Wild garlic
In April and May, our ancient woodlands are awash with the white, starry flowers and smell of wild garlic. Millions of bulbs can exist in just one wood, giving rise to dazzling 'white carpets…
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Livestock checking and conservation grazing; how volunteer shepherd support GWT
Discover how GWT’s volunteer shepherds play a vital role in conservation grazing. By checking livestock daily, they help maintain healthy habitats, protect wildlife, and ensure animal welfare—all…
Autumn walks in Gwent and what wildlife to spot
Gwent has some amazing Wild Walks to inspire you and connect with nature this autumn, here are some of our top picks!
Yew
The Yew is a well-known tree of churchyards, but also grows wild on chalky soils. Yew trees can live for hundreds of years, turning into a maze of hollow wood and fallen trunks beneath dense…
English oak
The English oak is, perhaps, our most iconic tree: the one that almost every child and adult alike could draw the lobed leaf of, or describe the acorn fruits of. A widespread tree, it is prized…
Planning and the Gwent Levels
I doubt many of you get excited about the Welsh planning system and nature, but that's okay - I can do that for you - I'm strange like that!
How to make a meadow
Restoring a wildflower meadow can be a challenging task — here are a few of the different ways GWT works with nature to bring back these crucial habitats.
Water Vole Project Volunteer
In 2012, we successfully re-introduced water voles back onto Magor Marsh nature reserve, on the Gwent Levels, where they are still thriving today. Following the success of this reintroduction, we…
How to build a bird box
With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.
My homecoming
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
Common eyelash fungus
The diminutive common eyelash fungus can be found on wet wood and humous-rich damp soil, often by streams or in wet places. Its orange cup is fringed with tiny, black hairs, providing its common…
Health and Wellbeing
Helping people with health issues of all kinds to get outdoors and feel better in nature