Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
Meadows of seagrass spread across the seabed, their dense green leaves sheltering a wealth of wildlife including our two native species of seahorse.
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Yn ystod y misoedd diwethaf, mae YNG wedi bod yn gweithio gyda chydweithwyr yn Ymddiriedolaethau Natur Gogledd Cymru a Sir Drefaldwyn, ac Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Cymru, gan edrych ar gyfleoedd i…
This tiny gamebird is rarely seen, but its distinctive "wet my lips" call can be heard ringing out over areas of farmland on summer evenings.
These beautiful, herb-rich meadows are at their best between late-May and mid-July (after which they are cut for hay, weather permitting). Later, after the haycut, pale fields with geometric…
Protecting the future of Gwent’s trees at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank
We have been saddened to see recent reports of the impact of and worrying increase in cases of highly parthenogenic avian influenza (HPAI or “bird flu”) throughout seabird colonies around the…
I’m Libby, and I’m currently completing a research development internship in sustainable aquaculture (basically farming in water) at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban. In…