Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.
Aidan is passionate about this wetland oasis which he helped safeguard from development in the 80s. It’s his childhood playground, where he spent many happy days of discovery. Now, he loves…
Rocky foreshore, beach, and relict sand dune grassland. Part of the South Gower Coast SSSI, which in turn is part of the European Natura 2000 site, the Limestone Sea Cliffs of South West Wales SAC…
The Brown argus favours open, chalk and limestone grasslands, but can also be spotted on coastal dunes, in woodland clearings and along disused railways.
Hornwrack is often found washed up on our beaches, with many believing that it is dried seaweed. In fact, it is a colony of animals!
The ragworm is highly common on our shores, though rarely seen except by the fishermen that dig them up for bait.
The Glanville fritillary can be spotted on warm days around coastal habitats on the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, as well as at a few locations in mainland England.
As the bluebells fade, yellow archangel takes its turn to impress, with golden-yellow flowers carpeting our ancient woodlands.
What have cutting scrub, dormouse boxes, bracken rolling, and Japanese Knotweed control all got in common? The answer is that they’re all part of an exciting new project that WTSWW has launched…
Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.
