Oak bush-cricket
The Oak bush-cricket is arboreal and can be found in mature trees in woods, hedges, parks and gardens in summer. Males don't have a 'song' as such, but drum on leaves with their…
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Our Wilder Strategy
The Wildlife Trusts of South and West Wales' Wilder Strategy 2020-2030
Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
My jungle
Some meadows and woods are just perfect for Bryn to play hide and seek. We want to help everyone discover nature’s playground.
Ragged-robin
The pink, frayed flowers of Ragged-robin are an increasingly rare sight as our wild wetland habitats disappear. You can help: grow native plants in your garden and enjoy the hum of visiting…
Giant house spider
The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses,…
Walking with Cows at Allt Rhongyr - June Brecknock Updates
Apprehensive about walking through a field of cows? Our Brecon Reserves Officer tells us about the success of our recent Walk With Cows event.
Grangetown Art Trail
At the end of Wales Nature Week 2021 this month we were continuing our engagement work through the My Wild Cardiff Project.
Habitat and infrastructure works at Ffrwd
Ffrwd farm mire is a wetland reserve in south Carmarthenshire. It is a lovely mix of fen, wet ditches, reed bed, and alder/ willow carr woodland. It is home to an abundance of wetland species…
Making the Save our Taff Campaign video!
Our Stand for Nature member Raph writes about her experience creating the Save our Taff campaign video so far.
How to create a mini pond
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Any pond can become a feeding ground for birds, hedgehogs and bats – the best…
WTSWW's WILDWords Poetry Competition
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) are running a children’s poetry competition, called WILDWords, for World Poetry Day.