Redstart
A summer visitor to the UK, the red-tailed redstart is a robin-sized bird that can be spotted in woodlands, parks and hedgerows, mainly in the north and west of the UK.
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Black redstart
A rare breeder in the UK, this sooty-coloured bird is as at home on an industrial site as it is on a rocky cliff face.
An exciting bee species sighted in Powys!
In 2021, two sightings of the Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) were recorded from roadside verges in the small vice-county of Radnorshire. This UK priority species was also previously spotted…
Species Explorer
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
What is a Nudibranch?
Nudibranchs, also known as sea slugs, are much like their land-based relatives that you may spot in your garden. But, unlike your regular garden slug, the nudibranch can incorporate the stinging…
Sand eel
Sand eels are a hugely important part of our marine ecosystem. In fact, the fledgling success of our breeding seabirds entirely depends on them.
Giant goby
One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.
Common eelgrass
This seagrass species is a kind of flowering plant that lives beneath the sea, providing an important habitat for many rare and wonderful species.
What we do
Protecting wildlife in Radnorshire
Nature Reserves, habitat restoration, saving species
Bringing people closer to nature
Education, volunteering, health and well being
Nature Reserves, habitat restoration, saving species
Bringing people closer to nature
Education, volunteering, health and well being
December moth
This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.
My favourite show
Ben keeps a diary of all the wildlife that he spots. He challenges himself to see new species: if he finds something that he doesn’t recognise, he takes a photograph so that he can look it up.
Corkwing wrasse
One of the most striking and beautiful reef species found in the UK!