On Our Reserves - January 2025 Update
Find out what our staff and volunteers have been up to on our reserves this month and more importantly - why!
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On Our Reserves - February 2025 Update
Find out what our staff and volunteers have been up to on our reserves this month and more importantly - why!
Common spotted-orchid
The common spotted-orchid is the easiest of all our orchids to see: sometimes, so many flowers appear together that they create a pale pink carpet in our woodlands, old quarries, dunes and marshes…
How to make a hedge for wildlife
Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.
Volunteers Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice covers the specific personal data Gwent Wildlife Trust (GWT) collects and processes relating to its volunteers to manage the relationship with them. GWT is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.
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…
Get started with Mothing
Gwent Wildlife Trust volunteer and supporter Andrew Cormack gives a guide to Mothing.
On our Reserves - February 2026
Find out what our staff and volunteers have been up to on our reserves over the last few months and more importantly - why!
On our Reserves - June 2026
Find out what our staff and volunteers have been up to on our reserves over the last few months and more importantly - why!
Early purple orchid
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
Nature reserve damaged by M4 survey work
Gwent Wildlife Trust's protected nature reserve at Barecroft Common has been damaged by M4 survey work before a decision on the motorway has even been made.
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!