Cucumber spider
There are several species of cucumber spider, recognised by their bright green abdomen.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Help wildlife in the hot weather
Lend a helping hand to wildlife in hot weather. Keep your watering stations topped up with water, and let some of your garden grow wild to provide shade for animals.
My roots
Hassan & Asma moved from the Sudan in 1969 as newlyweds, so that Hassan could take up a job at Kings College Hospital. Hassan remembers farming with his father, watering the broad beans, wheat…
Wilder Bangor
The Wilder Bangor project is about making nature more accessible, inclusive and relevant, recognising that everyone should feel able to enjoy and benefit from Bangor’s green and blue spaces.
Trialling a chemical-free method to eradicate Japanese knotweed
As part of the Wales Resilient Ecological Network Project (WaREN), we recently initiated a trial for a new approach to the eradication of Japanese knotweed in Wales. The trial took place over five…
Parrot waxcap
The parrot waxcap is a small, slimy mushroom with a beautiful emerald green colour.
How to install a water butt
Water butts lower the risks of local flooding and will reduce water bills by conserving the water you already have. They're great for watering the garden, refilling the pond - or even washing…
Common cow-wheat
Common cow-wheat is a delicate annual that brightens up the edges of acid woodland and heaths with deep golden flowers in the summer.
My passion
Chris is the Southern Reserves Manager at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and leads a team of staff, wardens and volunteers in caring for our nature reserves in the South of Nottinghamshire. This…
Glesyn cyffredin
Mae glöyn byw y glesyn cyffredin yn driw i’w enw - mae'n las llachar ac i'w ganfod mewn pob math o gynefinoedd heulog, glaswelltog ledled y DU! Cadwch lygad amdano yn eich gardd hefyd.…
Large emerald
This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Madfall
Cadwch lygad am fadfall yn torheulo yn yr haul cynnes wrth i chi grwydro o amgylch rhostiroedd, rhosydd a glaswelltiroedd. Efallai y byddwch chi hyd yn oed yn ddigon ffodus i weld un yn eich gardd…