Spiked shieldbug
The spiked shieldbug has fearsome shoulder projections or 'spikes' and a predatory nature. This brown bug feeds on caterpillars and other insects in woodlands and on heathlands.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
My perspective
Ben grew up at the Naze paddling in the sea and looking for sharks’ teeth. After graduation, he returned to the landscape he loves to help local people experience the wonders of the natural world…
Introducing Sam!
Digital Communications and Marketing intern Sam shares his experiences with nature and wildlife in North Wales and how the outdoors has helped his own mental health.
A potential sting
It's Asian hornet week (4th-10th of September 2023).
I'm Gareth, a Project Officer with the Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN). In this blog, I will help you identify…
False oat-grass
A fluffy-looking grass of rough grassland, roadside verges and disturbed ground, False oat-grass is very familiar and often overlooked; in fact, it can help to stabilise dunes and shelter small…
Welsh Government gives thumbs up to beavers in Wales
Welsh Government supports the managed re-introduction of European beaver in Wales.
Wildflower verge damaged …
Wildflower verge damaged ... but Mark Greenhough, Wrexham Industrial Estate Living Landscape project officer, explains how good can come from bad.
Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru yn troi at ffibr cyflawn i amddiffyn ein bywyd gwyllt
Mae wedi cael band eang cyflym iawn yn ein swyddfa yn y Dwyrain (Gwarchodfa Natur Aberduna) wedi trawsnewid y ffordd mae Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru yn gweithio.
Take action
Whether you've got 5 minutes or a whole day to spare, there is always something you can do to help protect wildlife in North Wales. Join our network of wildlife champions, volunteers and members and take action today!
Comma
The comma has distinctively ragged wing edges, which help to camouflage it - at rest, it looks just like a dead leaf! It prefers woodland edges, but can be spotted feeding on fallen fruit in…
Adar yn mudo
Whether flying from the south to breed in the spring, or from the north in the winter in search of food and milder climes, or simply passing through on their journey, bird migration is one of the UK’s most impressive natural events.
Cat flea
You are most likely to spot the cat flea if you have pets. It will feed on cats, dogs and people, although it can't live on us. It is a pest and needs to be controlled in the house for the…