Species Identification
Check out these butterfly and fungi identification videos to get started.
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins
There’s plenty to enjoy in the ‘off-season’ from amazing autumn ambles to wonderful wild winter walks and the fun doesn’t stop there! Alongside these great walking routes, we’ll give you some…
Join us and other partners in Gilwern for a range of wild activities
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too.
Swifts and swallows are flying high this time of year. After the long Swift migration from Africa, they are resident in many parts of the UK during spring and summer, here's how you can help…
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
Perennial rye-grass is a tufted, vigorous grass of roadside verges, rough pastures and waste ground. It is commonly used in agriculture and for reseeding grasslands.