Families can tap into the magic that’s all around them at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this October half term, where wand making, potion crafting and spell casting are just a few of the mystical activities that will keep curious minds bewitched. The week-long Spells and Potions holiday event promises unique activities that can involve everyone, from grandparents to toddlers. It includes making a willow wand, micro magic, brewing a potion or casting a spell using materials found outdoors, and hunting…
Winter Artwork Show Cardiff Made 20 November 2021 – 24th December 2021 Visit: www.cardiffmade.co.uk A Christmas Carol Sherman Theatre 26 November 2021 – 31 December 2021 Visit: www.shermantheatre.co.uk Acapela Studios 22nd December 2021 Christmas with the Rat Pack and Marilyn visit: www.acapela.co.uk Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland Tuesday 16 November 2021 – Sunday 2 January 2022 Now set over two stunning sites at City Hall and Cardiff Castle with additions including the Ice Bar and an outdoor roof terrace. Get your skates…
ITV Wales has aired some remarkable stories and wonderful scenery along Wales and England’s breathtaking borderlands. Presenter Sean Fletcher has been exploring the 177-mile Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail, celebrating the landscape and the people who live there. Wonders of the Border has three episodes remaining. The next episode is being aired this evening on ITV Cymru Wales from 7:30pm. The series provides travel inspiration for those planning a domestic adventure as we begin to emerge from lockdown. It will…
Are you ready to go WILD with The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales this June? 30 Days Wild is back and bigger than ever! Sign up is now open for this month-long national nature challenge and people can order their free packs at www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWild and start planning their 30 Days Wild which starts on Saturday 1st June. Last year 30 Days Wild was a record breaker with over 350,000 people embracing the challenge of experiencing nature every day…
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales along with The Wildlife Trusts are delighted to join forces with some of the UK’s well know TV stars in a new Wildlife Trust film trailer. Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Fry, Catherine Tate, Alison Steadman and Asim Chaudhry have backed a new campaign from The Wildlife Trusts that calls for nature’s recovery in Wales and the UK. The broadcaster and conservationist, and actors have starring roles in a new Wind…
New Kit on the Block An exciting new development for the red squirrel project in mid Wales! Evidence from red squirrel hairs has provided positive news about the condition of these iconic creatures in mid Wales! After collecting and analysing red squirrel hair samples from one of the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project’s (MWRSP) squirrel feeding stations, we have found a unique DNA sequence that hasn’t ever been found anywhere else in the world. The Wildlife Trust of South and…
Wales Nature week runs from June 2nd – 9th. To celebrate it this year, Bee Friendly Cardiff has teamed up with local businesses to bring much-needed attention to the plight of pollinators By creating and serving dishes made entirely from ingredients made through the process of pollination, we aim to show Cardiff just how important bees and other pollinators are when it comes to our daily diet. If we can still eat delicious dishes that these businesses are serving, imagine…
Chris Packham’s Bioblitz Campaign is coming to The Wildlife Trust’s Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre and Cae Lynden Nature Reserve Highlighting the State of Our Nation’s Wildlife. The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is delighted to say that TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham will be visiting our Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre in New Quay and Cae Lynden in Brecknock. His visit will be part of the first independent audit of…
RESEARCH SHOWS NATURE IS THE KEY TO NURTURE THIS STRESS AWARENESS MONTH With National Stress Awareness Month continuing until the end of April, outdoor holiday specialist, Camping in the Forest, is advising the nation’s stressed-out Brits that a camping trip away could be just what the doctor ordered. Amid the mania of modern life, it was recently revealed that well over half (60%) of today’s busy Brits say their life is more stressful than five years ago.1 With this…