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…
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
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.…
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…
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.
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.…
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…
Spear thistle
A common plant of disturbed ground like roadside verges and field edges, the spear thistle has purple, fluffy flower heads that appear in summer. Its flowers attract insects and its seeds feed…
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…
Saw-wort
Saw-wort gets its common name from the serrated, saw-like edges to its leaves. It is a plant of unimproved hay meadows and woodland edges, its purple, thistle-like flowers appearing over summer.…
Moroedd Byw
Moroedd Byw yw gweledigaeth Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru ar gyfer moroedd Cymru. Dysgwch bopeth am ein gwaith cadwraeth forol ac unrhyw ddigwyddiadau neu weithgareddau yr ydym yn eu cynnal gan gynnwys snorclo, glanhau traethau ac archwilio pyllau glan môr. Mae llawer o wybodaeth am blanhigion ac anifeiliaid morol - o forwellt i siarcod! Dysgwch sut i ymuno a ni fel gwirfoddolwr cadwraeth forol neu ddod yn Wyddonydd Dinesydd trwy ein prosiect Shoresearch.