Stag beetle
Famous for its fearsome jaws, the stag beetle does not have the bite to match. Look for it in woods, parks and gardens in South East England in summer. Males display their massive jaws to attract…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Woodpigeon
The large, plump woodpigeon is a familiar sight in our gardens and parks, but can also be found on farmland and in woodlands almost everywhere. You may hear its cooing call before you see the bird…
Broad-leaved helleborine
A tall orchid of woodland and scrub, the broad-leaved helleborine has greenish, purple-tinged flowers that look a little 'drooping'. Strongly veined, oval leaves spiral around its stem…
Kenfig National Nature Reserve
Yn ddiweddar ymwelodd Jess Minett, swyddog prosiect Rhwydwaith Ecolegol Gwydn Cymru ar gyfer De a Chanolbarth Cymru, â Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Cynffig, Safle o Ddiddordeb Gwyddonol Arbennig…
Meadow thistle
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
Quaking-grass
As its name suggests, quaking-grass can be seen quivering or 'quaking' in a breezy, summer wildflower meadow. Its purple-and-green, heart-shaped flower heads hang from delicate stems.…
Wildflower meadows
Whether it is a blaze of yellow from meadow buttercups or the spikes of green-winged and early purple orchids – North Wales's wild meadows hum with life from the first spring bloom to the purple of the last of the black knapweed.
Carrageen
This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…
Melancholy thistle
As its name suggests, the Melancholy thistle was once used to treat 'melancholia' (depression). Today, it can be found in upland hay meadows showing off its single, purple, thistle-like…
Pyramidal orchid
The pyramidal orchid lives up to its name - look for a bright pinky-purple, densely packed pyramid of flowers atop a green stem. It likes chalk grassland, sand dunes, roadside verges and quarries…
European hedgehog
Considered a gardener’s best friend, hedgehogs will happily hoover up insects roaming in vegetable beds. Famously covered in spines, hedgehogs like to eat all sorts of bugs and crunchy beetles.…
Care-Peat: Adfer capasiti storio carbon mawndiroedd
Nid yn unig bod mawndiroedd yn gynefinoedd gyda fflora a ffawna tra arbennig, ond maent hefyd yn chware rhan bwysig mewn rheoli’r hinsawdd yn fyd eang. Yng Ngwarchodfa Natur Cors y Sarnau mae y swyddog prosiect newydd Richard Cutts yn gweithio â phartneriaid rhyngwladol i wella ein dealltwriaeth o’r brosesau sydd yn gysylltiedig, adfer mawndir a sut y gall ein gwaith gyfrannu at ymgyrch 30 by 30 yr Ymddiriedolaethau Natur.