The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales - WTSWW

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales - WTSWW Our mission is to rebuild biodiversity and connect people with nature in South & West Wales.
(2)

We manage over 100 nature reserves, from Cardiff to Aberystwth, including the islands of Skomer and Skokholm. We do all of this on membership moneys, legacies, donations and grants. We have a small staff team and much of our work is done with the assistance of volunteers.

19/06/2026

The Save our Taff campaign is heading to the Taff Love Festival! 💙

Our Cardiff youth forum will be joining Kalejdoscope CIC alongside other organisations to celebrate the wonderful River Taff in Cardiff.

We’ll be hosting an engagement stall and running workshops about water sampling and river health.

27th June. All day. At Llandaff Rowing Club in Cardiff.

Interested in coming along?
Info and tickets ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/taff-love-riverside-summer-festival-tickets-1989174593757

Taff Love Festival

Bring the wild to your bookshelf 📖This 30 Days Wild (and beyond!) learn about nature through reading. There's a nature b...
18/06/2026

Bring the wild to your bookshelf 📖

This 30 Days Wild (and beyond!) learn about nature through reading.

There's a nature book for everyone, from science books to nature-inspired fiction and wildlife memoirs. Our team share some of their current favourites!

Drop your nature book recommendations in the comments 👇

15/06/2026

Get to know your wild neighbours 🌼

What's that growing through the pavement cracks? Who do those green leaves belong to? Whose pink flowers are the bees visiting?

Getting close to nature doesn't require travelling to a nature reserve. Step outside and learn about wildlife, starting with what lies on your doorstep.

🔎 Identify wildflowers on your street: https://champ.ly/A6QANKjg

Imogen's three castles challenge 🚴Imogen, who is a member of our Living Seas Youth Forum, recently took on her latest fu...
14/06/2026

Imogen's three castles challenge 🚴

Imogen, who is a member of our Living Seas Youth Forum, recently took on her latest fundraising challenge. She cycled from Carmarthen Castle, to Dryslwyn Castle and finished off at Dinefwr Castle. And all in between GCSE revision!

So far she has raised an amazing £400 to support our conservation work on Skomer Island. 🐧 Diolch Imogen!

Check out her GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/the-three-castles-challenge

How well do you know your birdsong? 🐦 This week of 30 Days Wild is all about slowing down and using your senses. We invi...
11/06/2026

How well do you know your birdsong? 🐦

This week of 30 Days Wild is all about slowing down and using your senses.

We invite you to press pause, take your earphones out, and listen out for wildlife around you. You might be surprised how much nature you can hear.

Why not up your wildlife ID skills by learning to identify birds by their song?
- Start slow: pick one or two birds you come across regularly.
- Listen to a recording of their song. What does it sound like? A flute? A whistle? A squeaky hinge? Does their song have a recognisable pattern?
- Then, practice listening out for it!

Some helpful resources for birding 'by ear' ⬇️

🐦 A simple guide to identifying bird by their song: wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/how-identify/identify-bird-song
👂 The 'Merlin Bird ID' app (a fan favourite! Merlin listens to the birds around you and suggests what species they are)
🎥 A child-friendly video by The Wildlife Trusts on birdsong: https://champ.ly/Irn8JpX7

Post dwyieithog / Bilingual post Mae'r haf yma. Mae gloÿnnod byw yn ymweld â'r blodau. Mae clogwyni adar môr ar eu prysu...
10/06/2026

Post dwyieithog / Bilingual post

Mae'r haf yma. Mae gloÿnnod byw yn ymweld â'r blodau. Mae clogwyni adar môr ar eu prysuraf. Camwch allan y mis hwn a mwynhewch bopeth. ☀️🦋

Dyma bum rhywogaeth i'w gweld ym mis Mehefin yn Ne a Gorllewin Cymru ac ar draws ein gwarchodfeydd natur.

---

Summer is here. Butterflies visit the flowers. Seabird cliffs are at their busiest. Step outside this month and take it all in. ☀️🦋

Here are five species to spot in June in South and West Wales and across our nature reserves.

Karen’s legacy Renovation of Parc Slip Visitor Centre was made possible in part thanks to a gift from a dedicated volun...
09/06/2026

Karen’s legacy

Renovation of Parc Slip Visitor Centre was made possible in part thanks to a gift from a dedicated volunteer, Karen Morris. Her gift helped to improve the visitor centre and nature reserve that she had known so well. 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

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊Today we are celebrating our critical work protecting marine wildlife, and the dedicated teams w...
08/06/2026

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊

Today we are celebrating our critical work protecting marine wildlife, and the dedicated teams who make it happen.

What does it take to safeguard the future of marine species ⬇️
- monitoring wildlife populations over time
- filling knowledge gaps about ocean health
- bringing marine expertise to policy and decision making
- training and inspiring the next generation of marine conservationists
- connecting people to marine environments
- running education programs

Far more than can be summed up in a short post!

From Cardigan Bay, to Skomer and Skokholm Islands, and all our staff, volunteers and partners who work behind-the-scenes to make it happen - happy World Ocean Day! 💙

Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (CBMWC)
Skomer Island

📸 Bottlenose Dolphin: ©John MacPherson/2020VISION. Puffins on Skomer: ©Mike Alexander. Fulmar: ©John Bridges.

The seas should be safe for wildlife 🌊But every year, marine animals are accidentally caught as bycatch. There are solut...
07/06/2026

The seas should be safe for wildlife 🌊

But every year, marine animals are accidentally caught as bycatch.

There are solutions.

Around the UK, fishers and conservationists are already working together to reduce harm. Now the UK Government must bring in stronger rules, better monitoring, and more protection for marine life.

Nature is necessary.

Please ask your MP to support action on bycatch. Together, we can help keep the seas full of life. Send your message here ➡️ https://champ.ly/7e69s5_f

Address

The Nature Centre, Fountain Road, Tondu
Bridgend
CF320EH

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441656724100

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales - WTSWW posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organisation

Send a message to The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales - WTSWW:

Shortcuts

Share

Category