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Moth book cover

Book review - The Lives of Moths

The Lives of Moths - A Natural History of our Planet’s Moth Life written by Andrei Sourakov and Rachel Warren Chadd as reviewed by Andrew Cormack.

Garden tiger moth

Year of the Tiger

It's the Chinese New Year of the Tiger - sadly, few of us will have the opportunity to mark 2022 by seeing a real tiger. But with a bit of creative thinking, there are some “tiger” related…

Moulting blackbird

Where have all the birds gone?

Early summer is one of the peak times to see birds in our gardens. Feeders are full of families taking advantage of easy food - there are six blue tits on one feeder as I write this. And there is…

Yellow Rattle by Andy Karran

Rattle, rattle

If you’ve been trying to make your garden more wildlife-friendly though the official #NoMowMay, and its unofficial sequel #DoItSoonJune, then the appearance of a scruffy little yellow flower is…

Strawberry Cottage Wood woodland

Strawberry Cottage Wood nature reserve

Strawberry Cottage Wood is one of GWT’s less-known reserves. But it’s our local one, just over five miles from Abergavenny. Usually, we’d be there on the second Sunday of every month, doing…

Kingfisher with fish

Waterways wildlife

One thing Gwent is particularly well-provided with is rivers.

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Know your Patch

Lockdown has meant your local area has become your world. Here Twheatear, gives a great guide on how to really appreciate and benefit from all things wild and wonderful, in your local area. So,…

Orb Spider's web

Eight legged wonders!

Ask any child – and most adults, come to that – to draw a spider in its home, and you’ll get a circular or polygonal web. Those orb-web spiders may well be the most obvious kind around our houses…

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Get started with Mothing

Gwent Wildlife Trust volunteer and supporter Andrew Cormack gives a guide to Mothing.

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Let it Grow!

Help wildlife in your garden by letting your lawn grow into a mini meadow.