Musk thistle
A common thistle of roadside verges, rough grassland and waste ground, the Musk thistle has large, purple, nodding flower heads that appear in summer. It is attractive to a wide range of insects…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Snake's-head fritillary
The nodding, pink-and-purple-chequered flowers of the snake's-head fritillary are said to resemble a snake, hence the name. Declining with the loss of our meadows, this delicate plant can be…
Stori 'Ein Glannau Gwyllt'...
Mae Ysgol Tir Morfa yn y Rhyl wedi bod yn cymryd rhan yn y prosiect am bron i ddwy flynedd nawr. Dyma gofnod hyfryd yr athrawes Sara Griffiths am eu blwyddyn gyntaf gyda ni, o’r profiadau maen nhw…
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…
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.…
Heddlu, camera, gwalch y pysgod!
Yr haf yma, roedden ni'n gyffrous o glywed bod Prosiect Gweilch y Pysgod y Brenig yn mynd i dderbyn ‘Gwobr Troseddau Gwledig a Bywyd Gwyllt’ Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throseddu Gogledd Cymru, yn…
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.
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…
Common dog-violet
Our most familiar wild violet, the Common dog-violet can be spotted in a range of habitats from woodland to grassland, hedgerows to pastures. Its pansy-like, purple flowers appear from April to…