Fungal Walk at Buckland Hill
Learn to identify fungi as we walk around Buckland Hill woodland and common with Shelly and Mike Stroud
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Dog-rose
Look for the pinky-white flowers of the dog-rose in summer, and its bright red rosehips in autumn. It is a scrambling shrub of hedgerows, woodlands and grasslands.
Code Of Conduct: Seabirds, Seals and Cetaceans
Seabirds and seas leaving their breeding grounds is a common and sad consequence of disturbance. But it is avoidable by following a few simple rules.
Cotton spinner
Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins
How to comment on an LDP
A Local Development Plan must pass three ‘Tests of Soundness’ in order to be approved by the Planning Inspectorate and adopted by a local planning authority.
Conservation cattle work to bring species back from the brink across Wales
Butterfly populations have been boosted and rare flower species have flourished thanks to The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales’ work to create healthier and more resilient grasslands…
Llanrhidian Hill, Llanrhidian, Gower, Swansea
Limestone grassland, scrub, and quarries. The site is registered common land, and has been declared open public access. The site is registered common land, and has been declared open public access…
My spa day
For Lucy, the wind and salty spray of the Atlantic Ocean is more relaxing than any spa treatment and being surrounded by amazing wildlife, like Common Dolphins, Minke Whales and Harbour Porpoise…
Purple moor-grass and rush pasture
This distinctive type of damp pasture is generally found on commons, as a component of lowland fen, or in undeveloped corners of otherwise intensively farmed landscapes.
St Piran’s hermit crab
This stunning hermit crab has only returned to our southern shores in recent years. Let us hope it stays for good this time!
Yellow meadow ant
The yellow meadow ant is known for creating anthills in grassland habitats. It has a close relationship with the chalkhill blue butterfly - protecting the larvae in return for a sugary substance…
My commute
Richard could stick to the road on his commute, but taking a shortcut through the woods is far more relaxing, even if he does get muddy trousers.