Remembering Mike Porter
The staff and volunteers of The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mike Porter in August 2025 (1935 – 2025). Mike was the Powys County…
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Meet the team - Chris
In April, I started my current role with The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, as a Wilder Engagement Officer for the Moondance Project. This role brings together everything I care about -…
Remembering Steve Sutcliffe
The staff and volunteers of The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales were deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of Stephen Sutcliffe (1946-2025). Steve was a very long-term supporter of…
My thermostat
As the Chat Moss Project Officer for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Elspeth is helping to restore the wild peatland landscape that has been drained for over 200 years. The area lies within five miles…
Field cow-wheat
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Scarlet pimpernel
The scarlet pimpernel is now in decline due to intensive agricultural practices. It can be found in arable fields, on roadside verges and waste ground, and on coastal cliffs.
Brecon Local Group AGM with talks, updates and refreshments
Brecon Local Group AGM with Trust updates, guest speaker Maria Golightly and 2027 early bird programme.
Farmers are fed up – but they have allies in the public and also in nature
Wildlife Trusts Wales Blog on Farming and the changes needed to make it truly nature friendly and sustainable for the long term
Firecrest
The tiny firecrest vies with the goldcrest for the title of the UK's smallest bird. Once just a visitor, the firecrest can now be found breeding in woodlands in the south of England.
Remembering our friend, Derek Thomas (26 Oct 1941 to 22 Aug 2024)
Derek, known to many as just DKT, was a former chair of Glamorgan Wildlife Trust, a Trustee of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) from 2002 to 2011, and involved with Wildlife…
Polecat
Known for its bandit-like appearance, the polecat was once so persecuted it was on the brink of extinction in the UK. Thankfully, numbers are now increasing in rural Wales and parts of England.…
My close up
Once a month, Robert attends his local Wildlife Watch group in Nottinghamshire. He’s been going for over a year now and has made lots of new friends; most of all, though, he loves how much he has…