Do something wild this winter
Enjoy a wildlife-filled Christmas with your local Wildlife Trust – events, gifts and parties!
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Discover nature at Big Pool Wood
Discover nature with other like-minded adults on our beautiful Big Pool Wood Nature Reserve.
My big adventure
Poppy plays with molehills, watches deer and birds, and nestles in the trunks of ancient trees to get in touch with her roots. Poppy's father was an inspirational Restoration Officer at the…
My big adventure
When Rowan visits Sydenham Hill Wood, every puddle, tree and trail is part of the adventure. And his dad quite likes playing along too.
How to build a swift box
Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…
Wild cherry
The mass of white, frothy blossom on a wild cherry is a sight to behold. Planted as an ornamental tree, it also grows wild in woods and hedges. Its red fruits are the edible cherries we know and…
Wild angelica
The red-tinged, flower clusters of Wild angelica smell just like the garden variety, which is used in making cake decorations. Wild angelica likes damp places, such as wet meadows and wet…
Ceffylau’n llusgo coed yn Big Covert Wood!
Rydyn ni wedi bod yn helpu i adfer coetir hynafol yn Sir Ddinbych – gyda help rhai ffrindiau pedair coes! Mae Jonathan Hulson, Rheolwr y Prosiect Coetiroedd ar gyfer Dŵr, yn disgrifio manteision…
Wild carrot
Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.
Wild thyme
The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.
Dramatic swift decline in Wales
Recent British Trust for Ornithology report suggests the rate of decline of Welsh swifts has accelerated.
Wild privet
Wild privet is a shrub of hedgerows, woodlands and scrub, but is also a popular garden-hedge plant. It has white flowers in summer and matt-black berries in winter that are very poisonous.