Common fragrant-orchid
The Common fragrant-orchid lives up to its name: it produces a sweet, orangey smell that is very strong in the evening. Look for its densely packed, pink flower spikes on chalk grasslands in…
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Guillemot
Guillemots really know how to live life on the edge – quite literally! They nest tightly packed on steep ledges and cliffs around the coast. This may sound like a strange nesting spot, but it…
Surprise discovery at Magor Marsh
On 22nd June, towards the end of a brief hot spell that already feels like a distant memory, I spent an evening moth trapping at Magor Marsh with Seb Buckton from Gloucestershire. Seb had endured…
Spooky Wildlife Special with Michael Rodgers
Join us for a spooky evening about the wonderful world of Spiders, Moths, Snakes (Adder) and Frogs with Michael Rodgers
How to attract moths and bats to your garden
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
Strawberry Cottage Wood
A tranquil and secluded ancient oak woodland, home to stunning woodland flowers, charismatic mammals and birds.
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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.
Central Valley
Once the largest steelworks in Europe, nature is returning to transform this site into an urban oasis full of wildflowers, birds and insects.
Peterstone Wentlooge Marshes
As the River Severn ebbs and flows, flocks of birds feast on the invertebrate-rich mudflats under the wide, open skies of this estuarine reserve.
Margaret's Wood
Sprawling oaks and towering beech trees form a beautiful mature woodland on the lower slopes of Whitebrook Valley, full of plants and woodland birds.
Croes Robert Wood
Like something out of a fairytale, this stunning ancient woodland is a tranquil place to stroll among the woodland wildflowers whilst listening to the birds singing in the trees.