Where the Wild Things Are
A Powys-wide project identifying and engaging people in Local Wildlife Sites
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Stand for Nature Wales
We aim to achieve a Wales richer in wildlife, where habitats and landscapes capture more greenhouse gases and where young people (aged 9-24) influence their peers and communities to take positive action to tackle climate change.
Common daisy
He loves me, he loves me not' is a familiar rhyme associated with what is probably our most well-known plant: the common daisy. Its white-and-yellow flower heads brighten up lawns, verges and…
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…
Gall siopwyr yn Tesco yn y Trallwng nawr bleidleisio i gefnogi prosiect 'Celf Gymunedol mewn Natur' Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Maldwyn
Bydd yr ymdrech greadigol yn gweld ein rhaglen natur ar gyfer lles sydd wedi ennill gwobrau 'Sgiliau Gwyllt Mannau Gwyllt' yn gweithio gyda phobl ifanc o'r ardal i greu murlun bywyd…
Learn and Build - Working Together for Nature
A partnership project with Llanfyllin Shed, the 'Learn and Build - Working Together for Nature' project aims to promote a sense of community, local pride and belonging, while making positive changes for the environment and conservation
Violet coral
The branching, finger-like projections of this fungus give it the appearance of an underwater coral. Its striking colour and form make it easy to spot, but it is scarce in the UK.
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…
Spiked shieldbug
The spiked shieldbug has fearsome shoulder projections or 'spikes' and a predatory nature. This brown bug feeds on caterpillars and other insects in woodlands and on heathlands.
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 mission
Megan is fascinated by the wide variety of British wildlife, particularly discovering what lives in the garden. She loves putting out the moth trap overnight and finding the moths in the morning.…
Lowland heath
Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…