@wildnaturedinas.bsky.social
We are a community group based in Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. More active on Facebook (Dinas Powys Wild about Nature) or email us wildaboutnaturedinaspowys@gmail.com
Nature on your doorstep poster. Free Indoor event, suitable for all. Murchfield Community Centre. Sunday 22nd March 1-3pm.
We have two events in March. 8th March 2pm Litter Pick meeting behind Tesco and this event on Sun 22nd March. @valelnp.bsky.social
23.02.2026 13:06 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
It’s our AGM next week - Monday 20th October. Bit different this year as minimal formal business followed by talks on Wildlife Gardening. And cake 🍰 All welcome
12.10.2025 17:18 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Very grateful to Vale Local Nature Partnership for mechanical help to finish removing hay from meadow area of The Common. Thanks to everyone involved in this project, especially the Dinas Powys Community Council, all our volunteers and Vale Local Nature Partnership . #valelnp #dinaspowys
17.08.2025 21:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Grassy flowery verge and litter picking kit
Wild carrot
Yarrow
Common mallow (I think!)
Plant survey and litter pick at Castle Drive yesterday. Lots of variety of flowers (& litter 😡😂) @valelnp.bsky.social
25.07.2025 07:08 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0In Dinas Powys! Anyone else seen lots of butterflies this year?
25.07.2025 06:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Get the date in your Calendar. Lots of fun ways to enjoy this fabulous meadow right in the heart of our village. This year we will be offering a lovely collaborative art project, bug hunting, flower identifying and opening our moth trap to see our the night time visitors. All welcome and its FREE.
23.06.2025 13:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
And its free! All welcome
13.06.2025 20:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wow, we love that you spotted this rarity after a party! And in Dinas Powys. Would you like to help us on 29th June bug hunting in The Common? We have found a wasp spider there.
13.06.2025 20:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🐝Become a Meadow Monitor!
Join a community of volunteers working to conserve wildflower meadows in the Vale
Recieve free online and in-person training in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to help survey and monitor green spaces for biodiversity
Contact: valelnp@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
🌼Webinar: Introduction to species-rich grasslands and their plants
Thursday 26 June, 18:30
Join Vale LNP in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to explore the vital role of species-rich grasslands in supporting biodiversity in our free online webinar
Book: www.valenature.org/event-detail...
📣Swift Talk & Walk – Tue 10 June, 7–9PM 📣
Join @valelnp.bsky.social and Edward Mayer from Swift Conservation for a talk at Romilly Bowls Club & guided walk to the new Swift Tower at the Knap.
Learn how to help these amazing birds!
Book your Free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swift-talk...
Even on a wet morning there are bumblebees enjoying our patch at Dinas Powys station. Thanks to John who looks after this for us.
05.06.2025 07:53 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Common. Flowers and grasses left to grow long on the meadow area, giving nature space to do what it does best.
22.05.2025 21:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lots of people in Dinas pick up litter. If you want to get involved pop along to the Library Plant sale and Fun Day to chat with Elin from Keep Wales Tidy. Either borrow kit from the new Hub at the Library or become a champion and be given kit. Pop along to chat over options.
13.05.2025 20:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Also our friends at GPG in Penarth are holding this event on Monday evening and we’ll be there.
09.05.2025 07:03 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Bird walk this Sunday 4pm, meet Murchfield Community Centre
09.05.2025 07:01 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Meet at Millbrook Road entrance to Dinas Powys woods 10-12noon. 2-3 miles including a steep climb.
It’s our annual Spring Flower walk tomorrow and looks like a lovely day for it. All details in image.
26.04.2025 18:33 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We have sown our pollinator friendly mix at Brookside. Many thanks to Barry, Helen, Hilary and Clare for their hard work. We were hoping it was just going to be a matter of sprinkling seeds but there were quite a lot of weeds to remove first.
09.04.2025 20:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Have you noticed all the birdsong now its spring? Do you want to know how to identify birds by their call as well as their appearance? Pop the date in your calendar.
31.03.2025 21:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
LOOKING FOR LOCALS! #Barry #Dinas #Wenvoe #Sully #Cardiff We’ll soon be offering up home grown plants, in #peatfree compost and recycled pots.We have an ‘available plants’ list - you make your order. And then Alex (13) and Tomas(11) get it ready for you to collect. No set price, pay what you think!
21.03.2025 05:55 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Appreciating our natural world. Where is your favourite place to connect to nature? This viewpoint in Park Wood looks down over the tree canopy in Cwm George
21.03.2025 18:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Known heronries in Eastern Glamorgan: Coryton wood, Mydnydd Gelliwion near Trehafod, Darran near Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Mawr Sawmill, Ogmore Vale
Grey Herons are in decline. It’s important we know where they breed.
We know of only 5 heronries in our region. Are there others out there we don’t know about?
This spring, when you’re out birding, please keep an eye out for heronries and message us if you find one. Thanks 🙏
Yellow and black striped caterpillar on a green leaf
Easy ways to help pollinating insects:
🌻 grow nectar-rich flowers
🌱 grow caterpillar food plants
☠️ avoid pesticides and weedkillers
🐞 don’t be too tidy!
More: bit.ly/4ae2zG1
#nature #biodiversity
Members of Wild about Nature Dinas Powys can borrow our moth trap if you want to survey the hidden wildlife near you.
10.03.2025 10:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks to all who helped with our litter pick today. 25 people cleared 23 bags of litter from the Ash Path and car park. Remember Dinas Powys library is now a litter picking hub if you want to borrow kit & bags.
10.03.2025 10:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Care about Dinas? Hate litter? Come and help clear the Ash Path and surrounding area. Tomorrow (Sun 9th) 2pm. Meeting in Tesco car park. All welcome.
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Love Dinas Powys? Hate Litter? Join us next Sunday for a litter pick along the Ash Path. Meet Tesco carpark 2pm. All Welcome.
02.03.2025 20:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Poo on The Common, and for a change its not dog! But is it rabbit or muntjac deer?
15.02.2025 22:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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