30 Days Wild - week four
Another week packed with wildness! Starting off with summer solstice, the awesome Big Wild Weekend filled with music and quizzes, and all this glorious sunshine – what a treat!
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Chwilio
Cinnabar
These pretty black and red moths are often confused for butterflies! Their black and yellow caterpillars are a common sight on ragwort plants. The caterpillar’s bright colours warn predators not…
Abergavenny Three Peaks Challenge
Take part in the fantastic Abergavenny Three Peaks hiking challenge in March and enjoy our wonderful uplands whilst discovering and protecting their wildlife
Woodcock
Sometimes known as the snipe of the woods, the exquisitely camouflaged woodcock is mainly nocturnal, hiding in the dense undergrowth of woodlands and heathlands during the day.
Trust wildlife
Following on from my previous blog, I had intended to recall some of my early Otter encounters and experiences but, the “lockdown” has given me time to pause and reflect on what wildlife is closer…
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…
Species Identification
Why not give some species ID in your local area a go? Species ID is a great way to get involved in taking action for nature, it's amazing what you can find when you really start looking!
Check out these butterfly and fungi identification videos to get started.
Check out these butterfly and fungi identification videos to get started.
Stunningly beautiful Gwent Levels landscape is again under threat.
Having, with others, fought off the M4 motorway, Gwent Wildlife Trust is once again having to defend this irreplaceable wetland. The charity has now launched a Senedd petition calling for a halt…
3 habitats in Gwent that are fighting climate change
There is an ongoing climate emergency as well as a nature emergency, the two are connected far more than we currently understand. What we do know is that we cannot address the climate emergency…
Hedgerow
Hedgerows are one of our most easily encountered wildlife habitats, found lining roads, railways and footpaths, bordering fields and gardens and on the coast.
Arrowhead
Arrowhead is an aquatic plant of shallow water and slow-moving waterways. In bloom over summer, it displays small, white flowers, but it is the arrow-shaped leaves that are most distinctive.
30 30 30 Campaign
The Wildlife Trusts are calling for at least 30% of our land and sea to be connected and protected for nature’s recovery by 2030.