Young people making a difference
An update from our Youth-led Stand for Nature Wales project.
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Prosiect Adfer Mawndiroedd
Yn ystod y misoedd diwethaf, mae YNG wedi bod yn gweithio gyda chydweithwyr yn Ymddiriedolaethau Natur Gogledd Cymru a Sir Drefaldwyn, ac Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Cymru, gan edrych ar gyfleoedd i…
Slavonian grebe
The rare Slavonian grebe is an attractive diving bird with distinctive, golden ear tufts that give rise to its American name - 'horned grebe'.
Cold-water coral
Did you know that there are coral reefs in the UK? UK seas are home to some amazing cold-water corals that form reefs on the seabed over 400m deep.
Nextdoor Nature in Gwent
George the Poet shines a light on new community rewilding projects led by Gwent Wildlife Trust and funded by The National Lottery
Common water-crowfoot
A member of the buttercup family, Common water-crowfoot displays white, buttercup-like flowers with yellow centres. It can form mats in ponds, ditches and streams during spring and summer.
Lesser water-parsnip
Look out for the white, umbrella-like flower heads of lesser water-parsnip along the shallow margins of ditches, ponds, lakes and rivers. When crushed, it does, indeed, smell like parsnip!
My office
Gary is the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme (BEVS) Project Manager for Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. He is injecting badgers to protect them against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) to help curb the…
Acting Swiftly?
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…
Deep-water corals
The skeletons of deep-water corals form mounds that can support over 1,000 species of invertebrates and fish.
Common green lacewing
The common green lacewing is a lime green, delicate insect, with translucent, intricately veined wings. It is common in gardens and parks, where it helps to control aphid pests.
How to help injured wildlife
People often ask us what they should do if they’ve found sick, injured or abandoned wildlife. Gwent Wildlife Trust is not a wildlife rescue charity so we do not have the facilities to care for wildlife but we can provide advice and contact details for organisations that can.