Hidden kingdom: a beginner’s guide to fungi
Discover fungi tips for beginners – and some surprising fungi facts you’ll never forget!
Blog: The Wildlife Trusts
Welcome to your wildlife Blog! We want to share wildlife stories, news and opinions from across North Wales. To reflect a range of voices we will leave each blog post in the language of the author.
Have you got a good wildlife story to tell? If you'd like to join in with our blog please send your idea to info@northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk
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From compost heaps to garden ponds: grass snakes uncovered
When you picture a British snake, the image that pops into your mind might be a greenish grass snake and for good reason. As the UK’s most widespread and commonly spotted snake, it’s something of…
Use your senses to connect with nature
Explore and enjoy the outdoors by trying a sensory adventure!
Things that go churr in the dark
Birdwatcher Tom Hibbert explores the enigmatic world of the nightjar.
How to start a nature journal
As we approach 30 Days Wild, wildlife illustrator Jamey Douglas explains how you can get closer to nature by starting a nature journal!
Nature's undertakers
Discover the brilliance of burying beetles with Dr Ellie Bladon, an evolutionary ecologist based in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
Footballers, batmen and heroes
Find out all about hoverflies with insect expert Vicki Hird MSc FRES, in this fascinating blog from our friends at The Wildlife Trusts.
Seven top tips for amazing wildlife experiences: the art of fieldcraft
Improve your chances of seeing wildlife with fieldcraft tips from Matthew Capper, keen birdwatcher, photographer and head of communications at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
Sowing survival
Where farmers are given support for nature-friendly farming, nature and food production can go hand in hand. Through the pioneering Jordans Farm Partnership, The Wildlife Trusts and Jordans work…
Festive myths and folklore
Sophie Baker, communications officer at Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, explores our native species that have become enduring cultural symbols in festive myths…