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Elise has been coming to Potted Histories for four years. The activities help her overcome the pain that arthritis causes her, and to cope better with her diabetes because being outside makes her…
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A brighter future for Welsh rivers
After many years of campaigning Wildlife Trusts Wales welcomes the Welsh Government announcement today of the introduction of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales)…
Practical tips for cross-cultural communication
Helpful hints when you are working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. It's useful to know that people from around the world have different ways of being polite.
Towns and gardens
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
Black bryony
A climbing plant of hedgerows and woodlands, Black bryony produces greenish flowers in summer and red, shiny berries in autumn. It is a poisonous plant.
Common juniper
A sprawling, spiny evergreen, Common juniper is famous for its traditional role in gin-making. Once common on downland, moorland and coastal heathland, it is now much rarer due to habitat loss.…
Scorpionfly
The scorpionfly, as its name suggests, has a curved 'tail' that looks like a sting. It is, in fact, the males' claspers for mating. It is yellow and black, with a long 'beak…
Whitethroat
The male whitethroat does, indeed, have a white throat! Arriving from Sub-Saharan Africa in April, it can be spotted on grassland and scrub, and along hedgerows. It is bigger than the lesser…
It’s time to tackle climate change
Understanding nature’s role in helping communities in Wales adapt to extreme weather events.
Place plan
A Place Plan is a document that sets out local level planning guidance. It sits below a Local Development Plan (LDP), linking to the LDP policies, and other local plans. They are usually written by local people or town or community councils and can be adopted by a local planning authority as Supplementary Planning Guidance.
Welsh Government misses a crucial moment for a wilder future in the new Agriculture (Wales) Bill
The Welsh Government has failed to place nature restoration at the heart of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill yesterday in the Senedd, an action that could further threaten natures recovery
Cyhoeddi lleoliadau cyntaf rhaglen adfer Coedwigoedd law Celtaidd yr Ymddiriedolaethau Natur
Ynys Manaw a Gogledd Cymru sydd gyntaf i elwa o gronfa Aviva gwerth £38 miliwn