Common water-measurer
Found in ponds and marshes, the fragile look of the Common water-measurer belies its fierce nature. A predator of small insects, it uses the vibrations of the water's surface to locate its…
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Julian Hoffman, voices his support for ‘magical’ Gwent Levels
Author and environmentalist, Julian Hoffman, voices his support for ‘magical’ Gwent Levels as threats loom once more.
Rare sea eagle's visit to Wales included stopover in Gwent
A young White-tailed Eagle has been spotted soaring the skies of South Wales and Gwent for the first time in 220 years.
Eel
The eel is famous for both its slippery nature and its mammoth migration from its freshwater home to the Sargasso Sea where it breeds. It has suffered dramatic declines and is a protected species…
Back by popular demand – Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Open Air Rooftop Cinema showings return.
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…
Gwent Levels solar plants threaten endangered lapwing breeding sites
Gwent Wildlife Trust is deeply concerned about the impact of Gwent Levels solar plants on the endangered lapwing or peewit.
Biting stonecrop
Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and…
Gwent’s breeding Curlews are back and we need your help discovering where exactly they are!
Gwent’s breeding Curlews have returned! We know some of their traditional breeding sites but are there more? The answer is almost definitely yes. But where? We’re on a mission to find as many…
Communities gather to oppose huge solar power stations on the Gwent Levels
Communities gather to oppose huge solar power stations on the Gwent Levels
The precious and stunningly beautiful Gwent Levels landscape is again under threat.
Having, with others, fought off the M4 Relief Road, we are once again having to defend this irreplaceable wetland. So we have launched a Senedd petition calling for a halt to significant…
Petitions Committee responds to Gwent Wildlife Trust petition and urgent requests
The Senedd Petitions Committee has agreed to address the urgent need to protect the Gwent Levels Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and to ask Minister Julie James, for essential…
People of all ages join together at the Senedd to voice their support for the Gwent Levels
Halt significant new development on the Gwent Levels SSSI – hugely successful Gwent Wildlife Trust demonstration