Welsh Wildlife Centre Volunteering
Volunteering at the Welsh Wildlife Centre is a fantastic way for you get involved with our conservation and education work in West Wales! Whether you want to support outdoor events, or get…
Volunteering at the Welsh Wildlife Centre is a fantastic way for you get involved with our conservation and education work in West Wales! Whether you want to support outdoor events, or get…
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
The UK's smallest whale, the minke whale, is notoriously inquisitive around boats and is even known to breach clear of the water. Beware though - their fragrant breath has given them the…
This gentle giant is the largest shark in UK seas, reaching up to 12m in length. There's no need to fear them though, they only eat plankton!
A brand new event in Skomer Arts Week. Join Filkin's Drift for 3 days of folk music on Skomer, 21st-24th August 2024. £280 per person.
A brand new event in Skomer Arts Week. Join Linda Norris for 3 days of art workshops on Skomer, 18th-21st August 2024. £280 per person.
Chicken of the woods is a sulphur-yellow bracket fungus of trees in woods, parks and gardens. It can often be found in tiered clusters on oak, but also likes beech, chestnut, cherry and even yew…
The turnstone can be spotted fluttering around large stones on rocky and gravelly shores, flipping them over to look for prey. It can even lift rocks as big as its own body! Although a migrant to…
This sooty-black, day-flying moth is active on sunny days, rarely settling in one place for long.
Atlantic salmon are drifting towards extinction, but we can help them leap back from the brink.
This sea snail is abundant on rocky shores around the UK. It is an active predator, feasting on mussels and barnacles before retreating to crevices to rest.
Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.