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Great diving beetle
The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
Is tree planting the best thing for wildlife and the climate?
Like most things, the answer is not black and white, as tree-planting has a lot of potential pitfalls! In this blog, Tammy urges us to think carefully about whether planting is needed, or if…
King diving beetle
Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.
Ambitious new Welsh-English project to restore nature and boost rural prosperity across unique Marches region
Today a group of Wildlife Trusts launch Wilder Marches – a ground-breaking nature recovery project across two countries, four counties and three major river catchments. Montgomeryshire,…
How to support Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust: 12 ways for Christmas
There are so many different ways you can support MWT and the wildlife on your doorstep, whatever your circumstances. Here are 12 ways to get involved this Christmas, says volunteer Dawn Lewis
What have the fungi ever done for us?
We tend to become aware of fungi when we see mushrooms and toadstools in the autumn but they are present all around us and play a vital and complex role in maintaining the ecosystem.
Free smartphone app for discovering the wildlife of the Montgomery Canal launched
Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust launch a free app, Canal Safari, designed to enable visitors to the Montgomery Canal in Wales to discover, spot, identify and record its wildlife
Top 10 issues for The Wildlife Trusts in Wales and nature's recovery in 2023
In 2023, The Wildlife Trusts will call on the Welsh Government to ensure that nature is able to recover by...
Common gorse
Windy, open moors covered in bright yellow, spiky common gorse bushes and purple heathers are synonymous with what we call 'wild' landscapes, but it can be seen in many habitats, from…
Honey company and wildlife trust taste success with hive partnership
A successful Mid Wales honey company has formed a mutually beneficial partnership with Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust (MWT)
The UK Government has launched an attack on nature - tearing up the most fundamental legal protections our remaining wildlife has
The largest threat to nature in a generation is happening before our very own eyes, with UK government planning to scrap all EU laws relating to the legal protections of our natural spaces. We…