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My Wild Cardiff
Our capital city is home to lots of exciting and sometimes even rare wildlife. Hazel Dormice, Great Crested Newts and waxcap fungi are among just a few of the species that would be the pride of any nature reserve area flourishing in our wild city. Cardiff even has its own species of wildflower!
My Wild Cardiff is all about looking after this wonderful wildlife by educating and inspiring people to care for Cardiff’s wildlife, through looking after the wild spaces we have and creating new habitat in our parks and gardens.
How we're funded
My Wild Cardiff is funded through the generous support of the players of People’s Postcode Lottery (PPL). To find out more about how players of People’s Postcode Lottery support The Wildlife Trusts, click here.
Players play with their postcodes to win cash prizes, while raising money for charities and good causes across Great Britain and globally. People’s Postcode Lottery is a charity lottery raising funds for, and increasing awareness of, charities and good causes across Great Britain.
Players of People's Postcode Lottery
My Wild Cardiff is funded through the generous support of the players of People’s Postcode Lottery (PPL).
People’s Postcode Lottery is a charity lottery.
Players play with their postcodes to win cash prizes, while raising money for charities and good causes across Great Britain and globally.
To find out more about how players of People’s Postcode Lottery support The Wildlife Trusts, click here.
#MyWildCardiff updates
How to help Hedgehogs this winter!
Find out how you can make your local area more hedgehog friendly!
My Wild Cardiff Summer Update
Alex, My Wild Cardiff Officer, tells us about what the project has been up to this summer!
Cardiff Projects June Update
It has been a very busy month for us here in Cardiff, with lots of engagement events and practical conservation workdays happening…
My wild...
Take a closer look at our current and past My Wild Cardiff projects.
My Wild Garden
The My Wild Garden project aims to help people learn how they can create a wildlife-friendly garden in their own outdoor space. Find out more about wildlife gardening through our web pages here.
The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts have created a wildlife gardening website, giving advice on how to encourage wildlife into your garden.
My Wild Neighbourhood
As part of the My Wild Neighbourhood project we are aiming to create three ‘’Wild Neighbourhoods’ around Cardiff.
We have already begun working on this in the Heath area of Cardiff, where there is a good population of Great Crested Newts. We have been out in Heath Park with the local community looking for newts in the ponds and we have conducted a garden survey on Allensbank Road, Heath Park Avenue and King George V Drive to find out what features people had in their gardens for wildlife, plus what newts they’ve seen.
We’ve also provided lots of advice to local residents about features they can install in their gardens for newts and we’ve even provided free ponds to a few Cardiff homes.
We would also like to create two more ‘ Wild Neighbourhoods’ around Cardiff for bees and hedgehogs, so let us know if you live in an area where you think we can help!