New audit reveals success of The King’s vision for wildflower meadows including two in Gwent!
10th anniversary celebrates growth of Coronation Meadows.
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Gwent Wildlife Trust is a charity dedicated to nurturing and restoring our wildlife, part of a network of Wildlife Trusts across the UK.
Don’t let Craig y Perthi be the first domino to fall...
Almost a fifth of Wales’ most important sites for wildlife on the Gwent Levels, an irreplaceable wetland landscape, could be under threat if all the large-scale solar developments being planned go…
Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Magor Marsh
Discover the last remaining piece of fenland on the Gwent Levels. Its patchwork of habitats supports a rich diversity of wildlife throughout the year.
Lady fern
One of the prettiest hardy ferns, the lady fern is delicate and lacy, with ladder-like foliage. It makes a good garden fern, providing attractive cover for wildlife.
Spiked water-milfoil
Look out for the feathery leaves of Spiked water-milfoil just below the surface of streams, ditches, lakes and ponds; its red flowers emerge from the water in summer. It provides shelter for a…
Water mint
Water mint grows in damp places and has aromatic leaves that can be used to flavour food and drink. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come to a Wildlife…
Filming and Photography Opportunities on our Nature Reserves around Gwent
Our nature reserves have been used as locations by a wide range of media. The nature of requests vary widely and we are usually happy to accommodate them if possible as long as disturbance to wildlife can be kept to a minimum.
If you're not sure which of our reserves would best suit your requirements, please contact us to tell us more about what you are looking for, and we can advise what might suit you best.
If you're not sure which of our reserves would best suit your requirements, please contact us to tell us more about what you are looking for, and we can advise what might suit you best.
Barnacle goose
The black-and-white barnacle goose flies here for the 'warmer' winter from Greenland and Svalbard. This epic journey was once a mystery to people, who thought it hatched from the goose…
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.