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Watch the birdies
Check out our wonderful wildlife photographs taken by keen-eyed nature spotters from all over Wales
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Audio/video
- Cardigan Bay: Look out for dolphins
- Slow worms, Aberaman
- Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve
- Beeches Farm: Hares
- Gwent Levels
- Nature of Britain - Coast
- Lizards at Rhossili Bay
- Conwy hills
- Magor Marsh: The SSSI reserve, in the Gwent levels, full of wetland flowers and birdlife
- Raft Spider
- Bardsey Island: Iolos welsh safari 2007 - aerial shots of the island
- Elan Valley
- South Stack: Sea birds
- Llangorse
- Beeches farm - lapwings: 400 acre mixed farm includes a number of lapwings, a declining farmland bird
- Dolydd Hafren reserve: the largest untouched area of floodplain meadow in Montgomeryshire
- Ynys Hir: Made up of salt marshes, wet grassland and woodland
- Lake Vyrnwy
- Cleddau Estuary: Shelducks
- National Wetlands Centre: Playing host to thousands of ducks, swans and geese
- Parc Slip: Look out for great crested newts
- Rhydymwyn Nature Reserve
- Nature of Britain - Meadows
- Saving Planet Earth - Lesser horseshoe bats
- Red squirrels, Clocaenog forest: the forest contains the main population
- Saving Planet Earth - Leatherback turtle
- Dolydd Hafren
- Nicholaston Woods
- Dare Valley Country Park
- Audio clip - Little Terns
- Oxwich Bay rock pools
- Maentwrog: Pine martens
- Rhyl: Short eared owls
- Nature of Britain - Birds
- Glaslyn ospreys
- Llangwm
- Nature of Britain - Woodlands
- Audio clip: Whitford butterflies
- Newborough Forest
- New Grove Meadow near Monmouth
- Dee Estuary
- Cors Caron: 'red bog' nature reserve
- Pearl mussels, River Dee: Pearl mussels are still found in the Dee and the Wye and in nine other rain fed rivers in Wales
- National Wetland Centre
- Colwyn Bay: Rat snake
- Ynys Hir
- Hilbre Island: Iolo Williams talks about the island
- Skomer Island - National Nature Reserve: What to see, accessibility, links to galleries, walks and news
- Saving Planet Earth - Grass snakes
- Pengelli Forest
- Bardsey Island
- River Dee
- Nature of Britain - Rivers
- Skomer Island
- Margam Forest
- Colwyn Bay: Rat snake
- Swan Tagging
- Pengelli Forest
- Welsh mountain ponies
- Dare Valley Park
- Cwm Idwal
- Audio clip:Treborth Botanic Gardens
- A shell duck in the Cleddau Estuary
- Greater Horseshoe Bats
- Hoopoe in Llandovery
- Barmouth
- RSPB: Osprey webcam
- Welsh Wildlife Centre: Home to many species of wildlife
- Parc Slip
- Bosherston Lily Ponds
- Cemlyn Bay: Sandwich terns
- Welsh Mountain Zoo webcam
- Lake Vyrnwy: Home to an award-winning international sculpture park
- South Stack
- Cemlyn Bay: Sandwich terns
- Bosherston lily ponds
- Talacre Dunes: Natterjack toads
- Barmouth: A seaside town which lies on the mouth of the river Mawddach
- Porpoises
- Newborough Warren - Crows: History and information about the beautiful beaches of this reserve and Newborough forest
- Crychan Forest
- Monmouth
- Bats at Rudry
- Maesteg nature film
- Dee Estuary - Wading birds: Nature reserve for centuries, home to more than 100,000 waders and 20,000 water fowl in winter
Photos
- Dolphins
- Fox
- Welsh mountain ponies
- Seal Pup
- Water vole
- Wood mouse
- Badgers
- Blackcap
- Blue tit
- Cananda geese
- Burnet moth
- Clubtail dragonfly
- Common grasshopper
- Four spotted chaser
- Lime hawk moth
- Migrant hawker dragonfly
- Painted lady butterfly
- Wasp
- Solider beetle
- Amethyst deceiver
- Common poppy
- Crimson waxcap
- Fly agaric
- Fatsia japonica
- Sulphur tuft
- Yellow stagshorn
- Adder
- Adder
- Lizards
- Toad
- Slow worms
- Dipper
- Dunnock
- Great crested grebe
- Frogs
- Red Breasted Merganser
- Goshawk
- Kestrel
- Nuthatch
- Reed warbler
