Natur Cymru Haf / Summer 2015 - Rhifyn / Issue 55

Publication date: 15th September 2015
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Zero-till and cover crops – the new agri-revolution ● Mike Donovan. Agricultural management focussed on looking after the soil

Lovely Dyfi – progress in the Biosphere ● Andy Rowland. Community involvement in the extended Dyfi Biosphere Reserve.

Wentwood Forest revisited ● Colin Titcombe. The history and wildlife of this great Welsh forest.

The limestone grasslands of north-east Wales ● John Osley. Colourful grasslands in beautiful landscapes.

Spoilt rotten – the wonders of colliery spoil tips ● Liam Olds. The invertebrate wildlife of these rich and often overlooked habitats.

Sefydliad Morgan Parry Foundation ● Roger Thomas.

Hyrwyddo addysg a datblygu cynaliadwy / Advancing education and sustainable developme

Weaving the web: towards a natural garden ● Malcolm Berry. A new approach to growing food and benefiting garden wildlife.

Dartford Warblers in south Wales ● Hannah Meinertzhagen. A study of the habitat types favoured by this new colonist of the Gower Peninsula.


NODWEDDION ARFEROL / REGULAR FEATURES
Green Bookshelf ● Julian Hughes, David Saunders, James Robertson & Rowan McShane

Discoveries in science ● Bob Griffiths, Iwan Edwards & Barbara Brown
Spread of the New Zealand flatworm – a new citizen-science survey


Islands roundup ● Ben Porter and Geoff Gibbs. Rare migrant birds on Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island this spring.

Buglife ● Steven Falk. Promoting spring forage for invertebrates.

Woods and forests ● Rory Francis. Saving the Celtic rainforest at Llenyr

Life lines ● Ben Wray. Alien invasion on the Dee! The Chinese Mitten Crab

From the Garden ● Bruce Langridge. A Welsh mycological revival

Natur Cymru 48 - a rewilding theme

Artwork by Rich Edwards.
Prizewinner in the Natur Cymru wildlife art competition 

The theme for this edition is rewilding, prompted by the publication of George Monbiot’s Feral.

Pandora’s Box or future perfect? - Lizzie Wilberforce. Issues around a wilder future for the uplands.

Room for elephants - Andy Jones. More thoughts on Feral.

Optimism rewarded: Cwm Idwal 15 years on - Barbara Jones and David Parker. Returning diversity and attractiveness to an upland site.

Bringing back the beaver - Adrian Lloyd Jones. Progress with plans for a Welsh re-introduction.

One farm’s flora - Neil Ludlow. A Carmarthenshire smallholding in the 1970s-80s.

Fungi ha-ha and fungi peculiar - Pat O’Reilly. Some examples from a fascinating kingdom.

A mysterious moth – the Welsh clearwing - Rhiannon Bevan and Dan Forman. Discovering the secrets of a potential Welsh icon of nature.

Troad y rhod - Twm Elias. Adfer twrbein Tan y Bwlch a'r ystyriaethau amgylcheddol.

Bee Cause – action plan for pollinators - Bleddyn Lake. A campaign for bees and friends.

Green Books - James Robertson, Andrew Lucas

50 Years Ago - John Harold. Moths and mothing – 50 generations on.

Plants at large - Simon Goodenough - Stuart Smith. Hedgerow harvest - Crug-y-byddar.

Discoveries in science - Alan Orange. New lichens from Welsh rivers.

Marine Matters - Blaise Bullimore. Gloom or hope? Marine Conservation Zones update.

Islands - Geoff Gibbs. Two goodbyes. News from Bardsey and Ramsey.

Life lines - Kathryn Hewitt. LIFE Natura 2000 Programme.

Woods and Forests - Rory Francis. Trees benefit bees.

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