Bird's-nest orchid
The Bird's-nest orchid gets its name from its nest-like tangle of roots. Unlike other green plants, it doesn’t get its energy from sunlight. Instead, it grows as a parasite on tree roots, so…
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Hedgehog Ecology and Conservation - a talk by Dr Dan Forman
Hedgehog numbers have been in decline but mammals expert Dr Forman will tell how a new strategy for recovery could help them thrive
Coed Simdde Lwyd, Rheidol Valley, Ceredigion
Ancient upland Oak woodland. The site is part of a notified SSSI and NNR, and in turn is part of the European Natura 2000 site, the Rheidol Woods & Gorges Special Area of Conservation (SAC).…
Women in Welsh Wildlife Conservation – Past, Present and Future
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating pioneering naturalists of the past, our present team of committed conservationists, and the women who are set to be the…
Coed Dyrysiog Nature Reserve
A beautiful area of ancient woodland and unusually a registered common that slopes down to the banks of the Nant Bran. This is a lovely place to come for a peaceful woodland walk with just the…
Coed Penglanowen, Nanteos, Ceredigion
Mixed estate planted woodland.
Coed Maidie B. Goddard, Llechryd, Ceredigion
This relatively large reserve is a mosaic of woodland and grassland with wide, wooded gullies.
Coed Gawdir, Aberdulais, Neath/Port Talbot
An acidic pond, within an ancient woodland site under restoration.
Fishing Boat Wrecks on Skomer Island - Wales' Only Marine Conservation Zone
A local fishing boat struck rocks on the south coast of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW)’s Skomer Island on the night of the 7th of December. The 4 fishermen have been safely…
Red Squirrel in The British Isles: Approaches to Conservation Management and Grey Squirrel Control
MSc completed by Alice Chapman, January 2024, at Nottingham Trent University.
Cardiff projects April update
It’s been a productive few months for the Stand for Nature Cardiff forum! The nest box scheme at Forest Farm has been going really well, lots of the nest boxes are now in use and we’re hoping to…
Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales awarded £810,000 to support marine and grassland conservation.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) has been awarded £810,000 from the National Lottery’s Nature Networks Fund to support two nationally important projects.