The high and lows of Cemlyn in summer 2023
2023 was certainly a mixed season at Cemlyn and as this year's wardens - Mark, Dawn, Hannah & Ruth - say a fond farewell, they look back on the summer
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Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
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Do a litter pick or beach clean!
Be a wildlife saviour and do a litter pick or beach clean!
Gwirfoddoli cadwraeth
Mae gwirfoddolwyr yn chwarae rhan bwysig iawn yn ein helpu ni i warchod bywyd gwyllt ar draws Gogledd Cymru ac mae gennym ni lawer o gyfleoedd i chi gymryd rhan.
Volunteering offers you a unique opportunity to make a real difference, gain new skills and be part of a passionate community of like-minded people.
Volunteering offers you a unique opportunity to make a real difference, gain new skills and be part of a passionate community of like-minded people.
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.
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…
Getting to know our hibernating mammals
As the days get colder, wildlife species are building up fat reserves and getting ready for winter. But did you know there are only three mammals in the UK that truly hibernate?
My oasis
Growing up and living in the countryside for much of her life, Helen is used to big wide open spaces and loves being outside. She enjoys coming to the Centre for Wildlife Gardening, as it’s like…
Woodland
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
Wild privet
Wild privet is a shrub of hedgerows, woodlands and scrub, but is also a popular garden-hedge plant. It has white flowers in summer and matt-black berries in winter that are very poisonous.
Festive myths and folklore
Sophie Baker, communications officer at Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, explores our native species that have become enduring cultural symbols in festive myths…
Arable fields
Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…
Team INNS
The management of the invasive non-native plant species Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed, and American skunk cabbage in the Middle Dee, Corwen to New Bridge, North Wales