Nature and outdoors blog

Discover all sorts of things to see and do around Wales' great outdoors, with wildlife and walks to the latest weather updates.

Martin Aaron

Nature in Wales this week

A rare, little tern colony is doing well in north Wales thanks ...

By: Martin Aaron

In Pictures

A small tortoiseshell butterfly

Butterflies

A collection of colourful butterfly photos from around Wales.

Pictures from the walks

Derek running up Garth Mountain

Take a look

Pictures taken on location while Derek walked his socks off for series five.

BBC Things to Do

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Find an activity

Get in touch with the great outdoors and discover new adventures across the UK.

Wild About Nature

Seaside spotter guide

Seaside spotter

Tick off what you've spotted with our handy seaside spotter guide.

A taste of summer

(Photo: Sunset by Ross Bayliss)

The weather is set to warm up for the arrival of the Olympic torch in Wales this week. Find out more in Derek Brockway's blog.

Your photos

  • green & fluff
  • Lunch time
  • Adder
  • Female Goosander
  • Herring Gull
  • Hold on bro'
  • Jackdaw eating a chip
  • Heath spotted orchid
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Wildlife

Grey seal pup on Holyhead

Grey seals

With autumn gone, our quiet coves are now home to grey seal pups.

Surf spots in Wales

BBC Wales surfing map

Explore the coast

Wales is full of great surfing beaches. Here are some of popular ones.

Wildlife map of Wales

BBC Wales Nature map

Explore Wales

Zoom in and discover wildlife in your area with our interactive map.

BBC Nature

A tiger shark on BBC Nature

Amazing animals

Discover a world of natural history on BBC Nature.

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