The #tamworths have been hard at work, preparing the land for a very late scattering of #wildflower seed. I fear the #yellowrattle seed I harvested may not have made it through the winter, but other seeds may have done better ... read more at cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/ploughing…

An old #badger sett has been re-occupied and they've been busy collecting bedding, extending their home and just messing around. For full details see our blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/badgers-a…

Camera trap (thanks to INCC for the loan) all set on #badger sett, but who should turn up but their distant #mustelid relative, the #polecat She clearly did not like what they'd done to the place and left quickly. For the full story see blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/badgers-a…

Love is in the, err, ditches ... we have a pair of #otters, spotted here in our marshy grassland, thanks to @VaughnMatthews2 and the INCC camera trap. They only pair up for breeding, so fingers crossed pups to follow ... for more details see the blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/love-is-i…

Baby steps ... first #Galloway #calf of the year is born here in #Ceredigion. Should be due a few more over the coming month if Sir Loin, our bull, has done his job. For more see out blog at cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/calving-b…

Why are we so scared of what was once common in nature? There are over 20,000 #beavers in Bavaria and a recent trip organised by Derek Gow showed how this #keystonespecies can help nature and live with humans harmoniously ... for details see the blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/dam-bavar…

Elusive #marshfritillary #butterfly found in three locations at Cefn Garthenor with the help of the amazing Coleg Penybont | Bridgend College conservation volunteers with Lyn Evans and a lot of help from INCC. For full details read the blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/bridgend-…

Great visit from @NTPembrokeshire, INCC, Jessica Seaton and Tir Natur reminded me of the progress made here in 2 years. Also spotted my first pearl bordered fritillary and the year's first (spotted heath) orchids on site

Raining again in West Wales, to the relief of the #galloways. The ponds helped us through 2 mths of almost no rain, but the land drains fast. If only their was a native species that would help create natural resilience, #beaver ing away. Ideas Derek Gow? cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/where-did…

Another inspirational visit to a #rewilding site in Wales today - Cefn Garthenor nr #Tregaron. This is already pretty wild as never really intensive farmed. Superb rhos pasture, wet woodland and natural scrub regeneration complemented by wetland creation. Teeming with wildlife.

Thanks to a great bunch of nature enthusiasts who spent a wet weekend helping build a better picture of our marshy grassland / rhos pasture. Here soft rush cut by #fieldvole (L) and #watervole (R) ... for full story see blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/inspirati…

TB or not TB? That was the question for these new #galloways. Annual test was all clear & the herd are now off munching, crunching, scratching and, err, defecating in the marshy grassland, helping restore nature. For more see the blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/tb-or-not…

These #earthworm eggs are amazing ... they look like jewels. A high worm count is a good sign of #soilhealth. Doing soil analysis in preparation for a visit by Mark O'Connell to look at small scale #agroforestry. See blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/natural-b…

Isn't #detritivore a great word? This #candlesnuff fungi is an e.g. of a detritivore, but there are lots, busy breaking down dead matter, like the fallen trees at Cefn Garthenor. Part of nature's amazing ability to recycle. Read and see more on the blog at cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/introduci…

338 native trees and shrubs delivered just in time for Christmas & #StormGerrit pitches up to help me along. A great idea from my favourite INCC with plants delivered from the wonderful Celtic Wildflowers. All I had to do was plant them. See the blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/338-reaso…

Great day CefnGarthenor planting the last of the trees. Hedgerows and margins have been encouraged to gradually move into the fields. Low density planting trees and shrubs in the field will help create a wood pasture. In time, cattle will be moved in to graze amongst the trees.

The ponds and scrapes we dug 2 years ago have brought in lots of new critters to the field with signs of #otters #watervoles #fieldvoles all spotted with the help of INCC . Great progress, fully detailed in our blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/pond-prog…

Great to have a #kestrel hunting over the land, this brilliant footage captured on a camera borrowed from our favourite ecologists INCC. For the full story on this and another new arrival see the blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/hare-toda…

A Soggy Winter has meant that Spring has Squelched rather than Sprung in but the #barnowl pair are back in the box installed by INCC so hopefully #owlets to follow. For more on Spring at Cefn Garthenor see the blog cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/a-soggy-s…

Exciting news ... we now have a licence for a #beaver enclosure at Cefn Garthenor thanks to a lot of help of help from Derek Gow, INCC and Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer Beaver Trust . For the full story see the blog at cefngarthenor.co.uk/post/dam-excit…