Silver-studded blue
The dazzling silver-studded blue is a rare butterfly of heathland habitats, mainly in southern England. It has undergone severe population declines in recent years.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Great black-backed gull
This huge gull can be seen around most of the UK's coasts in summer, with some venturing inland in winter.
Red-necked grebe
Red-necked grebes occasionally attempt to nest in the UK, but they're more often seen as winter visitors to sheltered coasts.
Sea lettuce
Sea lettuce is unmistakeable - most often a bright green and always translucent, it is found on all UK coasts.
Aberduna Nature Reserve
The sheer variety of trees, plants, birds and butterflies fills this reserve with year-round colour – and enjoy fantastic views of the Clwydian Range!
Pretty choughed with Anglesey’s choughs!
The results of this years' Anglesey chough count are in! Megan Stone, one of our Stand For Nature Wales youth forum members, gives us an insight into carrying out chough surveys, and shares…
Songs of the Spinnies - Part 1: The Main Hide
Often referred to as the Sea Hide, the Main Hide offers two stunning views ... one of which lets you see the entirety of the River Ogwen and the other a view of the lagoons. In Part 1 of this…
Landing page BPW and Spinnies
Visit two of our beautiful reserves, havens for wildlife and for you.
In loving memory of Joe Phillips
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Joe Phillips on 1 August, 2025. He will be deeply missed by everyone at the North Wales Wildlife Trust where he was a dedicated volunteer for…
Songs of the Spinnies - Part 2: The Main Hide
Often referred to as the Sea Hide, the Main Hide offers two stunning views ... one of which lets you see the entirety of the River Ogwen and the other a view of the lagoons. In Part 2 of this…
Cân yr Adar yn Spinnies – Rhan 2: Y Brif Guddfan
Yn cael ei galw yn aml yn Guddfan y Môr, mae’r Brif Guddfan yn cynnig dwy olygfa drawiadol ... ac mae un ohonyn nhw’n gyfle i chi weld Afon Ogwen yn ei chyfanrwydd a’r llall yn olygfa o’r môr-…
My outreach
Elliott has turned his passion for the natural world into study and that study into a career. He now spends his days sharing his wildlife knowledge with people of all ages, from 4-year-old’s…