A summer of fieldwork, bracken, buddleja, snakes, slow worms and lizards!
In his second blog post, our student placement Lewis writes about the work he’s been involved with in North Wales this summer.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Rocky reefs
The nooks and crannies of rocky reefs are swimming with wildlife, from tiny fish to colourful anemones. When shoreline rocks are exposed by the low tide, the rockpools that form are a refuge for…
Snipe
Listen out for the 'drumming' sound of a male snipe as it performs its aerial courtship display. It's not a call, but actually its tail feathers beating in the wind. Snipe live on…
A wild wander at the north east tip of Anglesey
Caroline runs events and walks for the North Wales Wildlife Trusts ... in this blog she shares a January walk around Cemlyn Nature Reserve.
30 Diwrnod Gwyllt i 365 Diwrnod Gwyllt!
We hope that you had a fantastic time during June, taking part in 30 Days Wild with North Wales Wildlife Trust. 30 Days Wild may be over, but hopefully your wild month has inspired you to get outdoors as much as you can throughout the year.
Water spider
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…
My social network
For our regular volunteers, weekly work parties on our nature reserves are not just about helping to protect local wildlife. They are also a chance to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and…
Save our rivers – give invasive non-native species the brush off!
As the second biggest threat to biodiversity and extinction rates globally, invasive non-native species are a challenging problem. But together we can all make simple changes that can help stop…
Shoresearch Cymru: Rocky shore surveys
Again, we had a couple of Shoresearch surveys at the beginning of the month, making the most of the low spring tides. We repeated the have-a-go sessions mid-month as well, plus an additional one,…
Stop the Red Route - News update January 2021
Here is our latest update for our campaign to help save Leadbrook Woods and Meadows, Flintshire. The proposed 'Red Route' highway project is a 13km dual carriageway that would damage or…
Volunteer
If you would like to do something to help protect your local wildlife, then we would love to hear from you!
Dunlin
Found along the coast all year-round, the dunlin is a small sandpiper that breeds and winters in the UK. It can be seen in its upland breeding grounds in summer, when it turns brick-red above and…