Fantastic effort, Shirley! 💙💙 Click the link in the thread to help Shirley reach a total of £2,000 raised!

The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales@wtsww.bsky.social · 3w ago

Shirley's fundraiser for island access 🛥️ Earlier this month, Shirley Matthews completed an amazing fundraising challenge. She did five sponsored walks around our nature reserves, all in aid of improving access to Skomer and Skokholm Islands.

Cuckoos are go! BTO satellite tagged Cuckoos are well on their way to the forests of Central Africa. Two have already crossed the Sahara while our most northerly bird is Bean, who's in Germany. Follow their progress: www.bto.org/get-involved/volunteer/projects/cuckoo-tracking getbird.ing

Hot off the press 🦋 Your summer read is here! The summer edition of our Wild magazine has just dropped. If you'd like to receive our magazine, packed with exciting nature news from South & West Wales, become a member today. Become a member ➡️ welshwildlife.org/become-member 📸 Molly Johns

This project is funded by the Nature Networks Programme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 📸 Lizzie Wilberforce and Alice Chapman

Our refreshed strategy is here 🦋 It sets out our targets for restoring nature and connecting people with wildlife, and how we will get there. This vision for people and wildlife in Wales will take us up to 2030. Read the full strategy in English and Welsh ➡️ welshwildlife.org/our-strategy

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a new to Wales moth! Splendid Brocade (Lacanobia splendens) was caught at Newport Wetlands by Kevin Hewitt. This is the first Welsh record for this rare migrant species. Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via LERC Wales App. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Leptura quadrifasciata, the Four-banded Longhorn Beetle recorded in Carmarthenshire by Emily Ivens 📸 on the #lercwalesapp

👀 iNaturalist Observation of the Month 📷 @beccamace spotted a common seal (Phoca vitulina) at Flamborough Outer Headlands 🦭 Jun-Jul is pupping season, so if you're lucky enough to spot common seals along the coast, remember to keep a safe distance. 👉 https://uk.inaturalist.org @thembauk.bsky.social

Some ideas: - drinking your morning coffee outside and listening for birdsong - wear nature-inspired outfits - have a go at growing native plants in your garden, window boxes or balcony - talk about nature and help to spread the love 💚

Join me this Wednesday for a hands-on training day into meadow invertebrates ⬇️

Glo i Natur CIC@gloinatur.bsky.social · last mo.

🌼 Join us this Wednesday for a Life in the Meadow training day at Tegeirian Community Meadow, Neath! Discover the amazing insects living in wildflower meadows, improve your ID skills, and learn how meadow management benefits wildlife. 🕙 10am–2pm 🎟️ Free 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GLRE

We found an illustration of this cute cephalopod in Forbes' 'A history of British Mollusca and their shells' 1853 Described in volume 4, the plate illustration can be found in volume 1 📷BL.48/F

DASSH@dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social · last mo.

💙 Sea Spectacles: June Factsheet 🌊 This month we’re diving into the fascinating world of the Atlantic bobtail squid! From its clever use of symbiotic bioluminescent bacteria to its unique way of hiding in the sand, this tiny cephalopod is full of remarkable adaptations. @thembauk.bsky.social

Thanks to all who came along to our accessible birdsong, moths and pond-dipping walk yesterday and big thanks to @hughlansdown.bsky.social for leading such a fascinating, eye-opening event! Finds included a magnificent Eyed Hawk-moth in the moth trap and teeny Palmate newt efts from the pond 💙

“Onwards we ride, hawk! Onwards… INTO HELL!!!”

Kort Duce@kortduce.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A territorial red-winged blackbird looks more over the shoulders of a red-tailed hawk it is riding high above a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Stripes #UnexpectedNeighbours #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #BIF #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

There have been several reports of rats in Martins Haven over the past month. Rats and other ground predators can and have made their way to seabird islands where they decimate seabird populations. Preventing predators like rats reaching the islands is our top priority. 🐀

An event for the kids, the young-at-heart, and the seashore-obsessed! On Sunday July 5th, in #WalesNatureWeek meet us at Bracelet Bay, Mumbles for a seashore safari!

Just five places left on our accessible wildlife event on Saturday at the beautiful Crwys Community Woodland, Three Crosses, Gower at 9am. There are lovely flat paths for wheelchairs, buggies and pushchairs with accessible parking, toilets and picnic tables too.

Over the weekend (20/6/26) we were made aware of a warning “Be Careful Snares!” written on the sightings chalk board in the barn at Gelli Hir Woods. This morning staff have checked around the paths and found nothing.

Are you under 30 and want to learn about nest finding? Join Nest Quest Live ➡️ bit.ly/NestQuest25 The speakers are ⬇️ 📌 Amira who focuses on monitoring the nests of warbler species. 📌 Jack who is interested in upland breeding passerines. 📌 Tommy who specialises in finding raptor nests.

Steady flow of Manxies and Gannets West past Bracelet Bay on the outgoing tide.. Nice grey seal & Harbour porpoise in the bay.. #birdingwales

Gannets back again fishing right off Knab Rock.. looks like full adult plumage.. #birdingwales

A couple of close up pics of Puffins taken on Skomer Island today @birdingwales @birdsseenin2026 @birds @puffin

Booking now open for our next event - a fully accessible wildlife walk at Crwys Community Woodland, Gower, led by Hugh Lansdown. Flat wide paths, accessible toilets, accessible picnic tables and brilliant for the Wildlife Trust's #30DaysWild. What's not to like? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-birdsong...

Get to know your wild neighbours 🌼 What's that growing through the pavement cracks? Who do those green leaves belong to? Getting close to nature doesn't require travelling far. Start with noticing about what lies on your doorstep. 🔎 Identify wildflowers on your street: champ.ly/A6QANKjg

🌿🕷️ A record turnout for today's Fenland Wonders walk at Pant-y-Sais Fen! The sun finally appeared and so did some incredible wildlife. Highlights included large numbers of the rare reed beetle Plateumaris bracata — we recorded more individuals today than have ever been recorded in Wales before! 🤯

🌊 Take part in the #BigSeaweedSearch (25th July–2nd Aug) and help scientists track ocean change. Get involved: • Download the guide • Photograph seaweed • Upload your sightings Join the Natural History Museum & Marine Conservation Society and make a difference 💙

Big Seaweed Search

The Big Seaweed Search is a joint project between the Marine Conservation Society and the Natural History Museum. Find out how you can take part today!

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Karen's legacy lives on in every visitor who gets to enjoy the wildlife at Parc Slip. Every gift in every Will, however large or small, makes a huge difference to Welsh wildlife. Find out how to leave your legacy: welshwildlife.org/gift-in-will

Did u know? Damselflies are amongst the most colourful insects in our gardens, but when they first emerge, after developing as nymphs in water for a couple of years, their exoskeleton is really soft & along with that, their colour is very milky too. This stage is called "teneral". 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲

These days, you may have seen many Painted Ladies (Vanessa cardui) 👀🦋 But did you know they make an extraordinary journey of more than 10,000 km between Africa and Europe, across successive generations? 🌍 🔗 Download the poster here: catalanbms.org/en/recursos/