Habitats
Discover more about the UK's amazing natural habitats and the wildlife that live there. From peat bogs and caves, to woodlands and meadows!
Discover more about the UK's amazing natural habitats and the wildlife that live there. From peat bogs and caves, to woodlands and meadows!
Use the blank canvas of your garden to make a home for wildlife.
Wildlife Trust staff and members of the community met at King George V playing fields, Talgarth to launch a new wildlife project called Green Connections Powys.
The event, which involved…
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Green Connections Powys is looking to hire a contractor to investigate opportunities for local collaborations between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), contractors, farmers, lifestyle…
I began my role as Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) Officer in January, funded by Powys County Council. Our goal is to increase the number of Local Wildlife Sites in Powys, as the current percentage is…
The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t…
This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily across the UK, but has been declining for decades.
The Pyramidal orchid lives up to its name - look for a bright pinky-purple, densely packed pyramid of flowers atop a green stem. It likes chalk grassland, sand dunes, roadside verges and quarries…
The petals of the rare Lizard orchid's flowers form the head, legs and long tail of a lizard. They are greenish, with light pink spots and stripes, and smell strongly of goats! Spot this tall…
By Felicity Evans, Political editor, Wales