Cors Dyfi
Wetland wildlife haven, home to Dyfi Osprey Project and Dyfi Wildlife Centre
Wetland wildlife haven, home to Dyfi Osprey Project and Dyfi Wildlife Centre
Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust now have beavers at our Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve
Gwlyptir sy’n noddfa i fywyd gwyllt, ac sy’n gartref i Brosiect Gweilch Dyfi a Chanolfan Natur Dyfi
Most people know about Cors Dyfi because of the wonderful Dyfi Osprey Project but as I discuss in this blog, there is a lot more to the reserve than the spectacular fish-eating birds.
Ania and Becky know that wildlife can be found in unexpected places at unusual times, and surveying bats in the centre of Taunton at night is nothing out of the ordinary for them.
The brimstone moth is a yellow, night-flying moth with distinctive brown-and-white spots on its angular forewings. It frequently visits gardens, but also likes woods, scrub and grasslands.
It is so easy to miss this clever little moth. It is a master of disguise, blending in perfectly as it looks just like the twig of a birch tree! Flying only at night, the buff-tip moth can be seen…
The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.
This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.
The large, fluffy caterpillars of this moth are often seen in summer and early spring.
A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.
The magpie is a distinctive moth with striking black and yellow spots on white wings. It is a frequent garden visitor, but also likes woodland, scrub and heathland.