Marsh Fritillary Update
The Brecknock nature reserves, Ystradfawr and Cae Lynden near Ystradgynlais, are reknown sites for Marsh Fritillary butterflies. The management of these sites focuses on supporting the habitat…
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Grazing success at Rhydyglyn
Find out how conservation cattle are helping to boost biodiversity at Rhydyglyn Nature Reserve.
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
Greater Butterfly Orchid Count
We are delighted to report a bumper number of greater butterfly orchids this year at Carmel Nature Reserve.
My turning point
Volunteering on a nature reserve turned Adam’s life around after a difficult time in life. As Assistant Reserve Officer, wildlife is both his stress relief and his career.
Gwiber
Ein hunig neidr wenwynig, gellir gweld y wiber swil yn torheulo yn yr heulwen mewn llennyrch mewn coetiroedd ac ar rostiroedd.
Welsh Wildlife Centre pre-summer updates
We’ve been super busy here at the Welsh Wildlife Centre and Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve recently...
Wern Plemys
The nature reserve consists of three wildflower meadows and a large area of woodland. The nature reserve lies on the site of a former coal mine and is a wonderful example of how nature can reclaim…
Dunlin
Found along the coast all year-round, the dunlin is a small sandpiper that breeds and winters in the UK. It can be seen in its upland breeding grounds in summer, when it turns brick-red above and…
Freshwater pearl mussel
Freshwater pearl mussels spend their adult lives anchored to the river bed, filtering water through their gills and improving the quality of the water for other species.
Red Jacket Fen, Llandarcy, Neath/Port Talbot
Open water, lowland fen, and wet woodland.
Dowrog Common and the ‘Quaking Bogs’ LIFE project
Dowrog Common Nature Reserve has received funding through the EU funded LIFE project called Quaking Bogs.