Kestrel
The kestrel is a familiar sight hovering over the side of the road, looking out for its favourite food: small mammals like field voles. It prefers open habitats like grassland, farmland and…
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Women in Welsh Wildlife Conservation – Past, Present and Future
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating pioneering naturalists of the past, our present team of committed conservationists, and the women who are set to be the…
Nature inspires Duke of Edinburgh Award project.
Ffion combined her love for nature and art to create a detailed plant fact file for her Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award, sparking a deeper interest in the natural world and wildlife photography.…
Connecting the Future - Nature Reserve Highlights
WTSWW’s ‘Connecting the Future’ project has allowed the Trust to invest in essential infrastructure work and equipment to enable them to maintain and enhance their valuable sites in south and west Wales so that they can continue to operate as key components in the Welsh nature network.
Jewel anemone
It's easy to see where the jewel anemone got its name - the tiny colourful blobs that tip its tentacles look like jewels! Forming dense, colourful carpets on rocky overhangs, jewel anemones…
My remedy
Elise has been coming to Potted Histories for four years. The activities help her overcome the pain that arthritis causes her, and to cope better with her diabetes because being outside makes her…
Nature Networks Fund 2 - Resilient Grasslands Update
WTSWW's Resilient Grasslands Project has made lots of progress over the past few months which has enabled our WTSWW team to combine traditional skills and practices with new innovative…
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…
Black bryony
A climbing plant of hedgerows and woodlands, Black bryony produces greenish flowers in summer and red, shiny berries in autumn. It is a poisonous plant.
Scorpionfly
The scorpionfly, as its name suggests, has a curved 'tail' that looks like a sting. It is, in fact, the males' claspers for mating. It is yellow and black, with a long 'beak…
Whitethroat
The male whitethroat does, indeed, have a white throat! Arriving from Sub-Saharan Africa in April, it can be spotted on grassland and scrub, and along hedgerows. It is bigger than the lesser…
Carrion crow
The all-black carrion crow does not nest in colonies like the similar rook. It can be seen almost everywhere.