Chwilio
New change to Welsh farm pollution law is grim news for Wales’s iconic rivers
Wildlife Trusts Wales call for agricultural water rules to be urgently reinstated
Smart souvenir shopping
Bringing a piece of your holiday home is a great way of keeping the memories alive – just make sure it’s wildlife-friendly!
Shoresearch Cymru rocky shore surveys September 2021
After a brief gap in August we carried out several Shoresearches in September as well as completing our first public have-a-go session.
Nursehound
The nursehound is a nocturnal predator, hunting smaller fish close to the seafloor.
Mother Shipton
This striking day-flying moth is named after a 16th century witch.
Bewick's swan
A winter visitor, the well-travelled Bewick's swan is the smallest of our swans. It has more black on its yellow-and-black bill than the whooper swan. Look out for it around Eastern England…
Gwarchodfa Natur Coed Porth-aml
This peaceful pocket of woodland has been reclaimed by nature after hundreds of years of quarrying. Only parts of the reserve are open to the public.
Morel
This unique fungus is one of the most sought after spring fungi of them all.
Bittern
The shy and retiring bittern is a master of blending in and can be very difficult to spot in its reedbed home. It does sound like a booming foghorn, however, when it calls, so can often be heard…
Buff-tip moth
It is so easy to miss this clever little moth. It is a master of disguise, blending in perfectly as it looks just like the twig of a birch tree! Flying only at night, the buff-tip moth can be seen…
Goose barnacle
Goose barnacles often wash up on our shores attached to flotsam after big storms.