Vale Nature Partnership

🍄 Happy #UKFungusDay 4 October 2025! 🍄

We celebrated early in the Vale with a fungi walk led by
Natur Hud, joined by members of Porthkerry Wildlife Group at Porthkerry Country Park.

Have you spotted any fungi, share your photos and tag us #ValeNature

📷 Porthkerry Wildlife Group

#WaxcapWatch

Welsh Water vole project hoping diet change can help rodents Trying to better simulate a water vole's diet in the wild may help those released from captivity.

🐾 Well done to our partners @wtsww.bsky.social, National Resources Wales, South East Wales Rivers Trust & Restore The Thaw Project for helping bring back water voles to the Vale!
Read the full article here!
🔗 BBC article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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

Vale Nature Partnership First set up in 2021 through theLocal Nature Partnership Cymruproject, the Vale Nature Partnership forms part of an all-Wales network of LNPs to conserve, promote and enhance nature in their areas.Our mission in the Vale is to reconnect people from all across the county with nature. By developing a nature recovery network, we aim to engage the public, local community groups and organisations, as well as schools and businesses to take part in practical action for nature in their communities.

📣1 place has just become available for each of our Learn to Scythe courses this weekend (Saturday 30 or Sunday 31 August), at University Hospital Llandough, led by Handpowered

Book your free place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/vale-natur...

#ValeNature #Scything #Training

We had an amazing time at the Vale Nature Festival on Sat 19 July! 🌿💚
Huge thanks to all who made it such a success. 🙌

Share your favourite moments with us using #ValeNature 📸✨

@lnpcymru.bsky.social @wcvacymru.bsky.social

Many thanks to @valelnp.bsky.social for the invitation to be be part of yesterday's Vale Nature Festival. It was my pleasure to spend the afternoon talking about flora, galls, fungi & little critters. #natureconnection #naturematters
📸 Courtesy of Emily Shaw, Vale LNP

A huge thank you to all the members of our Vale Nature Partnership, festival volunteers, stallholders, activity providers, ranger staff and suppliers for working so hard to make the day such a success! 👏

📷 We would love to see your photos of the day, please share them with us using #ValeNature

🎉 THANK YOU / DIOLCH to everyone that joined us in the sunshine 🌞 for the second Vale Nature Festival at Cosmeston! 🎪 What an amazing turnout celebrating nature in the Vale 🐾

Lots more highlights to share with you next week but here’s a few snippets of some of the days festivities! #ValeNature

Sneak peak of what our team has been working hard to bring together ready to welcome you all tomorrow! 🙌

🌿Join us for the Vale Nature Festival 2025
A fun-filled, family-friendly celebration of nature🐾

📅 Saturday 19 July
🕚 11am – 4pm
📍 Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
bit.ly/ValeNatureFe...
#ValeNature

🌞💧 Help Wildlife Beat the Heat! 💧🌞

Temps are rising — let’s give birds, bees & hedgehogs a hand! 🐦🦔🐝

✅ Put out shallow water dishes
✅ Add pebbles/sticks for safe drinking
✅ Keep in the shade & clean regularly

Snap a pic of your garden visitors & tag us! 📸💚
#HelpWildlife #ValeNature

It's SEWBReC #SquareOfTheMonth time! For July we are highlighting 1km squares with zero #Moth records:

SO2203 in Abertillery, #BlaenauGwent
ST1371 in St Andrews Major, #ValeOfGlamorgan

Could you help fill these map gaps?
Gwent: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/189
Glam: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/188

A large orange and black fritillary butterfly resting on a plant against a soft green background

Celebrate #WalesNatureWeek by joining us on a guided walk around Old Castle Down in the Vale of Glamorgan to learn all about Wales’ rarest butterfly, the High Brown Fritillary 🦋

When 📅: 10 and 11 July at 11am

Find the event details 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/events/a-wal...

📷: Mark Searle

🌱Celebrating #WalesNatureWeek with a FREE nature art workshop tomorrow - Wed 9 July 7pm at Porthkerry led by @sarahhannis.bsky.social

🎨Whether you're an artist, bird lover, or just looking to connect with nature, join us! Suitable for all ages

🐦Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...

Vale Nature Partnership First set up in 2021 through theLocal Nature Partnership Cymruproject, the Vale Nature Partnership forms part of an all-Wales network of LNPs to conserve, promote and enhance nature in their areas.O...

Thanks to everyone that joined our Introduction to Grassland webinar last week 🌱

📱Missed out? Don't worry, watch the recording here: www.valenature.org/resources

🏵️Want to learn more? Join our free wildflower ID training sessions led by @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/vale-natur...

Vale Nature Festival 2025 Join us for a celebration of nature in the Vale and find out how you can take action to support nature's recovery

Feeling inspired? Join us on Saturday 19 July for our second Vale Nature Festival at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, a free family day celebration of all things nature in the Vale!

bit.ly/ValeNatureFe...

Nature Art Event - Swifts, Swallows and Martins Join Vale LNP and Sarah Hannis for a creative evening inspired by the beautiful aerial acrobats of summer – swifts, swallows and martins.

🌟Event Highlight 🌟

Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustration on Wednesday 9 July with a free nature art workshop at Porthkerry Park, funded by Vale LNP @sarahhannis.bsky.social

Free to attend, book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...

🌿 Celebrate #ValeNature 🌿

We're excited to share a fantastic line-up of events from our partners to celebrate #WalesNatureWeek taking place 5 to 13 July @walesnatureweek.bsky.social

Explore what's happening in the Vale or add your own event here: www.valenature.org/walesnaturew...

Thanks for the heads up Rachel! The top link doesn't seem to be working sadly so we'll remove this post and reupload shortly to make sure everyone can access :)

Vale Nature Festival 2025 Join us for a celebration of nature in the Vale and find out how you can take action to support nature's recovery

Feeling inspired? Join us on Saturday 19 July for our second Vale Nature Festival at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, a free family day celebration of nature in the Vale: bit.ly/ValeNatureFe...

Wales Nature Week | Vale Nature News and events from the Vale Nature Partnership - join us to learn more about nature in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Planning your own event? Upload to our website or explore all the activities happening throughout Wales Nature Week here: www.valenature.org/walesnaturew...

🌟Event highlight: Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustrations on Wednesday 9 July with a free art workshop at Porthkerry Park. Free to attend, book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...

Vale Nature Partnership First set up in 2021 through theLocal Nature Partnership Cymruproject, the Vale Nature Partnership forms part of an all-Wales network of LNPs to conserve, promote and enhance nature in their areas.O...

🔔Reminder: Tomorrow Thursday 26 June, 18:30

Introduction to species-rich grasslands and their plants
FREE webinar with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Also first in-person Wildflower ID training session coming up on Wed 2 July in St Brides-super-Ely

Info & to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/vale-natur...

Vale Nature Festival 2025 Join us for a celebration of nature in the Vale and find out how you can take action to support nature's recovery

Love incredible insects? 🪲

🌱Join us at the Vale Nature Festival on Saturday 19 July at Cosmeston Lakes (11-4pm) where you can build your own bug hotel, go on a bug hunt and enjoy some critter crafts (and lots of other nature inspired fun!)🐾

Register here: bit.ly/ValeNatureFe...
#ValeNature

🐜 Stand Tall for the Small
Happy #nationalinsectweek! 🐛

Did you know one in three mouthfuls of our food depends on insect pollination?🐝

Here's some photos from our Meadow Walk, where we discovered some colourful moths trapped overnight, as well as some impressive species spotted on the day!

Vale Nature Partnership First set up in 2021 through theLocal Nature Partnership Cymruproject, the Vale Nature Partnership forms part of an all-Wales network of LNPs to conserve, promote and enhance nature in their areas.O...

We will be returning to the site on Wednesday 2 July for a free wildflower ID training session led by @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Book your free place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/vale-natur...

#ValeNature #MeadowMonitor @lnpcymru.bsky.social

Celebrating Summer Solstice 🌞 with the first Meadow Walk of the season by VOG Bridgend & NPT Meadows Group 🏵️

Thanks to Stephen Roberts for an inspiring afternoon exploring how managing agricultural land for biodiversity has resulted in acres of species-rich grassland and a refuge for wildlife

Sat 21 June, 14:00
FREE
Meadow Walk: St Brides-super-Ely

It's scorchio! 😎 Why not make the most of this glorious weather and join us this Saturday where we'll explore acres of species-rich meadow in the Vale. Exact Location shared on booking

Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meadow-wal...

#ValeNature

Making Space for Nature The loss of wildflower-rich grasslands and the wildlife it supports is an issue of public concern. We are committed to tackling climate change and biodiversity loss by making space for nature in the V...

We're pleased to provide new signage to inform visitors about the way grassland is being managed for biodiversity through #MakingSpaceforNature
Read more: bit.ly/VOGMeadow

Funded by @welshgovernment.bsky.social #LocalPlacesforNature

#ValeNature #ItsforThem @lnpcymru.bsky.social
📷(c) Richard Parry

🐝Making Space for Nature🐾

Well done to Friends of the Kymin for their recognition in boosting #biodiversity across the site 👏

Through a change in grassland management they have welcomed the return of native wildflowers to support and encourage wildlife

www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/2523117...