Crosswort
Crosswort gets its name from the position of its leaves - they surround the stem in groups of four, making a cross shape. The tiny, yellow flowers sit atop these crosses and bloom from April to…
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Crosswort gets its name from the position of its leaves - they surround the stem in groups of four, making a cross shape. The tiny, yellow flowers sit atop these crosses and bloom from April to…
Well-known for its role in making beer, Hop is a climbing plant that can be seen in woodlands and along hedgerows and field edges. Its female flowers bear the cone-like fruit that is used in beer…
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…
Like many of our birds of prey, the peregrine falcon was so persecuted, numbers fell dramatically. Thankfully, this super-speedy flyer is now making a comeback, particularly in our towns, where it…
O ddysgu sgiliau traddodiadol a physgota am sbwriel hanesyddol i fonitro’r bywyd gwyllt presennol a phlannu coed ar gyfer y dyfodol, mae prosiect ‘Yr Wyddgrug Wyllt’ yn cyflawni’r cyfan.
Discover the value of meadows to people and wildlife and have a go at making your own!
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…
Yn 2019 bydd Prosiect Tirwedd Fyw Corsydd Môn yn cael ei lansio gyda’r nod o warchod a gwella’r cefn gwlad llawn bywyd gwyllt ar ochr ddwyreiniol Ynys Môn.
My wild life started before I was old enough to walk, being regularly taken by my mother across the Epsom Downs to enjoy fresh air. Moving to rural Staffordshire aged 3, I was incredibly lucky to…
In June we visited a couple of areas of shore which are not within a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) covering the intertidal area, but which are part of wider areas of protection.
Mae prosiect Rhwydwaith Ecolegol Gwydn Cymru (WaREN) wedi cyffroi am gael rhoi adborth ar ganlyniadau ein holiadur. Buom yn gofyn i grwpiau rhanddeiliaid ledled Cymru sut maent yn mynd i’r afael â…
In the final of our series of blogs to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Cemlyn as a nature reserve we recall the wardens and volunteers who have played such an important role in protecting the…