Big developers have set their sights on the Levels. If you love the place as we do, please help us in our David and Goliath battle and support our fundraiser. gofundme.com/f/battle-to-sa…

'Man convicted of fox hunting with hounds in Cheshire' And his punishment? A £468 fine. RT if you agree we need proper anti hunting legislation that actually deters offenders! And sign the petition in the replies. cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-c…

Marsha O’Mahony’s This Stolen Land showcases the ecological and cultural significance of the Gwent Levels Seren buzzmag.co.uk/this-stolen-la…

Launch of This Stolen Land Monday 16th Sept Chepstow Books chepstowbooks.co.uk/collections/ev… Books Council of Wales Gwent Wildlife Trust Lisa Matthews Our Living Levels Neville Davies - (Nature With Nev) SEP Barb Drummond Phil Ray The Bug Club RSPB Newport Wetlands

New deadline 20th September.

Newport Local Nature Partnership are excited to launch our Small Grants Scheme which is open to local organisations and community groups to apply for between £500 - £3500 to create assets for #biodiversity in #Newport. Please get in touch for more information.

Are you taking part in #BugsMatter? 🪰 It's really easy to be a #CitizenScientist; support our important initiative measuring insect splats on vehicle number plates as a marker of insect abundance. Will you make your journeys count? 👇 buglife.org.uk/get-involved/s… Kent Wildlife Trust

Sign up is OPEN! 🎉 Join The Wildlife Trusts’ annual fundraising challenge, #BigWildWalk, by moving for nature this October. Set your walking challenge, get active outdoors and join the fight to save wildlife. Get started 💚 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/bigwildwalk

Swift bricks are a 'swift' solution to a critical problem. Let's legislate for their inclusion in all new Welsh buildings! Help support nature by signing this vital petition 👇💚 wtru.st/4eiuLd4

A gorgeous Red Admiral #butterfly sunning itself at #ParcTredelerch last Saturday #WildCardiffHour (known as Glöyn byw, pili pala or iâr fach yr haf in Welsh). Why they're not called a flutterby in English instead of a butterfly is one of life's great mysteries 🦋

The society is supporting an online swift brick petition which  has been set up and the sponsors are hoping to get to 10,000 signatures by December 5th, which guarantees a Senedd debate on the issue. petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2462…

Objections for Craig Y Perthi solar farm should be emailed to [email protected] with the name Craig Y Perthi Solar Farm DNS/3279787. Extended deadline 20th September. #savethegwentlevels 🦋🌳🦉🐦🐾

Lisa Matthews Gwent Wildlife Trust CraigYPerthi Iolo Williams Friends of the Gwent Levels Our Living Levels Wildlife Trusts Wales The Wildlife Trusts Done ✔️

Worst year ever for butterflies (no surprise). Yes to finally banning neonicotinoids but a reminder that neonics are widely available in bug sprays from garden centres and supermarkets for home use. "No exceptions" means banning them too Butterfly Conservation 🦋 theguardian.com/environment/20…

I've not got time or daylight enough to sort out my moth trap until this afternoon, work gets in the way of life! But I had this lovely buff ermine caterpillar on the sheet. It's great to see the garden working! S Monmouthshire #mothsmatter #teammoth

The "Northants pioneer" colony of Mottled Shieldbugs (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) are having a good year with 6 seen in the garden yesterday. 4 close together in the usual brash pile including this large, beautifully marked adult and 2 in the Cotoneaster/Beech hedge.

.Bumblebee Conservation Trust are running a Shrill Carder Bee Field Day with us at our Gwent Wildlife Trust Magor Marsh nature reserve next Tuesday, September 24. Come along to this free event to learn about this rare bee🐝 Find more info and book your place here: eventbrite.com/e/shrill-carde…

A male Scorpion Fly (Panorpa sp.) in the garden on the 20th. They look fearsome but totally harmless - the "stinger" is used by the male in mating and they mainly scavenge on dead insects. One of Nature's tidier uppers.

Found this particularly well marked Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea) in the garden last week. It appeared to lay an egg (on a hardy Geranium!) which seems rather unusual as we thought they mated & laid in the spring with adults overwintering? Tristan Bantock Rockwolf 🇪🇺💙🩸🅰️➕ Richard Jones