Drone-fly
With brown-and-orange markings, the Drone-fly looks like a male Honeybee, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for nectar in gardens and urban…
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A Year at Pentwyn: A Warden’s Tale
Reflecting on the first year as a volunteer warden at Pentwyn Farm, part of the Wilder Pentwyn project, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Weasel
Weasels may look adorable, but they make light work of eating voles, mice and birds! They are related to otters and stoats, which is obvious thanks to their long slender bodies and short legs.
Yn Nes at Natur
Closer to Nature is a project designed to bring nature to people who may not usually access it easily. It is there for people who may need the therapy that often comes hand in hand with nature. This project is working with people in Radnorshire Care Homes as well as with a third sector cancer charity.
Diben prosiect Yn Nes at Natur yw dod â natur at bobl nad yw efallai o fewn cyrraedd rhwydd iddyn nhw fel rheol. Mae yno i bobl sydd o bosibl angen y therapi a ddaw, yn aml, law yn llaw â natur. Mae’r prosiect hwn yn gweithio gyda phobl yng Nghartrefi Gofal Sir Faesyfed yn ogystal ag elusen ganser y trydydd sector.
Diben prosiect Yn Nes at Natur yw dod â natur at bobl nad yw efallai o fewn cyrraedd rhwydd iddyn nhw fel rheol. Mae yno i bobl sydd o bosibl angen y therapi a ddaw, yn aml, law yn llaw â natur. Mae’r prosiect hwn yn gweithio gyda phobl yng Nghartrefi Gofal Sir Faesyfed yn ogystal ag elusen ganser y trydydd sector.
Hornet robberfly
With black-and-yellow markings, the Hornet robberfly looks like its namesake, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it perches in the open, waiting for its…
Whirligig beetle
Ever wondered what that little black dot whirling in circles on the top of the water of a pond is? Those are whirligig beetles! Often seen shooting across the water surface on the hunt for its…
My gateway
John has been attending the Recovery Project at Idle Valley Nature Reserve for three years. After being diagnosed with dyslexia and getting bullied for several years at school, he was left with…
What can citizen science do for our rivers?
A blog written by Christine Hugh-Jones, a citizen scientist volunteer engaged in the Wye Catchment Water Quality initiative.
Finding peace in nature
For World Mental Health Day 2025, Grace Marston, our Wilder Communities Project Officer, reflects on how connecting with nature can ease eco-anxiety, inspire hope, and strengthen our wellbeing.…
My reward
Carole has been volunteering at Idle Valley for seven years now; whilst she used to get involved with the heavy work out on the reserve, the garden is now her domain, working with the Recovery…
Narcissus bulb fly
With ginger hairs, dark banding and a cream tail, the Narcissus bulb fly looks like a bumble bee, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for…
My internship
I'm Katie, a Biological Sciences undergraduate with the University of Liverpool and a volunteer with the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Later this year I will also be undertaking an internship with…