From Golf to Graveyards: Meet the people behind the growing movement to restore the Llŷn’s drought-resistant meadows When Jo Porter moved to Rhiw in 2018, before she even unpacked a box, she scattered some seeds in the neglected field attached […]
The Theatre of Lightning We had been making our way to bed when the first flash of lightning stopped us. Arriving on the back of a yellow weather warning for a heatwave in May, the storm swept in late on […]
Elan Valley wildfire: Farmer speaks out on watching her ‘home’ burn and the restored peatland that helped save it Sorcha Lewis watched the wildfire descend from the uplands to the back of her house. The end-of-April fire was on an unprecedented […]
A love of animals from a young age and an inspiration from a teacher who supported nature in the Galapagos has helped shape a career that now protects and preserves Denbighshire’s biodiversity. Ellie Wainwright is part of the Council’s Biodiversity […]
A Llangollen retiree has returned the “pride” in east Wales farmers by rediscovering the value of “worthless” Welsh mountain wool. Gill Britten’s 10-year mission has galvanised farmers, growers and crafters by creating alternative uses for the coarse wool, and her […]
The Badger Face Welsh Mountain Sheep Society celebrates in 2026 its 50th year of promoting and improving the Torddu and Torwen sheep. But what are Torddu & Torwen sheep? Well to answer that, one has to consider the history of […]
The scream comes before the bird: a sudden, searing note overhead that stops me in my tracks, leaving me scanning the North Wales skies for the longed-for rush of dark, scythe-shaped wings. They are back! My heart soars. Common swifts […]
As the days shorten and the leaves turn, our rivers are also entering a season of change. Autumn is a crucial time for migratory fish like salmon, yet the latest Salmon Stocks and Fisheries in England and Wales Report 2024 […]
Researchers are developing cutting-edge technology as part of a response to the “threat” from an increase in extreme climactic events. Dr Iestyn Woolway, from Bangor University is working with partners on a prototype called EcoTwin, which would enable the creation […]
Ancient Cattle of Wales is a cattle breed society that is possibly the youngest livestock society in the Wales and the United Kingdom. This is the first of an occasional series looking at Welsh Icons alive and dead, animate and […]
Colliery spoil tips are an iconic feature in the landscape of the South Wales Valleys, yet they remain gravely overlooked, underappreciated and misunderstood. In the decades that have followed the widespread closure of deep coal mines in South Wales, nature […]
For more than a century, the environment of the south Wales valleys and the fortunes of the people who lived here were shaped by coal mining. The scars of heavy industry were everywhere and black tips of coal waste brooded […]
