Water scorpion
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.
One of our most common ladybirds, the black-on-red markings of the 7-spot ladybird are very familiar. Ladybirds are a gardeners best friend as they eat insects that love to nibble on garden plants…
We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…
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A few years on from the Pine Marten reintroduction in the Forest of Dean, Gwent Wildlife Trust has been working in partnership with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to set up a monitoring program to…
The ragworm is highly common on our shores, though rarely seen except by the fishermen that dig them up for bait.
One of our most extensive habitats, moorlands cover huge areas in the uplands. Great expanses of unenclosed, wild-seeming land impart a sense of freedom and adventure, although the wide, open…
Albie has had a love of nature from a young age. He first started getting out in nature as a Scout. He became a Scout leader and outward bound instructor, mostly working as a volunteer youth…
These colourful little fish are a delight for snorkellers or shallow water divers to photograph, rarely being scared off by their presence!
Whilst out on one of his regular walks, supporter, member and Trust event guide, Neville Davies, was delighted to find a species of fungi new to Wales. In a special blog for us he reveals more…