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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.

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Shoresearch Have-a-go session Rhosneigr Jan 2022

Shoresearch Cymru: Rocky shore surveys

An early couple of surveys, straight after the New Year had begun, certainly blew the cobwebs off! They readied some of our Shoresearch volunteers who came out again to help with our have-a-go…

© Dale Sutton/2020vision

Wildlife Super Powers

Isn’t wildlife amazing? North Wales is full of nature using its super powers to breathe, eat, drink, swim, fly, hide, save the planet and even go on holiday!

A badger with classic black and white stripped face markings, peeking out from long yellow and green grasses.

Mammal mysteries

Have you spotted any mysterious tracks or unexplained droppings? Solve the case with some tips from Darren Tansley, the Mammal Detective.

Snakelocks anemone/anemoni nadreddog (Anemonia viridis) ©Reece Halstead

Shoresearch Cymru rocky shore surveys November 2021

Now we’re properly into winter, we’re expecting to see less living on shore, especially in terms of some algae. This month we tried a different approach with our volunteers and were rewarded…

pre-mating interactions RSWT - Neil Aldridge

Grey seal - Mating

It's mating season for grey seals and it's all played out on our coasts.

Winter

Getting to know our hibernating mammals

As the days get colder, wildlife species are building up fat reserves and getting ready for winter. But did you know there are only three mammals in the UK that truly hibernate?