Whelk
The common whelk is the largest sea snail found in UK seas, though you're more likely to find the dry balls of empty whelk egg capsules washed up in strandlines.
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Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Regulation Assessment
The Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Environmental Assessment (often called SA/SEA), and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) are tests of the Local Development Plan (or Strategic Development Plan). They look at the effects of the plan on the environment, social, economic and cultural well-being, as well as the use of the Welsh language. The SA/SEA and HRA process runs alongside the Local Development Plan process, and you can comment on the SA/SEA and HRA themselves.
Porbeagle shark
The porbeagle shark is a member of the shark family Lamnidae, making it one of the closest living relatives of the great white shark.
Long legs, short lives
Insect expert Ben Keywood from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust takes a closer look at craneflies.
Long live the ‘King of Fish’
Atlantic salmon are drifting towards extinction, but we can help them leap back from the brink.
An Unexpected Visitor! Highlights of BBC Autumnwatch 2022 Episode 3
Last night the penultimate episode of BBC Autumnwatch was beamed LIVE from The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW)’s Teifi Marshes nature reserves, into the homes of millions of UK…
Common starfish
A most familiar seashore inhabitant, the common starfish truly lives up to its name in UK seas and rockpools!
Honey bee
Honeybees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of wax honeycombs.
My experiment
Simon has been restoring Wild Meadows for three years. By planting trees, digging a lake and sowing meadows, he is showing how quickly wildlife like otters, badgers and tawny owls can return, and…
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.
Biogenic reefs
Hard structures created by living creatures, biogenic reefs provide a home for a variety of marine life.
My world
I'm Gemma, the Marine Conservation Apprentice at Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Originally from the Channel Islands, I've grown up stumbling over the rocky shore and snorkelling over hazy…