- Robin
- Siskin
- Sparrowhawk
- Black swan
- Blackbird
- Lace-webbed spider
- Horseshoe bat
- Spotted redshank
Places
- Abercorris Nature Reserve: One of the few areas of old broad-leaved woodland left in the Corris Valley, North West Wales
- Cosmeston Lakes: A variety of habitats to be explored with nearly half the area designated as an SSSi
- Cardigan Bay: Look out for dolphins
- Cors-y-Sarnau: A rare wetland reserve which has developed from a shallow lake into other wetland habitats and eventually woodland
- Kilvey Community Woodland: One of the first large-scale community environmental projects in Britain
- Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve: area rich in geology and vegetation
- Rhydymwyn Valley Works: Former WWII top secret weapons site, now reclaimed by nature
- Dingle local nature reserve: With disabled access to the woodland and riverside walks
- Parys Mountain: Anglesey heritage
- Three Cornered Meadow: A species-rich hay meadow
- Burry Holms: Historical information about the tidal island
- Granllyn: The glacial hollow and historic moat at Granllyn in Montgomeryshire provide habitat for the largest newt population in central Wales
- Craig Cerrig Gleisiad: A reserve which is home to rare artic-alpine plants
- Ynyslas Sand Dunes: Flower-rich dunes, visitor centre and activities
- Conwy RSPB Reserve: An RSPB reserve with disabled access and visitor center
- Bishops Wood Local Nature Reserve: Conserving and encouraging wildlife diversity
- Magor Marsh: The SSSI reserve, in the Gwent levels, full of wetland flowers and birdlife
- Pisgah Quarry: A fascinating mixture of woodland, wildflower grassland and superb views over the Vale of Llangollen
- South Stack: Sea birds
- Silent Valley: The highest and most westerly beech wood in Britain
- Ramsey Island: Island reserve with a rich and diverse landscape
- Minchin Hole - Gower Caves: History and accessibility information about the Gower Caves
- Gigrin Farm - Red Kites: Wales' first official red kite feeding centre
- Beeches farm - lapwings: 400 acre mixed farm includes a number of lapwings, a declining farmland bird
- Wye Valley: Goshawks nesting in the Welsh part of the Forest of Dean in 1979 spread into the Wye Valley
- Flat Holm
- Dolydd Hafren reserve: the largest untouched area of floodplain meadow in Montgomeryshire
- Ynys Hir: Made up of salt marshes, wet grassland and woodland
- Y Graig: About the limestone grassland which is a rich haven for wildlife and butterflies
- Caldey Island: Historical information about the island famous for Cistercian Monks who have lived there since Norman times
- Worm's Head Cave, Gower: History and accessibility information
- National Wetlands Centre: Playing host to thousands of ducks, swans and geese
- Cors Caron: An area of wetland and bog land which attracts red kites and other wildfowl
- Parc Slip: Look out for great crested newts
- Lavernock Point: The multi-coloured cliff faces between Penarth and Barry
- Llyn Tegid, Bala: The rare gwyniad fish, is found only in the lake
- Roath Park, Cardiff: One of the most popular parks in Cardiff
- The Spinnies: Over 185 species of birds make use of the Aberogwen estuary
- Maes Hiraddug: SSSI created in recognition of the importance of the meadow habitat
- Cambrian Mountains: This region of 500 square miles offers a landscape full of variety
- Marford Quarry: This disused quarry has become colonised by many interesting plants and butterflies, now designated as an SSSI
- Swansea Vale Nature Reserve: The reserve can be used by schools, colleges and universities for a range of studies
- Kenfig Dunes: Fascinating area of wetlands, sand dunes and scrub
- Llyn Parc Mawr: A site currently in development as a habitat for birdlife
- New Quay: When and where is best to spot dolphins.
