The winter garden
Our gardens form a vitally important network of habitats for wildlife – much like the hedgerows that wind their way across the landscape of Wales.
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Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
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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.
Sandwiches arrive late for Cemlyn’s Picnic!
No matter how well you think you might know a place and its wildlife, there are always surprises! This year, the terns of Cemlyn have really kept us guessing. Alison Brown, Roseate Tern LIFE…
Plant Swap Scheme
The Plant Swap Scheme delivered by the Limestone Grassland Restoration Project aims to reduce the spread of non native cotoneaster onto our threatened limestone grasslands. Remove your garden cotoneaster in exchange for a £20 gardening gift voucher- Sign up to the Plant Swap Scheme!
Natural wonders this February
While February’s weather tends to keep us in our wintery reality, the month also offers up some wildlife delights that can keep us ticking towards the coming spring. In his blog, Sam Finnegan-Dehn…
Birds on the move
For many birdwatchers, autumn is the most exciting time of year. But what are they so excited about?
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.
Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
Brownfield
The uncontainable nature of wildlife is perhaps clearest in brownfield sites – previously developed land that is not currently in use. The crumbling concrete of abandoned factories, disused power…
Sand eel
Sand eels are a hugely important part of our marine ecosystem. In fact, the fledgling success of our breeding seabirds entirely depends on them.
Horse-logging at Big Covert Wood
We’ve been helping to restore an ancient woodland in Denbighshire – with the help of some four-legged friends! Jonathan Hulson, Woodlands for Water Project Manager, describes the benefits of horse…
Help save Leadbrook Wood and Meadows – again!
North Wales Wildlife Trust needs your help to stop the Red Route and help save Leadbrook Woods and Meadows. The proposed 13km highway project (A494/A55/Flintshire Corridor) in Flintshire would destroy ancient woodlands, wildflower meadows, and centuries-old hedgerows as well as threaten species such as otters, bats, barn owls and badgers.