Ecosystem Resilience
Under the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, public bodies have a duty to ‘maintain and enhance biodiversity’ and to ‘promote the resilience of ecosystems’. But what is ecosystem resilience?
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Restoring Celtic Rainforest
Luscious temperate rainforest once covered vast areas of Wales, but only fragments remain. Find out about our work to restore them.
My Wild Kitchen
In 2021, Emily and her partner took on an allotment. It is an amazing space that has allowed Emily to be more sustainable whilst reaping the well-being benefits of nature. Their next plan is to…
My rainbow maker
Sarah lives in a beautiful part of Radnorshire and wants to share her magical, mossy waterfall with everyone. Sometimes when the light shines through the spray a rainbow is born. She has a jar…
Great fen-sedge
A tall and robust species of sedge, the Great fen-sedge has long leaves with sawtooth edges. It forms dense stands in lowland fens and around lakes.
The Wildlife Trusts concerned over Irish Sea oil spill
On the 15th February 2022, 26 years to the day of Wales' worst ecological disaster, we receive news that a fractured pipeline has released crude oil into the Irish Sea. Whilst the oil is not…
Pesticide Free Pledge!
Join communities across Wales who are pledging to go pesticide free at home and end the indiscriminate killing of our insect life at homes across the nation.
Thongweed
One of the longest seaweeds native to the UK, thongweed helps create a beautiful underwater forest to rival that of any on the land!
How is a nuclear power plant in Somerset affecting Welsh wildlife?
It’s old news that the world needs to get its act together and move away from fossil fuels and move to renewable and low-carbon ways to produce the energy we need. Hence, the UK Government have commissioned the French company EDF to build a new nuclear power plant just across the Seven Estuary at Hinckley known as Hinkley Point C.
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Common reed
The extensive, golden-brown reedbeds that are formed by stands of Common reed are a familiar sight in our wetlands. They provide an important home for many species, including the rare Bittern.
Male-fern
A classic fern of woodlands across the UK, the male-fern is also a great addition to any garden. It grows impressive stands from underground rhizomes, dying back in autumn.