Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Generally found as part of lowland farms or nature reserves, these small, flower-rich fields are at their best in midsummer when the plethora of flowers and insects is a delight. Tiny reminders of…
Look for Water avens in damp habitats, such as riversides, wet woodlands and wet meadows. It has nodding, purple-and-orange flowers that hang on delicate, purple stems.
Whether it's a flowerpot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn, or entire meadow, planting wildflowers provides vital resources to support a wide range of insects that couldn't survive in…
Gwent Wildlife Trust's species-rich Springdale Farm reserve is in full bloom in June!
Following the success of last year's Open Air Rooftop Cinema screening of The Greatest Showman, (pictured) Gwent Wildlife Trust have arranged a late summer series of Monday night movies at…
In the drama of the open spaces around her, Emily can play the role of a lifetime. She knows the wildlife of the nature reserve as intimately as Yorick knew Hamlet, and with an audience of birds,…
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
I have been conducting surveys of the grassland fungi on our Monmouthshire meadow Reserves over the autumn months. This is a snapshot of the interesting species recorded at Springdale, Pentwyn…
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…
The whinchat is a summer visitor to UK heathlands, moorlands and open meadows. It looks similar to the stonechat, but is lighter in colour and has a distinctive pale eyestripe.