Marsh frog
Europe's largest frog is not naturally found in the UK, but was introduced to Kent and has spread throughout the southeast.
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Sand dunes
Sand dunes are places of constant change and movement. Wander through them on warm summer days for orchids, bees and other wildlife, or experience the forces of nature behind their creation - the…
Moth discovery in Brecknock!
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW), in partnership with Brecknock Moth Group, has discovered a new record for the White-Barred Clearwing moth at Ystrad Fawr nature reserve. This is…
Pengelli's Future Secured - Extension Appeal Success
Thanks to generous support from our members and charitable trusts, we are delighted to report that we have raised the funds to buy the 13.5 acre extension to Pengelli!
Llyn Fach, Rhigos Road, Neath Port Talbot
The nature reserve features a large nutrient-poor glacial lake, overlooked by dramatic north-east facing cliffs and scree, dotted with rowan trees. The damp and shady outcrops, ledges and crevices…
What's on at the Welsh Wildlife Centre this Easter
Find the perfect Easter event this April at the Welsh Wildlife Centre and Teifi Marshes.
Common puffball
This common fungus puffs out clouds of spores when it's mature.
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…
Brownfield
The uncontainable nature of wildlife is perhaps clearest in brownfield sites – previously developed land that is not currently in use. The crumbling concrete of abandoned factories, disused power…
My jump leads
Ann and her husband nurture and cultivate specialist sphagnum mosses and vascular plants like bog cranberry for a community area of the moss: they’re kickstarting the vegetation growth on Little…
Craig y Rhiwarth
This reserve contains some of the finest examples of limestone plant communities in Brecknock. The reserve contains more than 400 species of trees, flowers, moss and lichens.
My basecamp
Den-building in the woods with his granddad makes Will feel like he is part of a survival game: nature is one big adventure, and he even uses a penknife to cut twigs to build with.