Conservation update from our Brecon Nature Reserves.
The caterpillars of this fluffy white moth are best admired from a distance, as their hairs can irritate the skin.
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
This wildflower meadow has always been managed traditionally with grazing by cattle or ponies from spring to autumn. This kind of rough, damp grassland is known in Wales as Rhos pasture and is…
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.
It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.
The enigmatic golden eagle disappeared from England and Wales in the 19th century due to severe persecution. Scottish birds suffered from the use of pesticides in the 20th century. Luckily, golden…
One of the earliest moths to emerge each year, spending the winter as a pupa and flying from March to May.
This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.
This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.
