There’s a row broken out in the Garden of Eden. Apparently, we must cease our assiduous nurturing of our horticultural havens and allow nature to do a Brexit and “take back control”. Yes, you’ve guessed, the Rewilders have your lawns in their […]
When habitat and predation management ended, the Berwyn Hills fell silent, but with the right approach, birdlife can be restored. With the advent of driven grouse shooting in the 19th Century, many moor owners in Wales chose to prioritise management […]
A fascinating common in Pembrokeshire is now receiving the care and attention it deserves. Plumstone Rock is the most prominent feature of the 145-hectare Plumstone Mountain common including the adjoining Dudwell Mountain, 1.5 kilometres south of Hayscastle Cross in Pembrokeshire. […]
Farmland Bird numbers have by some accounts fallen by 50% since the 1970’s. Across all types of agricultural land policies and subsidies developed between the 1970’s and 1990’s have encouraged an increase in food productivity and food security. These policies […]
Hidden in the dramatic Glaslyn Valley of north Wales you can find possibly the greatest Welsh wildlife success story of recent years: a pair of breeding ospreys (Pandion haliaetus). Ospreys are fish-eating birds of prey whose diet led to them […]
“There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed…” Packed with meaning, those Lennon-McCartney lyrics about people and places are painful reminders of what has changed forever, not for better. Pondering the past and what has passed, […]
The Wales Coast Path is an achievement worth celebrating, says Pat O’Reilly. Most people who live in Wales or visit for holidays are familiar with some parts of our shoreline, but until 2012 opportunities to enjoy the coast of Wales […]
Three former landfill sites on Anglesey and Gwynedd are to be transformed into a haven for biodiversity and conservation. Local Places for Nature funding from Welsh Government will help restore 30 acres of land at Clegir Mawr (Gwalchmai, Anglesey), 74 […]
North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT) and Snowdonia Local Nature Partnership (LNP) have used Welsh Government funding to try and reverse the decline in swifts and house martins in Snowdonia National Park. ‘High conservation concern’ Swifts and house martins have recently […]
Wildflowers and the many diverse benefits of their flowering are nurtured and encouraged by the work done by Meadow Creations in various places over the past months and year. Firstly we look at a churchyard started at the end of […]
