Act swiftly! Public asked to help endangered high-flying birds
The Wildlife Trusts & RHS call on gardeners to help swifts, swallows, and martins
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How development can help wildlife
Building with wildlife in mind can have big benefits for people as well – research has shown that contact with nature is good for our health and wellbeing. Green spaces can also improve air quality, lower flood risk and provide places for the local community to come together.
Help Co-Design The Sustainable Farming Scheme (farmers & landowners only)
The Welsh Government is asking for farmers and landowners to take part in the co-design of the Sustainable Farming Scheme by completing an online survey.
Draenog Ewropeaidd
Yn cael ei ystyried fel ffrind gorau i arddwyr, bydd y draenog yn fwy na pharod i fwyta’r gwlithod sy’n crwydro drwy welyau llysiau. Wedi’i orchuddio gan bigau i gyd, mae’r draenog yn hoffi bwyta…
My sanctuary
Anne’s garden provides an amazing place for wildlife. She has helped rescue hedgehogs and released them to start a life in the wild again from there. Her camera traps allow her to see when they…
Local Places for Nature Funding helps Pembrokeshire Reserves
Two WTSWW Nature Reserves; Westfield Pill and the Teifi Marshes have recently been fortunate to receive some funding through the Local Places for Nature funding provided by Pembrokeshire County…
Long live the ‘King of Fish’
Atlantic salmon are drifting towards extinction, but we can help them leap back from the brink.
wood anemone
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.
Beaches and strandlines
Skip the town beach and find an untamed shore to explore. Wild sand and shingle beaches are great places to see the variety of natural habitats and the amazing force of the elements that help…
Cleavers
Familiar as the bristly plant that easily hooks on to our clothing as we walk through the countryside or do the gardening, cleavers uses its hooks to help it climb and to disperse its seeds.
Navelwort
The disc-shaped leaves and straw-coloured flower spikes of Navelwort help to identify this plant. As does its habitat - look for it growing from crevices in rocks, walls and stony areas.
Greater burdock
Greater burdock is familiar to us as the sticky plant that children delight in, frequently throwing the burs at each other. It actually uses these hooked seed heads to help disperse its seeds.