Ddoe gwnaeth yr RSPB lawnsio’r ymgyrch Rhoi Cartref i Fyd Natur. Ymunwch â ni a rhowch gartref i fyd natur / Yesterday, the RSPB launched its Giving Nature a Home campaign. Join in & give nature a home where you live: http://bit.ly/14L...

So another season of Springwatch has come and gone, and if you are like me and are left with an empty hole in your television schedules then don’t despair, the BBC is filling our screens with a whole host of programs on great British wildlife!

Brave cyclists tackle Welsh landscape help save wildlife

From the iconic South Stacks to the sweeping slopes of Yns Hir, RSPB Cymru protects some of Wales’ most memorable places. This weekend, 11 cyclists will be proving their grit by cycling the entire...

An extraordinary new building has emerged from the earth bank at the popular nature reserve, RSPB Conwy.  The unique structure, that we're calling The LookOut, is a low-impact curved construction, built from only natural materials including straw bales...

The 22^nd May saw the launch of the State of Nature report.

TV and Wildlife presenter, Iolo Williams, opened our launch in Cardiff with an inspirational, heartfelt speech. Since we uploaded it on the YouTube channel, he’s had well over 8,000 views, blowing...

British Trust for Ornithology Director Andy Clements fills us in on the first 'State of Nature' report which was launched on Wednesday 22 May. It provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of biodiversity in the UK. This is the result of data...

Following the launch of the State of Nature report, we are keen to raise awareness of what was discussed in the Hay festival as part of our RSPB Cymru sponsored debates. We are delighted to welcome a guest blog from Derek Moore, OBE, Conservationist and...

 If you happen to be in Pembrokeshire and fancy learning more about the bugs on RSPB Ramsey Island why not join one of the Bug Hunts going on there! TV presenter Dr Sarah Beynon is leading guided 'bug walks' on Ramsey this year. Call Thousand Islands to...

In part one of this blog I spoke about Iolo’s passionate speech about his local patch. It left the room buzzing after he walked off stage. There were two more addresses to come; it was going to be a tough act to follow.

Dr Trevor Dines of Plantlife...

After a successful launch in Cardiff Bay I’d like to share some of the findings from the Wales chapter of the State of Nature report in this blog with you.
We have seen many of the alarming trends in the main report being true in Wales, with different...

An emotional speech by Iolo Williams about Wales and what his country's wildlife means to him.

"The report makes horrendous reading....what will our grand-children think of us and our destruction of Wales’s natural environment?"

One of the wonderful "perks" of being a RSPB volunteer is that you get invited to some pretty interesting events. I was invited to just such an event last Wednesday night in Cardiff Bay. I went along with my wife, Dawn, who is also a RSPB Cymru volunteer...

Don’t know what to do with the kids this half term?
The RSPB and photography jnr have teamed up to inspire your budding naturalists and photographers. Joined by two of Wales best professional wildlife photographers David Bailey and Nick Jenkins...

What were a Gannet and a Black Guillemot doing in Cardiff on Wednesday morning? Well on Wednesday 22 may we (that’s RSPB Cymru and 25 other wildlife orgsniations) launched the State of Nature Report in Techniquest, down in Cardiff Bay. For a low down...

Experts seldom agree on anything. When they do, it’s usually because the facts are beyond doubt. That was certainly the case yesterday, when experts from all the UK’s wildlife organisations spoke with one voice and a simple, clear message: ...

So the perks of my job mean that I get to spend some days out of the office with some wonderful volunteers. The place in question is Newport Wetlands Visitor Centre and the wonderful volunteers are 20 corporate volunteers from the Office for National...

Katie-jo Luxton, Director of RSPB Cymru, will be speaking at the following Coffee Shop debate organised by the Institute for Welsh Affairs at Chapter next month. Please see below for details about the evening event. If you would like to attend please...

It is often said we forget what is on our doorstep, or that we don’t appreciate it. One such gem that is only half an hour’s drive from my home is Cosmeston Lakes.  I used to visit the country park regularly when I was younger, but somehow...

Any birder worth his salt will tell you that to do the best bit of birding you have to literally get up with the larks! I haven’t had an early morning at the Newport Wetlands foreshore for a couple of years now, so I decided to put that right last...

I was lucky enough to spend a pleasant evening in the company of BBC Wales and Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams last week.

Iolo Williams worked for the RSPB from 1985 until 1998 as the Species Officer for Wales, his main duties monitoring endangered...

At the Royal Horticultural Show in Cardiff this weekend our Education and Youth Officer gave a talk about how we can reconnect children with nature in our gardens, allotments or local green spaces. We whizzed through an A – Z of fun and free activities...

Its been a busy few weeks in regards to MCZs across the UK and in Wales! - so here’s a quick summary to keep you up to speed

The House of commons Science and Technology Committee released a report last week, which in short said UK Marine Conservation...

There seems to be a natural world spectacular for each season. Autumn is all about the Starling Murmurations, winter brings in Waxwings and huge skeins of geese, summer heralds long hot days (we hope!) and dragonflies hawking insects at the edges of our...

Helo, Robyn ydw i! Dwi'n 15 mlwydd oed ac yn mynd i Ysgol Gyfun St. Julian's yng Nghasnewydd. Dwi'n hoffi darllen a gwrando ar gerddoriaeth yn fy amser hamdden. Yn amlwg dwi'n caru anifeiliaid! Fy hoff aderyn yw’r robin goch!
 
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