Towns and gardens
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
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Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly Practical Volunteer Days
Join our Community Ecologist undertaking activities in different local green spaces across the valleys. These tasks take place on two Mondays a month, one in Caerphilly and one in Blaenau Gwent.…
How to build a swift box
Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…
Slipper limpet
These non-native limpets arrived from America in the 19th century and are now widespread in the UK. They form stacks and have a specially adapted shell which, when flipped upside down, looks like…
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.
Arable fields
Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…
My happy place
When the stresses of life get too much, I take a walk through Attenborough Nature Reserve - a form of free therapy. The fresh air, the bird calls, the beauty of nature surrounding me, is calming.…
Prisk Wood
This atmospheric ancient woodland is the perfect spot for a tranquil walk in spring and summer, when wildflowers carpet the floor and bird song fills the air.
Actions
From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself at home to help wildlife.
Bridewell Common
Wildlife-rich reens and ditches lined by ancient willow pollards and criss-cross expansive fields, supporting a fabulous range of plant, insect and bird life as well as the Gwent Levels'…
Trustee
Would you like to help govern and shape the work of your local Wildlife Trust whilst being part of a federation of 46 Wildlife Trusts in the UK and Wildlife Trusts Wales?
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