Spiny spider crab
The spiny spider crab lives up to its name in every way! Their distinctive spiny shells are often found washed up on beaches.
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Wildlife Trust fighting to save remaining Red Squirrels in mid-Wales
The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales (WTSWW) have launched a campaign in response to a proposed energy park development which threatens to push one of the last Red Squirrel populations in…
Caws Teifi Cheese
Read more about how Caws Teifi Cheese are supporting the Wildlife Trusts Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran.
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…
Help wildlife in the cold
The colder months can be a tough time for wildlife, food is scarce and hibernators are looking for shelter. That's why we’ve put together our top tips for maintaining your garden for wildlife…
South Gower February reserves update
The battle with gorse has been relentless since The Trust’s acquisition of our South Gower reserves. We have been working to restore the coastal heath of the area, and protect the special plants…
Arctic cowrie
One of the UK’s smallest and most delicate sea snails and an absolute favourite find for avid shell collectors when washed upon the shore empty!
Variegated scallop
The shells of this small scallop are often found washed up on our shores and comes in lots of different colours, including pink, red, orange and purple.!
Marine
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
My garden
Nicolas is a farmer who loves wildlife. Through his passion he has grown a successful bird seed business, and in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts has helped to raise £1 million for…
Sustainable and Resilient Skomer and Skokholm Islands!
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales’ (WTSWW) ‘Sustainable and Resilient Skomer and Skokholm Islands’ project has received £271,038.20 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity…
Sugar kelp
Sugar kelp is the crinkly belt like kelp that can often be found in deep rockpools on the lower shore or washed up on the beach after rough seas.