North Wales Wildlife Trust / Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru

Fantastic photos! 🤩

Beaver showing its orange teeth by Nick Upton/Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Did you know that beavers have orange teeth? 🦫

And no, it’s not because they don’t brush them! The enamel in their teeth actually contains iron which they get from their food and this gives them the strength to gnaw through wood. 🪵

Learn more 👉
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/.../mammals/beaver

Heather, Lisa Toth

Hawthorn, Lisa Toth

Beech, Lisa Toth

Water avens, Lee Schofield

Getting the garden ready 🌱

It's almost time to start planting seeds for spring! To help you decide which plants to grow, which to avoid and more, we've developed a new multi-media Gardeners' Toolkit. 💚

Explore the Toolkit 👉
northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/gardeners-toolkit

Our #Shoresearch volunteers have been learning to identify bristleworms and bivalves with our friends at Amgueddfa Cymru. They'll help us gather data to better understand our seas. 💙 Learn more about Shoresearch👉northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/livingseas/shoresearch-intertidal-citizen-science-surveys

A busy few weeks travelling up and down Wales, but great to be able to take part in a #marinetaxonomyroadshow with @amgueddfacymru.bsky.social and @northwaleswt.bsky.social to deliver taxonomic drawing and polychaete identification courses

Also known as 'Brân Coesgoch' in Welsh (literally translates as red-legged crow 💚
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Wren chicks at feeding time by Bob Coyle

Spring is on its way, and the bird nesting season will start soon! Most bird species nest between March and August so it's time to plan any works that may affect hedges, trees or woodlands before the birds nest! 💚

Find more ways to help the birds 👉 northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/homes-wildlife

Thank you, this is such a lovely idea! 💚

The large roots of a phoenix oak tree

Our Coed Crafnant Nature Reserve is full of trees like this majestic oak. Known as phoenix trees, they continue to grow even after blowing over in a storm. 💚

Find out more about Coed Crafnant ⬇️ northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/coed-crafnant-nature-reserve

Green holly leaves with bright red berries.

A mallard flying low over a pond, showing off the blue patch on his wing.

A robin with a colourful orange chest sits on a mossy green stump.

A yellow brain fungus hangs from a woody branch.

Winter's colours 💚

Winter brings long nights and dark days, but nature’s palette is as bright as ever. ✨Read more about some of winter's beautiful colours in this blog ⬇️
northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/.../winter-c...

📷Philip Precey, Gillian Day, Jon Hawkins – Surrey Hills Photography, Tom Hibbert

A close-up image of a snowdrop with raindrops on the petals by Alan Price

The sight of snowdrops can warm the heart on a cold winter day. Look closely and you may see tiny prisms in the raindrops. 💚

Notice more by signing up for our Wild Winter Wellbeing journey, and be in with a chance to WIN £50 to spend in our shop 👉 northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/WildWinterWellbeing

By digging up the earth, moles help make the soil healthier by aerating it. A super simple way to help monitor moles is by adding a record to Cofnod if you spot a molehill in Wales 💚 www.cofnod.org.uk

Artwork with text which highlights some of the brilliant species you can find at Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey, Elly Strigner

Our Corsydd Calon Môn partnership project aims to secure the future of the #Anglesey Fens and celebrate their rich history. We commissioned artist Elly Stringer to produce some beautiful illustrations with the local community. #WorldWetlandsDay

Discover more 👉 bit.ly/WetlandWondersCCM

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Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru yn chwilio am Swyddog Recriwtio Aelodaeth (Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru) 💚

Cyflog: £21,000 to 23,000
Dyddiad cau: Dydd Sul 8 Chwefror 2026

👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/cy/jobs/swyddog-recriwtio-aelodaeth-gogledd-ddwyrain-cymru-0

Red squirrel lying on a tree trunk looking at the camera and resting its head on its front paws, by Kulli Kuttish on Unsplash

We are seeking a Membership Recruitment Officer (North East Wales) to encourage members of the public to support the Wildlife Trust as members. 💚

Salary: £21,000 to 23,000
Closing date: Sunday 8 February

👉 northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/membership-recruitment-officer-north-east-wales-0

Thank you, apologies for missing the Alt Text! These species are tree lungwort, Usnea, Cladonia Pyxidata and Script lichens on ash

Lovely lichens 💚

Winter is a great time for spotting lichen. They're less hidden by foliage and increased rainfall rehydrates them, giving many species of lichen a brighter and more colourful appearance.