- Bacon Hole - Gower Caves: Some history and accessibility information about the Gower Caves
- Pendinas: A reserve combining an ancient hillfort with spectacular views of Cardigan Bay
- Menai Strait: Information and history about the proposed Marine Nature Reserve
- Blaen-y-Weirglodd: 10-acre peat bog, designated as a SSSI
- Gors Maen Llwyd: Heather moorland and areas of peat bog, rich in plant and insect life
- Bardsey Island: A haven for nature lovers and those seeking solitude
- Padarn Country Park: Information and history about the large country park
- Croes Robert Wood: An SSSi reserve of semi-natural, coppiced, deciduous woodland
- Castell Henllys: Reconstructed Iron Age settlement
- Paviland Cave, Gower Caves: History and accessibility information
- Crychan Forest
- Hilbre Island: Iolo Williams talks about the island
- Ogmore-by-Sea & Southerndown: See the carboniferous limestone rocks and fossils
- Newport Wetlands: The nature and history abound in this low-lying landscape
- Skomer Island - National Nature Reserve: What to see, accessibility, links to galleries, walks and news
- Pengelli Forest
- Clegyr Boia: Historical information about the natural defensive site
- Dan y Graig: Small reserve comprising of young woodland, grassland and a pond
- Coed-y-Felin: An ancient broadleaved woodland carpeted with bluebells in the spring
- Mumbles Hill Local Nature Reserve: A vast range of plants, native and migratory birds can be seen here
- Penrhos Nature Reserve: Situated on a muddy and sandy estuary
- Ty Canol Woods: One of the few remaining ancient woodlands in Wales
- Hillside Wildlife Corridor: The "green corridor" linking 14 noted landmarks, historical sites, conservation projects and parks
- Allt-yr-yn: 10 minutes from the centre of Newport, this nature reserve has ancient woodland, meadows and five ponds ideal for studying pondlife
- Plas Tan y Bwlch: Run by the Snowdonia National Park
- Mawddach Valley: Home to a variety of birdlife
- Nant yr Arian Centre: The centre which holds red kite feeding sessions
- Valley Lakes: Small RSPB nature reserve
- Welsh Wildlife Centre: Home to many species of wildlife
- Bryniau Pica and Gors Lwyd: Bog land within the Elan Valley
- Bosherston Lily Ponds
- Cwm Clydach: native beechwood reserve home to a variety of birds, butterfly and fungi
- Carngafallt: RSPB reserve
- Lake Vyrnwy: Home to an award-winning international sculpture park
- Coed y Brenin: A area rich in geology which can be explored by the trail
- Eyarth Rocks: 22 acre reserve home to 32 of the 34 butterfly species that still live in North East Wales
- Glaslyn: An SSSI reserve consisting of five different habitats
- Forest Farm: 150 acre country park and nature reserve
- Cwmllwyd Wood Local Nature Reserve: Ancient oak woodland
- Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo: Fallow deer can be found here
- Margam Country Park: With extensive grounds containing several renovated gardens and historic buildings
- Great Orme Country Park: Country park rich and varied in its terrain and wildlife
- Cardigan Bay: The Grey Seals favoured breeding ground is Cardigan Bay.
- Parc Natur Penglais: Explore this reserve by the public footpaths that lead you through the reserve's woodlands
- Talacre Dunes: Natterjack toads
- Barmouth: A seaside town which lies on the mouth of the river Mawddach
- Gilfach Nature Reserve: the reserve which offers guided walks and other educational trips and activities
- Newborough Warren - Crows: History and information about the beautiful beaches of this reserve and Newborough forest
- Snowdon: History about the nature reserve and a link to a mini site all about Snowdon
- Llyn Alaw: Large reservoir home to wintering wildfowl
- Bendrick Rock, Dinosaur Footprints: Rich in geology, triassic formations can be found
- Coed Trellyniau: An ancient bluebell wood
- Dee Estuary - Wading birds: Nature reserve for centuries, home to more than 100,000 waders and 20,000 water fowl in winter
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