Natur Cymru Issue 57 Winter 2015-16

'Twelve drummers drumming' (detail)
by Ann Lewis www.annlewis.co.uk

Publication date: 15th December 2015
Cover price £4.50, or quarterly by subscription £18 pa (individual) or £32 (group/organisation)

A box of matches and sheep's teeth ● David Elias
Conservation management on the North Wales moors

The Welsh uplands death or resurrection? ● Mick Green
Wildlife declines may require a new approach.

Planhigion meddyginiaethol Meddygon Myddfai ● Bethan Wyn Jones
Hynt a hanes meddygaeth lysieuol.

The Black Mountains - not such a black future ● Bradley Welch
Targeted use of the Welsh Government Nature Fund.

One farm’s flora: 30 years on ● Neil Ludlow
Vegetation changes on a Carmarthenshire smallholding.

Something like tundra.....unique Welsh highland habitat ● John Harold
Montane heath on the upland plateaux of Snowdonia.

The pearl-bordered fritillary in Wales ● Tammy Stretton & Russel Hobson
Conservation efforts along the Welsh border for this declining species.

The Llysdinam legacy ● Fred Slater
The story of Cardiff Unversity’s field centre in mid-Wales, and the studies conducted there


NODWEDDION ARFEROL / REGULAR FEATURES

Buglife ● Sarah Henshall
Exposed Riverine Sediments and the invertebrates found there

Discoveries in science ● Sarah Daly
Stuffed, Pickled & Pinned - an exhibition of the wonders of nature in Welsh museums

From the Garden ● Rob Thomas
Pollen analysis throws light on the creation of the Middleton Hall gardens two centuries ago

Green Bookshelf ● Ian Spence, Annie Haycock, Chris Fuller, David Saunders & Mandy Marsh

Lifelines ● Kathryn Hewitt
Natura 2000 - the natural wealth of Wales

Mammals round-up ● Frances Cattanach
An update on a whole spectrum of Wales' mammals

Marine matters ● Ivor Rees
Proposed Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay

Nature at large ● Gareth Cunningham
Welsh seabird colonies - how are they faring?

Plantlife ● Dave Lamacraft
Unearthing the secrets of the Celtic rainforest

News ● Hilary Kehoe - PONT - grazing animals project



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Natur Cymru 50th edition - a freshwater theme

'Standing in it' by Gerald Dewsbury.
Trapped in Tre'r Ddol by floodwater, Gerald took
  the chance to sketch the effects of the floods on wildlife.
His work can be seen at Ffin y Parc, Betws y Coed;
the Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy;
the Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff; and the
Twenty Twenty Gallery, Much Wenlock.

Natural history – Marilyn Lewis. Bridging the gap between the historic and natural environment

Hydro-electric schemes – Kyle Young. Producing renewable energy without destroying ecosystems

Weather extremes in Wales – an historical perspective. Sarah Davies and Cerys Jones. What can we learn from the weather of the past?

Pearls in Peril – Elain Gwilym.  
Afon Eden and the ongoing battle to save the freshwater pearl mussel

Monitoring Wales's only Marine Nature Reserve – Blaise Bullimore. The value of long term monitoring

Y Tywyddiadur – Duncan Brown a Twm Elias. Yn cofnodi tywydd a ffenoleg yng Nghymru

"The Professionals" – the rise of the modern ecologist. Fred Slater. The journey from the eccentric amateur to the Chartered Ecologist

People and pine martens – David Bavin. The feasibility of reintroduction

In pine marten footsteps – gathering the evidence. Tom Fairfield. Tunnels and tracking boards, papers and prints

Woods and forests – Rebecca Good and Kylie Jones. Bryophytes in ancient woodland

Nature at large – Ivy Denham. Habitat management at Pistyll Gwyn

Discoveries in science – Cindy Howells. New species of fossil crinoid discovered in south Wales

Plants at large – Simon Goodenough. Daffodils

Teyrnged i Morgan Parry/Tribute to Morgan Parry – Duncan Brown a Jane Davidson

Islands round-up – Geoff Gibbs. News from Flat Holm, Ramsey, Skokholm and Skomer

Life lines - Catherine Duigan, Nicola Rimington, Paul Brazier and Raymond Roberts.
After the storm – counting the wildlife cost