Join us for a free Woodland Wander event at #WilderPentwyn Farm. We'll be walking though Fronfellen woodland and recording any wildlife we spot! 📆 Thursday 17th April, 10am. Book your ticket now: rwtwales.org/events/2025-04… 📸 Sue Thornton

#WilderPentwyn volunteers recently took part in lichen identification training with Ray Woods. Pictured is barnacle lichen, an ancient woodland indicator species found on an Oak tree on the North side of Pentwyn. They'll be carrying out further lichen surveying in the New Year!

🎉Today marks 30 years of the National Lottery! Since 1994, over £8.6bn has supported 47,000+ projects, including £2.1bn for 4,900+ nature & biodiversity initiatives 💚 Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the #WilderPentwyn project is kickstarting our 30-year vision for the site 🌱

The #WilderPentwyn volunteers have been busy learning how to survey trees, & have identified a few strong candidates for Veteran status at Pentwyn Farm. These will be entered on the @WoodlandTrust Ancient Tree Inventory: ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Look at these beautiful Mountain pansies from the Rare British Plants Nursery near Builth Wells! 🌼 This summer, we collected seed capsules from 10 pansies at Tylcau Hill. Now, we’re growing around 100 plants to introduce at #WilderPentwyn Farm next Spring! 🌱  📷 Andy Shaw

Check out great animation of #WilderPentwyn project by Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Welsh Government Welsh Government Rural Affairs must support farmers in new Sustainable Farming Scheme to achieve #nature recovery, protect #climate and produce food sustainably. It's totally possible. Huw Irranca-Davies Carolyn Thomas MS / AS Tir Natur

It has been brilliant working with the great people from Radnorshire Wildlife Trust to produce an animation highlighting the brilliant #rewilding work that they are doing as part of their #WilderPentwyn project. Check it out below! youtu.be/Z749LoDu2Yw?si…

#WilderPentwyn has its first series of 'leaky woody debris' - a type of natural flood management that is being rolled out throughout the country. Do you have a small stream on your property within the Lugg catchment? We would love to work with you if so - [email protected]

Two #WilderPentwyn volunteers recorded our first Purple hairstreak sighting 🦋 Other recorded wildlife includes Trailing St John's-wort, Five-spot burnet moth, Bilberry bumblebee, and a tawny owl! If you would like to volunteer at Pentwyn, get in touch: [email protected]

At #WilderPentwyn, trainees Thea and Sam spread wildflower seeds and green hay on turned up ground as a result of using a chain harrow pulled by a local farmer and our Tamworth Pigs, restoring species-rich pasture 🌸🌱 Email [email protected] for work placements] info!

An early rise for our trainees, Rhodri and Thea, undertaking the first Breeding Bird Survey of the year at #WilderPentwyn. Highlights include pied flycatcher, redstart and skylark! 🌅 We are currently recruiting work placement students, contact [email protected] for more info!

Introducing mechanical hedge laying! Developed in 2005 near Aylesbury, this method is quick and cost-effective ✅ At #WilderPentwyn Farm, we recently trialed this method. Stay tuned for training demonstrations next winter. Interested landowners, contact [email protected].

We recently teamed up with @radnorshirewildlifetrust for ‘no-fence tree planting’ on hills above Pentwyn Farm in Powys, planting trees where sheep can’t reach them, such as on steep banks & in gorse. It really works! #WilderPentwyn #LivingLandscapes northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do-lan…

📢HURRY📢 There's still tickets for the launch event for our first batch of #WilderPentwyn Farm beef. At the excellent Daphne's restaurant. Get your tickets here 👇 #NatureFirstFarming #Extensivegrazing #LocalSupply #DirectSales #SupportLocal rwtwales.org/events/2024-02…

For #HeritageTreasures Day we want to celebrate our Grazier, Dale, who is launching a new line of wildlife friendly meat boxes this February... the very first meat produced from our #WilderPentwyn Farm! 🐄 Want to bag yourself a 10kg box? Find out more: bit.ly/meatboxform

Our #WilderPentwyn volunteers completed another winter bird survey recently at Pentwyn & recorded Wood pigeons, Red kites, Buzzards, Ravens, and small numbers of Fieldfares. The highlight of the survey was a couple of flocks of Crossbill and a Woodcock! 🐦

Two of our #WilderPentwyn volunteers were out at Pentwyn Farm this weekend completing the first winter bird survey of the season. The highlight of the survey was a goldcrest! 🐦 Photograph: John Bridges

A great fungi and lichen walk with Ray Woods at #WilderPentwyn Farm recently! 🍄🌳💚 Keep an eye out for more events at Pentwyn in the New Year 👀

The latest additions at #WilderPentwyn Farm are our four Welsh mountain ponies, being managed by local graziers, Dale & Robbie. This native breed is great for extensive conservation grazing, being hardy enough to overwinter on the hills! Photo © Eric Woods

Pentwyn Fungi and Lichen Walk 🍄🌳👣 Tuesday 28th Nov, 2-4pm. Join us for a fungi and lichen walk at #WilderPentwyn Farm with leading Welsh Naturalist and Vice President of Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, Ray Woods. Donations are appreciated! Book now: rwtwales.org/events/2023-11…