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Sanderling

The sanderling scampers about the waves looking for marine crustaceans, fish and even jellyfish to eat. It visits the UK in winter from its Arctic breeding grounds, but can also be seen as it…

Nature Reserve

Pengelli Forest

Pengelli Forest is part of the largest block of ancient Oak woodland in west Wales! Status NNR. This reserve is notified as the Pengelli Forest and Pant-Teg Wood SSSI, which in turn is part of the…

Species

Ring ouzel

The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.

Nature Reserve

Penderi Cliffs

Maritime cliff and slope, upland Oak woodland and lowland heathland. Notified SSSI.

Habitat

Raised bog

Unlike blanket bog, which smothers vast tracts of the uplands, raised bogs are discrete entities, often individually named, and are mostly found within agricultural landscapes in the lowlands.

Species

Tope shark

This slender and elegant shark species is often found close to shore all around our coasts and can grow up to 6 feet long.

Species

Wild carrot

Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.

My Wild Life

My back-to-school

As a child growing up in Ghana, Patience never took an interest in what was going on in the garden. Now, she’s growing her own flowers and vegetables every week, both at the Centre for Wildlife…

Nature Reserve

Coed Garnllwyd

Ancient broadleaved woodland with some scrub and a meadow. Part of the Nant Whitton Woods SSSI.

Nature Reserve

Coed y Bedw

Ancient broadleaved woodland, which is located across the boundary between acidic and calcareous soils.

Species

Lady's bedstraw

In summer, the 'frothy' flowers of lady's bedstraw can carpet the grasses of meadows, heaths and coasts with yellow and fill the air with a sweet, honey-like scent.