📷 Ben Porter, Les Binns, Niall Benvie/2020VISION

Our amazing volunteers have worked tirelessly to remove an incredible 45 tonnes of dead cotoneaster that had encroached onto the limestone grassland at Rhyd y Foel, Conwy. This will help restore this rare and vulnerable habitat. 💚

Get involved! Contact
carl.williams@northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk 📧

Rydym yn chwilio am o leiaf dau warden poblogaeth môr-wenoliaid / gwarchodfa natur i warchod poblogaeth o bwys rhyngwladol Cemlyn o fôr-wenoliaid, gwarchod bioamrywiaeth yng Nghemlyn, ac ymgysylltu ag ymwelwyr, cymdogion a gwirfoddolwyr. 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/cy/jobs/warden-cemlyn

We're seeking at least two wardens to protect Cemlyn’s internationally important tern colony, protect biodiversity and engage with people. Find out more 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/cemlyn-warden

Salary: £22,293
Closing date: Monday 2 February

Magpie on fence post Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography

Jay on branch in snow Peter Cairns 2020 Vision

Kingfisther on branch, green blurred background Thinesh Thirugnanasampanthar,

Blue tit at water drinking Giliian Day

Our native birds don't get the blues any day of the year!💙
Take our Wild Winter Wellbeing journey & chase those January blues away!
Sign up before 15 Feb for a chance to WIN £50 to spend in our online shop!
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/WildWinterWe...

📷 credits on images

Rydym yn chwilio am Swyddogion Datblygu Natur ar gyfer prosiect partneriaeth i gyflymu’r gweithredu dros natur yng Ngogledd Cymru. 👉northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/cy/jobs/swyddog-datblygu-natur

Salary / Cyflog: £23,000 to £33,000
Closing date / Dyddiad cau: Sunday / Sul 8 February / Chwefror 2026

We're seeking Nature Development Officers for a partnership project to accelerate action for nature in North Wales. The team will work with many sectors and organisations to compile a view of priorities, action and funding needed 👉northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/nature-development-officer

A photo of a Kingfisher perched on a branch against a bright green background with text that reads 'Could you be our next Communications Officer?'.

We're hiring a Communications Officer! We're looking for a creative individual with an eye for design & flair for storytelling to create engaging content across our communications channels to inspire action for nature.

Apply today: www.welshwildlife.org/jobs/communications-officer

THANK YOU/ DIOLCH

Incredible work from all the amazing volunteers and staff who joined us for our 9th annual #PlastOff. We collected a huge 454.51kg of litter in just a few hours. 💚Thanks also to Dreamboat for providing us with delicious free treats and keeping us warm with teas and coffees! 😋

It's nearly time for our Plast-Off! beach clean. Are you joining us this Saturday? Free refreshments will be available for beach cleaners - remember your reusable cup!💚

Find us at Porth Tyn Tywyn on Anglesey near Rhosneigr. Find out more ➡️ northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2026-01-10-plast-2026

Our staff and volunteers competed in this year's Hedge Match, competing against the likes of Keep Wales Tidy, AONB staff and Flintshire Countryside services. We were also joined by many more independent contractors and inspirational volunteers who all practice this ancient method of laying hedges. 💚

Congratulations Anna 🎉
Our wonderful former Community and Engagement Officer, Anna Williams, was honoured with The Wildlife Trusts’ Marsh Staff Award for Public Engagement! She has accomplished so much during her 19 years with us, inspiring people of all ages to create spaces for nature. 💚

Last autumn, almost 11,000 people signed a petition calling for legislation to ensure that swift bricks are installed in all new buildings in Wales. We’d like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported the petition
@rspbcymru.bsky.social 💚
Campaign update here bit.ly/4pquuLe