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Plaice
Plaice is a common sight all around our coasts - if you can spot it! They are extremely well camouflaged against the seabed and can even change colour to better match their surroundings.
Water Vole Project Officer
Part of the Nature Networks Fund (round 3), delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government with Natural Resources Wales.
As Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Water Vole Project…
Hermit crab
If you spot a crawling shell next time you're at the seaside, take a closer look… it might be a hermit crab!
3, 2, 1…Plast OFF!
Thank you to everyone that attended the Plast OFF! 2022 litter pick at Central Valley Nature Reserve in Ebbw Vale on Saturday 15th January.
Shore crab
This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.
Yew never know - a first for Wales.
Whilst out on one of his regular walks, supporter, member and Trust event guide, Neville Davies, was delighted to find a species of fungi new to Wales. In a special blog for us he reveals more…
Race for Wildlife
Moorland
One of our most extensive habitats, moorlands cover huge areas in the uplands. Great expanses of unenclosed, wild-seeming land impart a sense of freedom and adventure, although the wide, open…
Horseradish
Horseradish is used as a well-loved condiment. This member of the cabbage family is actually an introduced species in the UK, but causes no harm in the wild.
Worm pipefish
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
Thresher shark
The thresher shark is a migratory species and passes through UK waters in the summer months. If you’re lucky, you might see this magnificent shark jump high out of the water in to the air.