Cors Goch is part of a lowland raised mire and is one of the last six large raised bogs in Wales. It is a notified SSSI and part of the Cors Goch Llanllwch NNR.
The house sparrow is a familiar, streaky brown bird of towns, parks and gardens. Males sport a grey cap and black bib, the size of which indicates their status.
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…
Six nations have come together to find solutions to the challenges nature is facing across the Irish Sea. This collaboration crosses national borders to achieve a well-managed and ecologically…
Darren Fawr is the largest and most spectacular of the Trust’s reserves in Brecknock. It consists of a steep hill-side, covered with loose, grey limestone scree, cliffs and an undulating hill-top…
The defensive mechanism of the pill woodlouse is very recognisable - it curls itself into a tight ball, only showing its plated armour to its attacker. It is an important recycler of nutrients,…
As the name suggests, this tall, white heron is considerably larger than the similar little egret. Once a rare visitor to the UK, sightings have become more common over the last few decades, with…
The yellow slug lives up to its name - its yellow body is mottled with grey patches. Often found in gardens and damp places in houses, it can be considered a pest, but is an important nutrient…
Hi, my name is Bea! I joined The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales as the Marine Conservation Intern at Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (CBMWC) in April. I was a seasonal volunteer…
30 years ago, if Jeremy had fallen in the river then he’d have been more worried about being poisoned than drowned! A 1980s trawl survey found just one fish in the Billingham reach of the Tees,…
