars are fond of holly…
Glowing in the dark is just the start …
Did you know that 90% of fungi in existence are unknown to science? DNA tests on soil samples can produce fungi which don’t match any known species. These are the ‘Dark Taxa’ – a great name for…