Blogs Blog Sustainable Farming Scheme needs to do more for climate and nature Today the Welsh Government announces a revised version of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) following months of negotiations. Blog Six Months as the Community Intern by Finn Bell In this blog, Finn reflects on the past six months as a Green Future Leader intern with the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, sharing how the… Blog Six Months as a Green Future Leader by Grace Marston In this blog, Grace reflects on the past six months as a Green Future Leader intern with the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, sharing how the… Blog The Magical World of Moths: Nature's Night-Time Pollinators A blog all about moths and moth trapping by Fiona Stone our LWS project officer Blog A Year at Pentwyn: A Warden’s Tale Reflecting on the first year as a volunteer warden at Pentwyn Farm, part of the Wilder Pentwyn project. Blog Dredging up the past – why have we stopped dredging rivers? There is one question that comes up time and time again as I meet people as part of the Wilder Lugg project – why do we not dredge the… Blog The Success of RWT's Stand for Nature Traineeship This blog covers Radnorshire Wildlife Trust’s Stand for Nature traineeship, which has been providing hands-on conservation experience to… Blog Freshwater habitats: Our inland ‘Blue Carbon’ assets Freshwater habitats such as wetlands, ponds, and lakes are crucial for carbon sequestration and biodiversity. This blog explores their… Blog Next Door Nature Project draws to a close After two years of collaborating with many wonderful people across the vice county, the Nextdoor Nature project has sadly come to an end… Blog Update: RWT's statement of the Nant Mithil Energy Park RWT's updated position statement on the Nant Mithil Energy Park (a development by Bute Energy Limited) Blog Agroforestry in the upland Agroforestry is the utilisation of trees on agricultural land, grown in and around crops or pasture. This land management method has… Blog Mechanical hedgelaying for wildlife An introduction to the mechanical hedgelaying technique, written by Jonathan Hulston - Land Management Advisory Service Development… Blog Rewilding & Farming: The Emergence of an Eco-Farm-System A guest blog on farming and rewilding from Tir Natur team member Stephen Jenkins Blog Embracing My Role as the Local Wildlife Sites Officer I began my role as Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) Officer in January, funded by Powys County Council. Our goal is to increase the number of… Blog Natural Flood Management - Wilder Lugg Project The Wilder Lugg Project will harness the power of nature to tackle issues in the Lugg catchment. Blog Wilder Pentwyn Produce Radnorshire Wildlife Trusts connection to food, farming and nature Blog Peat Management and Restoration on our Nature Reserves Managing and Restoring Peat Soils on Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves, working with the Natural Resources Wales National Peat… Blog Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Secures Vital Grant from The John Ellerman Foundation for "Wye now?" Programme Radnorshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce a substantial grant from The John Ellerman Foundation in support of our continued… Blog Wilder Pentwyn Appeal - Update Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Celebrates Success of Pentwyn Appeal! Blog Wye... is it flooding in Radnorshire? The River Wye (Afon Gwy) is the fourth longest in the UK at approximately 155miles in length meandering between Wales and England. The… Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - January 2024 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and… Blog Lexie's story so far as a Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee One of our Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee - Lexie reflects on why she decided to take on a traineeship and what the… Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - December 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and… Blog Rachel's story so far as a Reserves Trainee One of our Reserves Trainees, Rachel, reflects on her time as a trainee so far... Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - October 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and… Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - September 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and… Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - August 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and… Blog Strandline Searching We recently took some of our trainees on a trip to the Llŷn Peninsula to take part in North Wales Wildlife Trust's traineeship for… Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - July 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and… Blog An update from the Trusts in Wales, June 23 The Wildlife Trusts across Wales have been busy with plenty of campaigns, appeals, project work, reserve management and much more! Get a… Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - June 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and… Blog REUL Bill poses major threat to nature and to devolution, despite recent U-turn on sunset clause The Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill is now in its final stages in Westminster and is shortly expected to become