Bloody crane's-bill
Bloody crane's-bill has striking magenta flowers that pepper our rare limestone pavements, grasslands and sand dunes with summer colour. It is a favourite of all kinds of insects, including…
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Meet the team - Chris
In April, I started my current role with The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, as a Wilder Engagement Officer for the Moondance Project. This role brings together everything I care about -…
My homecoming
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
Egg-citing Easter Holiday Events
We have an exciting range of outdoor nature activities and indoor craft events at the Welsh Wildlife Centre over the school Easter holidays to keep you happy, whatever the weather. Activities are…
Great diving beetle
The great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
Small copper
The small copper lives up to its name in both colour and size! Look out for it from April onwards in dry, sunny habitats like heathland, downland and woodland. It can be spotted in gardens, too.…
Become a local planning champion
You can help wildlife and nature recovery by actively participating in the planning system. Rather than only reacting to potentially damaging planning applications, it’s more effective to change the policies that govern planning decisions.
My local takeaway
At dusk, when Dan’s done sharing his love for nature with others, he follows the terns and goes fishing and foraging for dinner. And often cooks it on the beach.
Youth Manifesto calls for action on climate change
Young people from around the UK want to see urgent action to tackle the climate and nature emergencies.
Nursehound
The nursehound is a nocturnal predator, hunting smaller fish close to the seafloor.
Working Together at the Wild Gardens Cardiff
Volunteers from the Cardiff Group of WTSWW, Cardiff University’s Wildlife & Conservation Society, and Cardiff’s Stand for Nature Group, all guided by Gareth, Cardiff Council’s Park Ranger for…