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Knapweed with bee

Create your own meadow or wildflower patch

The autumn is a good time to sow a perennial native meadow (perennial means that the flowers come back year after year without having to re-seed them). It’s in fact the ideal time for flowers like…

Green Tiger Beetle

You can help bring back our beetles

Beetles are an important (and exciting!) part of any healthy wildlife garden. Download your FREE guide to Bringing Back Beetles in your own garden, with instructions for building your very own …

Crab Apple Tree

The brilliance and benefits of trees and hedges

Anna Williams, Education and Community Officer, writes about the beauty of trees and hedges and encourages us to plant and grow our own in order to support the wildlife and natural world we love…

Snowdrops

Natural wonders this February

While February’s weather tends to keep us in our wintery reality, the month also offers up some wildlife delights that can keep us ticking towards the coming spring. In his blog, Sam Finnegan-Dehn…

Gardening main

Gardens for wildlife: a New Year's resolution

Last year, we relied on our outdoor spaces to help us cope with the many changes that were made to our normal lives. Our gardens became meeting grounds and offices, new places of calm or new…

Caeau Tan y Bwlch Nature Reserve meadow

Glorious Meadows

Discover the value of meadows to people and wildlife and have a go at making your own!

Apples

Fruit tree pruning

Fruit tree pruning may be considered by some to be an art form... Education and community officer Iwan Edwards tells you how.