law. Introduced into… Blog Thérèse Coffey’s round-table – a turning point for the River Wye, or going round in circles? On the 30th of May, 2023, Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs chaired a round-table in Hereford… Blog Community Action Here at RWT we work to support individuals and groups who want to make positive change in their community. A blog witten by Community… Blog Walking through the Future A vision for the uplands, written by Chief Executive Officer James Hitchcock. It’s 2052 – 30 years after the purchase of Wilder Pentwyn… Blog The Future of Warwick House Warwick House has served us well over the years and was a very kind gift to Radnorshire Wildlife Trust. But we must prepare for the… Blog Wales 1: England 0 We want to support farmers: we also want to support and protect our native wildlife including one of our oldest and most charismatic… Blog LOVEPeat We're celebrating our amazing peatlands this World Wetlands Day. A blog written by our Green Connections Powys Community Wildlife… Blog Joe's story so far as Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee One of our Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee - Joe reflects on why he decided to take on a traineeship and what the role… Blog Catrin's story so far as Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee One of our Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee - Catrin reflects on why she decided to take on a traineeship and what the… Blog Joint letter to Julie James - Intensive Poultry Units along the Wye catchment Radnorshire Wildlife Trust is pleased to sign this joint letter with colleagues from CPRW and Friends of the Upper Wye, calling for… Blog Wilder Pentwyn – building a new model farm Radnorshire Wildlife Trust wants Pentwyn to become a Wilder Pentwyn, but we also want it to be a farm. A new model farm for the future… Blog A lasting legacy for wildlife Asked to comment on how legacies have helped the Trust, Edmund Hayward, our Hon Sec who has long overseen the management of legacies for… Blog Nature's Recovery at Penrhiw Penrhiw Estate encompasses ninety acres of land in the Aran Valley. It was created over the last forty years by David and Francesca… Blog A Bountiful Time for Bats What are bats up to now? At the beginning of autumn, the life cycle of the bat is slowing down, and they have finished breeding for the… Blog UK Government’s deregulation agenda is dangerous We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in the world… Blog Addressing Eco-Anxiety Our Stand for Nature Wales Community Officer, Silvia was asked by Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO) to talk through… Blog What is rewilding? Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of nature to the point it can take care of itself – restoring habitats and natural processes,… Blog What can citizen science do for our rivers? A blog written by Christine Hugh-Jones, a citizen scientist volunteer engaged in the Wye Catchment Water Quality initiative. Blog Natural Resources Wales' response to Save the Wye campaign We have received a response from Natural Resources Wales (NRW), unsigned, on 25th March 2022, in relation to our current campaign which… Blog Monitoring water quality in the Wye catchment Wildlife Volunteers Officer, Phil Ward, explains the importance of citizen science water quality monitoring in the River Wye catchment… Blog Volunteer Diaries - Lawrie We arrived in Radnorshire in 2019 nearly three years ago now, having moved up from the south Coast. I had always volunteered in the… Blog Powys County Council vote against declaring an ecological emergency Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and Wildlife Trusts Wales have written to Powys County Council, Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner… Blog Call for NRW to release a position statement on citizen science data Community lead groups have been formed out of a grave concern for the River Wye. A concern that Radnorshire Wildlife Trust share, hence… Blog Reflections on COP26 As we begin a new year and step forward into the post-COP space, here are a few reflections from the perspective of naturalist and… Blog Disappearing Into The Long Grass… A blog written by artist-in-residence for the Rhos Pasture Restoration Project, Sean Harris. Blog Minister for Climate Change- Response to Save the Wye Read the letter from the Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James, in response to the Save the Wye campaign. Blog A response to James Evans, MS, regarding the pollution of the River Wye Read Radnorshire Wildlife Trust's latest response to James Evans, Member of the Senedd for Brecon and Radnor, whom many of you will… Blog: Start with the Wye James Hitchcock, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Chief Executive, details the sorry state of the River Wye and why we need to act now to save… Blog Trees and Climate Change As we see the impacts of our changing climate around the world and close to home, addressing climate change and reversing the loss of… Blog A successful fern, or a case for control This month's blog on bracken and the need for control by Jonathan Stone, Reserves Officer
Blog Sustainable Farming Scheme needs to do more for climate and nature Today the Welsh Government announces a revised version of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) following months of negotiations.
