Purple moor-grass and rush pasture
This distinctive type of damp pasture is generally found on commons, as a component of lowland fen, or in undeveloped corners of otherwise intensively farmed landscapes.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Beyond the Boundary - A creative journey to understanding plants
How can art help us to learn about nature, and can it help us to understand the threats facing our wilder environments? Our workshops with the Garden Escapers project aimed to explore the answer…
Upland acid grassland and rush pasture
These grasslands, occupying much of the UK's heavily-grazed upland landscape, are of greater cultural than wildlife interest, but remain a habitat to some scarce and declining species.
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
Are you Wild About Mold?
From learning traditional skills and fishing out historical litter to monitoring current wildlife and planting trees for the future, our ‘Wild About Mold’ project is delivering it all.
Redpoll
Traditionally a small finch of woodland and scrub, it appears that the redpoll is now moving into our gardens. It has a streaky brown body, red forehead and black bib, and mostly feeds on seeds.…
Owl’loween at Cors Goch
We recently hosted “Owl’loween” at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve, bringing families together for a day full of fun, learning, and a few spooky surprises! Held during the half-term break, this event…
Ospreys at Llyn Brenig
The osprey, a spectacular fish-eating bird of prey, is incredibly rare because of its historical decline and low breeding numbers. We are so fortunate to have the opportunity to see them up close and personal at the Brenig Osprey Project, on the shores of Llyn Brenig, on the border of Conwy and Denbighshire in North Wales.
Calaminarian grassland
This is a strange, sparse habitat of grassland growing on old mining tracks and slag heaps, on river gravels and naturally exposed metal-rich soils in the mountains. Only the toughest metal-loving…
Pond dipping at Big Pool Wood
Join us for some pond dipping fun and discover what lives beneath the water at Big Pool Wood.
A huge moment for Blue Carbon Mapping in the UK!
Today, the Wildlife Trusts, in collaboration with WWF, RSPB and the Scottish Association of Marine Science have launched the The Blue Carbon Mapping Project. This will make the UK the first in the…
Serrated wrack
This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.