Good news all round! Natur Cymru Issue 59 Summer 2016

TWO great things have happened this week

First, our Fundraising appeal has been successful thanks to the great generosity of our supporters who have given either their money or their time or both. These include:

Iolo Williams, who has supported Natur Cymru right from the beginning

National Trust, Bodnant Gardens

National Trust, Llanerchaeron Gardens

Ty Newydd Writers Centre

North Wales Wildlife Trust

Dyfi Osprey Project

Denmark Farm Conservation Centre

Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales

Please try to support them in return, wherever you can.

This week also sees the publication of the Summer issue packed full of wonderful articles

 

The Welsh Rothschilds - places for nature ● Jonathan Mullard

It is 100 years since Charles Rothschild selected his proposed nature reserves in Wales

 

The end of the line for the Strandline Beetle? ● Mike Howe

Many environmental factors are working together to drive this rare beetle to extinction

 

Earthstar fungus Geastrum britannicum: coming soon to a churchyard near you ● Andrew Shaw

A new species, which only occurs in Britain, has been found in a number of Welsh churchyards 

 

Trelogan - a small Welsh village with a worldwide reputation ● Paul Day and Phil Putwain

How lead mining has led both to the study of evolution in action

 

A photographer’s journey - from landscapes to birds in their habitat  ● Jeremy Moore

A personal account of how bird photography grew out of a love of landscapes

 

Eryri - may na mynyddoedd - Ffair Bioamrywiaeth Eryri ● Gethin Davies

Taith Bioamrywiaeth Flynyddol o amgylch ysgolion Eryri

 

Do bats visit the Pembrokeshire Islands? ●  Rachel Taylor

New technology is revealing a great deal about hitherto unknown movements of bats

 

“I had seen nothing in nature so spectacular”  The Grassholm Saga ● David Saunders

The long and colourful history of this Pembrokeshire island is brought together for the first time.

 

Freshwater pearl mussels - Pearls in Peril ● Elain Gwilym and Jackie Webley

A four year project is now nearing completion with hope for the future of this iconic species

 

NODWEDDION ARFEROL / REGULAR FEATURES

Green Bookshelf ● James Robertson, Mike Howe

Marine Matters ● Ivor Rees

‘Seared Scallops’ - the implications of proposed scallop dredging in the Cardigan Bay SAC

Buglife ● Ryan Clark

There is life in dead wood!

From the Garden ● Bruce Langridge

Dancing to the rhythm of fungi – ballerina waxcaps

Discoveries in science ● Harriet Wood

Safeguarding the gems of a scientific collection

Plantlife ● Colin Cheesman

Great Orme - its botanical riches and management challenges

Woods and forests ● Nick Atkinson

The Long Forest - hedgerows and their management

Publication date: 15^th June 2016

Cover price £4.50, or quarterly by subscription £18 pa (individual) or £32 (group/organisation)

Enquiries: info@naturcymru.org.uk 0300 065 4867

Conquest of the Skies - David Attenborough

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The power of flight is one of the greatest miracles of Nature. Over one hundred billion creatures soar through the air today – from nectar-drinking hummingbirds to armoured airborne beetles, from bats hunting in the black of night to bizarre winged lizards.

In Conquest of the Skies, David Attenborough travels back in time to unravel the astonishing 300-million-year story of how these animals first appeared and explores the huge variety of aeronauts that fill our skies today. Using the latest scientific analysis, he can now reveal the hidden mechanics behind their gravity-defying skills.

The 208 minute DVD or 3D version will be released on 9th March 2015 and can be ordered through Amazon. Just click here.

Seeing is believing .... take a look at this amazing preview:

Natur Cymru Winter 2014-15, Issue 53

Publication date: 15^th December 2014

Cover price £4.50, or quarterly by subscription £18 pa (individual) or £32 (group/organisation)

Harvest mouse by Sharon Whitley
www.portraitsofnature.co.uk
http://sharonwhitleytheramblingartist.blogspot.co.uk

 

The search is on for harvest mice in Wales ● Becky Clews-Roberts. The latest information on how to search for harvest mice.

The rare spider fauna of Wales ● Richard Gallon. An insight into the exceptional spider fauna of Wales.

Restoring ancient woods – seeing the light ● Alastair Hotchkiss. An urgency to start, but no rush to finish.

Bats in Wales ● Henry Schofield. The changing face of bat conservation over the past thirty years.

Llynnau Cregennen – the hidden jewels of Cadair Idris ● Tristan Hatton-Ellis. New discoveries revealing the most unspoilt of Welsh lakes.

Tro’r tymhorau ar hyd ein glannau ●  Nia Haf Jones. Blwyddyn ar hyd y glannau ac o dan y don.

Citizen scientists counting our breeding birds ● Geoff Gibbs. How birdwatchers can make a real difference to our knowledge of Welsh birds.

Wildlife in orchards, churchyards and gardens ● Iwan Edwards. Connecting people with wildlife on their doorsteps.

Buglife ● Clare Dinham. Brownfield stepping stones

Discoveries in Science ● Mike Wilson. Leafhopper diversity in a Cardiff urban meadow

From the garden ● Richard Thomas, Bruce Langridge & Richard Pryce. A sustainable future from a Regency past

Nature at large ● Ivy Denham. Habitat management at Rhosgoch wood

Marine matters ● Ivor Rees. After the 2013-14 winter storms

Life lines ● Ceri Morris. Surveying Risso’s dolphins

Mammals round-up ● Frances Cattanach. Mammal news from around Wales

Green Bookshelf ● Raymond Roberts, Chris Ledbury, Jane Rees, Ben Stammers, David Saunders

Cynhadledd Partneriaeth Bioamrywiaeth Cymru ● Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference