Wood melick
Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the…
Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the…
Hugh Gregory is a 61-year-old IT contractor. For the past 30 years he has been a carer for his wife Denise who suffers from chronic depression and physical disabilities. Caring for anyone is hard…
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
At the end of 2021, we secured a grant from the Nature Network Fund (NNF), administered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund from the Welsh Government, looking at ensuring resilient ecological…
A late-blooming flower, Meadow saffron looks like a crocus, displaying similar pink flowers once its leaves have died back. It is a highly poisonous plant of meadows and woodland rides and…
An ancient woodland sanctuary amidst the industrial past of the South Wales Valleys. With far-reaching views across the Ebbw Valley, it is a great place to visit throughout the year.
Look for the unusual flowers of lords-and-ladies in spring woodlands: a pale green sheath surrounds a spike of tiny, yellow flowers. This spike eventually forms a familiar, short stalk of striking…
The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.
The subject of much myth and legend, and a herbal remedy, Perforate st John's-wort is a familiar flower. It has star-shaped, bright yellow flowers and lots of tiny holes in its leaves that…
For a number of reasons, including the continued impact of Covid-19, I have to say that towards the end of summer I began to lose my enthusiasm for my favourite activities.
Furthermore,…
Here is an insight into what the Nature Nurturers and Wildlife Warriors have been up to this autumn.