Main image:  For this month, we also chose to do a summary because as for the precedent month, we worked much inside on our projects. From the 02nd of September to the 13th of September: read more ..read more

Summary:  Catch up with Mélanie and Alix and find out what they got up to during August. Thursday 1st of August: read more ..read more

Summary:  Hello and welcome to Alix and Mélanie’s (hopefully) weekly blog. We are both French students from the same engineering school based in Angers, where we study agriculture and ecology. On this blog we will be posting about the activities and work that we do during our placement at Gwent Wildlife Trust. Alix – I am a 19-year-old student originally from Brittany and Normandy. I feel passionate about wildlife conservation. I would later like to specialise in either ecology or food science. When I saw the opportunity to work in a nature reserve ..read more

Summary:  Migrants taking their time... read more ..read more

Summary:  Here's my blog for July. Main image:    read more ..read more

Summary:  Coping with moth-y puzzles... Main image:  Since we started using a light trap to find the moths in our garden, I've been pleasantly surprised how distinctive most of them are. With a few notable exceptions (pugs!), most are relatively easy to distinguish: at least no harder than little brown birds. And moths have the big advantage that they will sit still in a clear pot until you’re happy with your identification. read more ..read more

Summary:  Here's June’s blog and I feel rather guilty. Looking back at the last two blogs and thinking Gosh! They were long! But if you have read them, you can see how much there is to pack in. Fate has dealt this month’s reader with a fortunate card however. I have been in hospital for a small surgical procedure so will lose at least a week’s worth of blog! Main image:  read more ..read more

Summary:  May’s trainee blog (get some popcorn and get comfy!) Main image:  read more ..read more

Summary:  Hello! My name is Nadine Evans and I am not a competent blogger! There, that feels so much better now! I will, however, try to entertain and inform anyone who cares to read this with my trials and tribulations, successes and adventures as Grassland Conservation Trainee 2019 for Gwent Wildlife Trust. Main image:  read more ..read more

Summary:  Not just your average trees... Main image:  As well as their general value for wildlife, woodlands can provide added value in the form of veteran or ancient trees. These are trees that have passed their prime but, for some species such as oak and yew, may live on for hundreds more years. During this long decline, they develop holes, dead or hollow branches or trunks, providing a much wider variety of habitats for wildlife, from fungi to bats. Last weekend we took t ..read more