How to make a bog garden
Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.
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No matter what your interest, whether it be farming, gardening or marine life, we have a blog for you! All our blogs are written by people with a passion for nature.
Bigger, better and more joined up spaces for wildlife
In a special blog for our Big Give appeal, our Nature Recovery Manager Rick Mundy talks about about our vision for the Gwent landscape and how, with your help, we're creating more room nature…
A leading Welsh family-run business has extended the hand of generosity to Gwent Wildlife Trust
Hopkins Machinery have built on their relationship with us by becoming Platinum Business members of our charity.
Bugs Matter survey finds that flying insects in Gwent have declined by 40% in less than 20 years
A citizen-science survey, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, has found that the abundance of flying insects in Gwent has plummeted by 40% over the last 17 years; highlighting a worrying trend…
Purple moor-grass and rush pasture
This distinctive type of damp pasture is generally found on commons, as a component of lowland fen, or in undeveloped corners of otherwise intensively farmed landscapes.
My insurance
When he’s not studying at Cumbria University, Ian enjoys volunteering at Thacka Beck. As well as being great for wildlife, this wetland nature reserve helps protects Penrith from flooding when the…
New findings reveal extensive environmental damage from solar plants as Gwent Levels waterways face another threat
Recent surveys of the Llanwern solar plant on the Gwent levels highlight a severe decline in the Lapwing breeding colony and Shrill Carder Bee activity. There is also concern about a significant…
Out and about at the Gout!
If I fancy a change of scenery, I head down to Peterstone Gout on the Gwent Levels, nestled between St Brides and Newport on the B4239 and six miles west of Newport city centre. The site is…
Skylark
The song of the skylark has been the subject of many great musical and literary works. A quintessential feature of our farmland and grasslands habitats, it is declining rapidly with habitat loss…
Gwirfoddoli gyda Sefyll Dros Natur Cymru (S4NW)
Rydyn ni’n chwilio am wirfoddolwyr brwdfrydig i'n helpu ni yn y prosiect i ymgysylltu, ysbrydoli a grymuso rhyfelwyr newid hinsawdd ifanc ar gyfer y dyfodol.
Natterer's bat
The Natterer's bat can found across the UK, although it is a scarce species. It prefers to forage low down among trees, often taking prey directly from the foliage.