Chick ringing at Brenig Osprey Project
Big news from the Brenig Osprey Project. Our 2026 osprey chicks are ringed and ready to go!
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Battling balsam: Rust fungus trials on the River Dee
Across Wales, the invasive non-native species (INNS) team is working to develop sustainable, nature-led approaches to invasive species control. This blog shares the latest chapter in their journey…
Osprey chicks hatched at Llyn Brenig
Exciting news from our Brenig Osprey Project team as we welcome the arrival of not one, but two chicks!
Ospreys return to Llyn Brenig
Exciting news from our Brenig Osprey Project team as we welcome back a breeding pair of ospreys.
A potential sting
The yellow-legged (formally Asian) hornet has officially been recorded in Wales for the first time.
Charlie, INNS Project Officer with the Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN) helps…
Red ant
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
Cemlyn Provides a Safe Haven
The Cemlyn tern colony is currently at record numbers - a really wild spectacle. With recent local media coverage about the desertion of the Skerries tern colony, and the question “where have all…
Contemplating Cemlyn
The fragility and tenuous chain of events that have allowed Cemlyn to be the only breeding Sandwich tern colony in Wales is an amazing story.
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
Ecosystem Invaders make a splash at the Eisteddfod
As part of our work to tackle invasive species the Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN) teamed up with Stand for Nature Wales at the National Eisteddfod to promote our Ecosystems Invaders…
How to use less plastic
Plastic waste and its damaging effect on our seas and natural world has been big news recently. Here's what you can you do about it.
A collective noun for wardens
In the final of our series of blogs to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Cemlyn as a nature reserve we recall the wardens and volunteers who have played such an important role in protecting the…