Limestone pavement
Slabs of smooth grey rock, incised with deep fissures and patterned with swirling hollows and runnels sculpted by thousands of years of rainwater, form an unlikely wildlife habitat. Look a little…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Old Pulford Brook Meadows Nature Reserve
Filled with colour and life in summer, these rare floodplain meadows were once a common sight along the River Dee
My city break
The hustle and bustle of city life melts away when Kathryn visits Camley Street Natural Park. Without leaving central London, she can go from man-made soaring skyscrapers to an oasis-like…
Limestone Grassland Community Roots - a new community-powered conservation project in Llanddulas
We're excited to launch a new community-powered conservation project in the Llanddulas area, thanks to almost £50,000 funding from the Welsh Government’s Landfill Disposal Tax Communities…
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…
North Wales Wildlife Trust turns to full fibre to protect our wildlife
Having ultrafast full fibre broadband at our East office (Aberduna Nature Reserve) has revolutionised the way that North Wales Wildlife Trust works.
Parent bug
The parent bug lives up to its name. The female lays her eggs on a silver birch leaf, watching over them until they hatch. She stays with the young until they are adults. Other shield bugs lay…
Winter work at Llyn Brenig as we await the return of our osprey pair
Mick Stokes, Lead Volunteer at the Brenig Osprey Project, gives us an insight into what happens at Llyn Brenig during the winter - when the ospreys have left for sunnier shores.
My breath of fresh air
Michael manages Stanley Moss Nature Reserve; he loves the serenity of the area and the different wildlife that he can see. The area was once used for coal mining, and was drained and planted with…
Gofod Glas Conwy
The Gofod Glas project creatively explores people’s relationship with freshwater in the Conwy river catchment area. Through a collaborative partnership between North Wales Wildlife Trust, Dyffryn Dyfodol CIC and Natural Resources Wales, a team of creative practitioners will collaborate with communities in different and engaging ways; being open to discussions, responsive to requests and interested in ideas.
Spinning Stories at the Spinnies Aberogwen
For 30 Days Wild 2023, we invited those that love to write to join us at Spinnies Aberogwen Nature Reserve for a creative writing walk. Here is a selection of wonderful prose written by some of…
Violet click beetle
The violet click beetle is a very rare beetle that lives in decaying wood, particularly common beech and ash. It gets its name from its habit of springing upwards with an audible click if it falls…