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Conscious Crackers

Read more about how Grace's Zero-Waste Christmas Crackers are making a difference to Welsh wildlife!
My Wild Life

My vocation

Always fascinated by wildlife, Sophie has pursued a career in nature conservation through formal education and traineeships.
She now works as an ecologist, working to conserve Herefordshire’…

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Protected Species

All wildlife is important, but some rare and threatened species and habitats have extra protection in law or policy.
Habitat

Lowland heath

Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…

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Remembering our friend Lyndon Lomax

It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Lyndon Lomax on 23 May 2025.  Lyndon was a great friend and endless source of information to many of us in the West Wales birding…

Species

Grey wagtail

A breeding bird of fast-flowing, upland rivers, the grey wagtail can also be seen in lowland areas, farmyards and even towns in winter.

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Future Fisheries

The aim of the project is to champion a low impact, profitable fishing industry in Wales where marine wildlife also thrives.
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Nature Network Project Update December 2022

Our Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) Nature Networks project has made fantastic progress over the past few months! Here is an update on all the conservation, research and habitat…

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Fallow deer

Although introduced by humans, the fallow deer has been here so long that it is considered naturalised. Look out for groups of white-spotted deer in woodland glades.

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Migrant hawker

The migrant hawker is not a particularly aggressive species, and may be seen feeding in large groups. It flies late into autumn and can be seen in gardens, grasslands and woodlands.