My homecoming
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Campaigns
North Wales Wildlife Trust has a long history of campaigning for positive change for nature and people and helping local communities to save special places for wildlife. You can find some current local campaigns below that you can support too!
Why do leaves change colour in autumn?
The autumnal colours of deciduous trees are one of the big natural spectacles of the year. But why do leaves change colour in autumn, and why do some leaves go red, while others turn yellow?
Acorn weevil
Look out for this weevil on oak trees, where females lay their eggs inside acorns.
Dryad's saddle
This big, beautiful fungus is a common one that can often be spotted popping out of trees.
My wild time
Building dens, climbing trees, mountain biking or looking for fairies, Jane and her family can spend hours getting close to nature in the woods near their home.
My opening night
In the drama of the open spaces around her, Emily can play the role of a lifetime. She knows the wildlife of the nature reserve as intimately as Yorick knew Hamlet, and with an audience of birds,…
Fly agaric
The classic fairy tale toadstool, this red and white fungus is often found beneath birch trees in autumn.
Aberduna Nature Reserve
The sheer variety of trees, plants, birds and butterflies fills this reserve with year-round colour – and enjoy fantastic views of the Clwydian Range!
A haiku-inspired trek through Nantporth with poet Ness Owen
Our Digital Communications Manager, Lin Cummins, shares a walk and some beautiful poetry created by people who came along to our 'Poetry and Trees' event at Nantporth Nature Reserve, led…
Shoresearch Cymru rocky shore surveys May 2021
After a very rainy first half of May we saw sunny skies for our end of the month Shoresearches. We revisited the sites from previous surveys – “RHOSNEIGR REEFS” (Site of Special Scientific…
My rainbow maker
Sarah lives in a beautiful part of Radnorshire and wants to share her magical, mossy waterfall with everyone. Sometimes when the light shines through the spray a rainbow is born. She has a jar…