Common knapweed
The tightly packed, thistle-like purple flower heads of common knapweed bloom on all kinds of grasslands. Also regularly called black knapweed, this plant attracts clouds of butterflies.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
From compost heaps to garden ponds: grass snakes uncovered
When you picture a British snake, the image that pops into your mind might be a greenish grass snake and for good reason. As the UK’s most widespread and commonly spotted snake, it’s something of…
Orange-tip
It’s easy to see where these butterflies get their name – the males have bright orange tips on their wings! See them from early spring through to summer in meadows, woodland and hedges.
Bangor's COP26 march: Through the lens of a Stand For Nature Wales youth member
Megan Stone, one of our Stand For Nature Wales youth members, describes her first climate march experience and the steps she took to capture these moving photographs.
Temperate rainforest
Luscious temperate rainforest once covered vast areas of the British Isles, but now only fragments remain in the west. These areas of rainforest are also known as Atlantic woodland or Celtic…
Gofod Glas: What’s On? Connecting people and inspiring creative solutions.
Keep up to date with the Gofod Glas creative team and find out about events near you in and around the valleys of Conwy.
The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Ivy
Ivy is one of our most familiar plants, seen climbing up trees, walls, and along the ground, almost anywhere. It is a great provider of food and shelter for all kinds of animals, from butterflies…
Cinnabar
These pretty black and red moths are often confused for butterflies! Their black and yellow caterpillars are a common sight on ragwort plants. The caterpillar’s bright colours warn predators not…
Grassland
Flower-rich grasslands, full of wildflowers such as orchids, snake's head fritillaries and bird's-foot trefoil support an abundance of insects, from bumblebees to butterflies.
UK's energy security must be tackled alongside the nature and climate crises... if not, we shoot ourselves in the foot
The 2020s are a time of great uncertainty and our actions in this decade will determine if we experience, or avoid, a catastrophic collapse in global biodiversity and runaway climate change.…
Spring in the sea
Nia Jones (Living Seas Manager) describes some of the events in a typical marine spring.