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

Natur Cymru's Crowdfunding appeal



Iolo Williams, giving heartfelt support for Natur Cymru

There are big changes here at Natur Cymru HQ. If you're a subscriber you'll be getting a personal letter from us this week explaining what's happening, but here's a summary.

Earlier this year we learned that important financial support was being withdrawn. Since then we have been working hard to find ways to keep the magazine going. Without it, unfortunately the magazine will have to close after Issue 60 (Autumn 2016).
 
More time is needed to find a long term solution, and so we have decided to ask for donations to raise enough money to keep afloat until March 2017. We are seeking £12,000 to fund a further 2 issues – Nos 61 (Winter 2016) and 62 (Spring 2017). This will be used to fund staff time and office costs.

Supporters can donate online via the the Crowdfunder website, where Iolo Williams speaks from the heart about what Natur Cymru means to wildlife in Wales.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/natur-cymru-nature-wales

Cheque donations are also very welcome - please make your cheque payable to Natur Cymru Ltd and post to Natur Cymru, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DW.  Please remember to include your name and address.

Please note, cheques and pledges will not be cashed unless we reach our target.

WHAT ELSE CAN PEOPLE DO TO HELP?

• Subscribe to NC via our website www.naturcymru.org or by writing to us
• Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/naturcymru.natureofwales/ and Twitter @NaturCymru and share to interested parties so we can reach a wider audience
• Write to us with letters of support which will help with our bids for funding (or email info@naturcymru.org.uk)

 

If you belong to an organisation which might be able to help meet any of our needs, please contact us info@naturcymru.org.uk

 

Thank you everyone, and keep your fingers crossed!