Blog Six Months as the Community Intern by Finn Bell In this blog, Finn reflects on the past six months as a Green Future Leader intern with the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, sharing how the…
Blog Six Months as a Green Future Leader by Grace Marston In this blog, Grace reflects on the past six months as a Green Future Leader intern with the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, sharing how the…
Blog The Magical World of Moths: Nature's Night-Time Pollinators A blog all about moths and moth trapping by Fiona Stone our LWS project officer
Blog A Year at Pentwyn: A Warden’s Tale Reflecting on the first year as a volunteer warden at Pentwyn Farm, part of the Wilder Pentwyn project.
Blog Dredging up the past – why have we stopped dredging rivers? There is one question that comes up time and time again as I meet people as part of the Wilder Lugg project – why do we not dredge the…
Blog The Success of RWT's Stand for Nature Traineeship This blog covers Radnorshire Wildlife Trust’s Stand for Nature traineeship, which has been providing hands-on conservation experience to…
Blog Freshwater habitats: Our inland ‘Blue Carbon’ assets Freshwater habitats such as wetlands, ponds, and lakes are crucial for carbon sequestration and biodiversity. This blog explores their…
Blog Next Door Nature Project draws to a close After two years of collaborating with many wonderful people across the vice county, the Nextdoor Nature project has sadly come to an end…
Blog Update: RWT's statement of the Nant Mithil Energy Park RWT's updated position statement on the Nant Mithil Energy Park (a development by Bute Energy Limited)
Blog Agroforestry in the upland Agroforestry is the utilisation of trees on agricultural land, grown in and around crops or pasture. This land management method has…
Blog Mechanical hedgelaying for wildlife An introduction to the mechanical hedgelaying technique, written by Jonathan Hulston - Land Management Advisory Service Development…
Blog Rewilding & Farming: The Emergence of an Eco-Farm-System A guest blog on farming and rewilding from Tir Natur team member Stephen Jenkins
Blog Embracing My Role as the Local Wildlife Sites Officer I began my role as Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) Officer in January, funded by Powys County Council. Our goal is to increase the number of…
Blog Natural Flood Management - Wilder Lugg Project The Wilder Lugg Project will harness the power of nature to tackle issues in the Lugg catchment.
Blog Peat Management and Restoration on our Nature Reserves Managing and Restoring Peat Soils on Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves, working with the Natural Resources Wales National Peat…
Blog Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Secures Vital Grant from The John Ellerman Foundation for "Wye now?" Programme Radnorshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce a substantial grant from The John Ellerman Foundation in support of our continued…
Blog Wye... is it flooding in Radnorshire? The River Wye (Afon Gwy) is the fourth longest in the UK at approximately 155miles in length meandering between Wales and England. The…
Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - January 2024 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and…
Blog Lexie's story so far as a Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee One of our Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee - Lexie reflects on why she decided to take on a traineeship and what the…
Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - December 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and…
Blog Rachel's story so far as a Reserves Trainee One of our Reserves Trainees, Rachel, reflects on her time as a trainee so far...
Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - October 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and…
Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - September 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and…
Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - August 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and…
Blog Strandline Searching We recently took some of our trainees on a trip to the Llŷn Peninsula to take part in North Wales Wildlife Trust's traineeship for…
Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - July 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and…
Blog An update from the Trusts in Wales, June 23 The Wildlife Trusts across Wales have been busy with plenty of campaigns, appeals, project work, reserve management and much more! Get a…
Blog Inspiring Person of the Month - June 2023 Our Stand for Nature Wales team are excited be featuring an inspiring person of the month in our under 25's digital newsletter, and…
Blog REUL Bill poses major threat to nature and to devolution, despite recent U-turn on sunset clause The Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill is now in its final stages in Westminster and is shortly expected to become law. Introduced into…
Blog Thérèse Coffey’s round-table – a turning point for the River Wye, or going round in circles? On the 30th of May, 2023, Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs chaired a round-table in Hereford…
Blog Community Action Here at RWT we work to support individuals and groups who want to make positive change in their community. A blog witten by Community…
Blog Walking through the Future A vision for the uplands, written by Chief Executive Officer James Hitchcock. It’s 2052 – 30 years after the purchase of Wilder Pentwyn…
Blog The Future of Warwick House Warwick House has served us well over the years and was a very kind gift to Radnorshire Wildlife Trust. But we must prepare for the…
Blog Wales 1: England 0 We want to support farmers: we also want to support and protect our native wildlife including one of our oldest and most charismatic…
Blog LOVEPeat We're celebrating our amazing peatlands this World Wetlands Day. A blog written by our Green Connections Powys Community Wildlife…
Blog Joe's story so far as Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee One of our Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee - Joe reflects on why he decided to take on a traineeship and what the role…
Blog Catrin's story so far as Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee One of our Nature's Recovery and Climate Change Trainee - Catrin reflects on why she decided to take on a traineeship and what the…
Blog Joint letter to Julie James - Intensive Poultry Units along the Wye catchment Radnorshire Wildlife Trust is pleased to sign this joint letter with colleagues from CPRW and Friends of the Upper Wye, calling for…
Blog Wilder Pentwyn – building a new model farm Radnorshire Wildlife Trust wants Pentwyn to become a Wilder Pentwyn, but we also want it to be a farm. A new model farm for the future…
Blog A lasting legacy for wildlife Asked to comment on how legacies have helped the Trust, Edmund Hayward, our Hon Sec who has long overseen the management of legacies for…
Blog Nature's Recovery at Penrhiw Penrhiw Estate encompasses ninety acres of land in the Aran Valley. It was created over the last forty years by David and Francesca…
Blog A Bountiful Time for Bats What are bats up to now? At the beginning of autumn, the life cycle of the bat is slowing down, and they have finished breeding for the…
Blog UK Government’s deregulation agenda is dangerous We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in the world…
Blog Addressing Eco-Anxiety Our Stand for Nature Wales Community Officer, Silvia was asked by Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO) to talk through…
Blog What is rewilding? Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of nature to the point it can take care of itself – restoring habitats and natural processes,…
Blog What can citizen science do for our rivers? A blog written by Christine Hugh-Jones, a citizen scientist volunteer engaged in the Wye Catchment Water Quality initiative.
Blog Natural Resources Wales' response to Save the Wye campaign We have received a response from Natural Resources Wales (NRW), unsigned, on 25th March 2022, in relation to our current campaign which…
Blog Monitoring water quality in the Wye catchment Wildlife Volunteers Officer, Phil Ward, explains the importance of citizen science water quality monitoring in the River Wye catchment…
Blog Volunteer Diaries - Lawrie We arrived in Radnorshire in 2019 nearly three years ago now, having moved up from the south Coast. I had always volunteered in the…
Blog Powys County Council vote against declaring an ecological emergency Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and Wildlife Trusts Wales have written to Powys County Council, Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner…
Blog Call for NRW to release a position statement on citizen science data Community lead groups have been formed out of a grave concern for the River Wye. A concern that Radnorshire Wildlife Trust share, hence…
Blog Reflections on COP26 As we begin a new year and step forward into the post-COP space, here are a few reflections from the perspective of naturalist and…
Blog Disappearing Into The Long Grass… A blog written by artist-in-residence for the Rhos Pasture Restoration Project, Sean Harris.
Blog Minister for Climate Change- Response to Save the Wye Read the letter from the Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James, in response to the Save the Wye campaign.
Blog A response to James Evans, MS, regarding the pollution of the River Wye Read Radnorshire Wildlife Trust's latest response to James Evans, Member of the Senedd for Brecon and Radnor, whom many of you will…
Blog: Start with the Wye James Hitchcock, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Chief Executive, details the sorry state of the River Wye and why we need to act now to save…
Blog Trees and Climate Change As we see the impacts of our changing climate around the world and close to home, addressing climate change and reversing the loss of…
Blog A successful fern, or a case for control This month's blog on bracken and the need for control by Jonathan Stone, Reserves Officer
