Help wildlife in the cold
The colder months can be a tough time for wildlife, food is scarce and hibernators are looking for shelter. That's why we’ve put together our top tips for maintaining your garden for wildlife…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Remembering Morag McGrath
Geoff Radford, former Trust Chairman, and friend of Morag McGrath remembers the significant contribution she made to conservation organisations in North Wales
Rhiwledyn Nature Reserve
A spectacular slice of the Little Orme, with stunning sea views and wonderful grassland wildlife.
Musk beetle
The metallic-green musk beetle lives up to its name: it releases a musky-smelling secretion when it defends itself. It is a longhorn beetle, so has lengthy antennae. Look for it near wetlands in…
Noble chafer
The noble chafer is a rare and beautiful metallic-green beetle that can be found in traditional orchards. It is on the wing over summer, feeding on umbellifers. The larvae live in the decaying…
Red-headed cardinal beetle
A bright red beetle, with black legs and knobbly antennae, the red-headed cardinal beetle lives up to its name. Look for it in woodland, along hedgerows and in parks and gardens over summer.
Rhinoceros beetle
The rhinoceros beetle lives up to its name by sporting a distinctive 'horn' on the males' head. This glossy, blue-black beetle can be found in woods, parks and hedgerows, and…
Swift
Swifts spend most of their lives flying – even sleeping, eating and drinking – only ever landing to nest. They like to nest in older buildings in small holes in roof spaces.
Garden Escapers! Involving gardeners in preventing future invaders
Engaging with gardeners in North West Wales to identify ornamental plants with invasive potential
Towns and gardens
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
Historic moment for Welsh beavers
The Wildlife Trusts in Wales and Beaver Trust warmly welcome new Welsh Government legislation recognising the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) as a native species and granting it protected status –…
Bechstein's bat
The Bechstein's bat is a very rare bat that lives in woodland and roosts in old woodpecker holes or tree crevices. Like other bats, the females form 'maternity colonies' to have…