Seagrass
Meadows of seagrass spread across the seabed, their dense green leaves sheltering a wealth of wildlife including our two native species of seahorse.
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Gower, Swansea & Neath-Port Talbot volunteer days
Volunteer with our practical work parties on the nature reserves around Gower, Swansea and Neath-Port Talbot.
Teithiau Cerdded Cymraeg
Yn yr Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De a Gorllewin Cymru, rydym yn angerddol am ddefnyddio'r Gymraeg i gysylltu pobl â bywyd gwyllt Cymru. Beth bynnag yw eich gallu, mae gennym amrywiaeth o ddigwyddiadau lle gallwch ddysgu mwy am fywyd gwyllt lleol yn Gymraeg.
How to build a swift box
Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…
Rhos Pil-Bach a Pennar Fawr, Plwmp, Ceredigion
Purple Moor Grass and Rush pasture with ancient hedgerows, a tract of lowland wet heath, and ponds. Notified SSSI.
The footballer
This common hoverfly is often seen visiting flowers. It's named for its stripy thorax, which looks a bit like a football shirt.
My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Brynna Woods and Llanharan Marsh
Brynna woods comprises of 38ha of secondary, and some ancient, semi-natural woodland, scrub, marshy grassland, dry grassland and ruderal habitats.
Rhos Cefn Bryn, Llannon
Rhos Cefn Bryn consists of unimproved acid grassland. This type of grassland is generally confined to west Wales and is a feature associated with Carmarthenshire and south Ceredigion.
Pochard
The once-common pochard is now under threat because its populations are declining rapidly. The UK is an important winter destination for the pochard, with 48,000 birds visiting our wetlands and…
The WILDest event in Wales returned for a twelfth year!
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru, organised a morning of talks about Wales’ untold wildlife stories at the National Museum’s Reardon Smith Theatre,…
My history book
Tim has volunteered at Astley Moss for five years, helping to increase the water levels on the bogs back to their historic healthy levels. He especially loves watching the birds return to this…