Myself and Espen took a trip to London for a couple of days this week. As we are both ringers, we both understand the importance of recaptures and the amount of vital data this provides, as well as the excitement of finding a Darvic ringed bird! We visited Hyde Park first just for a walk … Continue reading Ring Reading in London Parks
I've been competing and patching for a year now and am now going into my second year of Patchwork Challenge and loving it! Last year, I went a little quiet during the summer since I went venturing out of the country a lot but this year I have decided to knuckle down and really try … Continue reading Introducing Morfa Bacas to PWC
There's been a lot in the news recently about Marine Conservation and the problems our ocean are having. For me in particular, a sensitive issue was raised by my very own Government who I respected a lot up until last month. The Welsh Government to me are people who listen and people who do try … Continue reading Protecting our seas: Marine Conservation
Having worked for WWT for 2 years now, it was only until May that I visited another centre apart from Llanelli. Although, my visit in May was for a training course which meant we only had a short time spare and didn't get much of a chance to explore the whole site. Espen and I … Continue reading A visit to Slimbridge WWT
This plan has been in the works for some time now but the news is out and it's official, Pine Martens are being relocated to Wales! Pine Martens which are Britain's second rarest carnivore after the Scottish Wildcat, these smiley creatures have been absent from Wales for decades and now after the £1.2m pine marten … Continue reading New neighbours: Relocation of the Pine Marten
My favourite event of the year happens in both March and September at WWT Llanelli, this has to be the Bat Walks! Generally, they are filled up pretty quick and the night consists of crafts beforehand for the children to make themselves souvenirs to remember their experience, this is followed by the walk itself which … Continue reading Wonders of Bats
Recently, I've been helping on the Reserve team at WWT Llanelli to carry out surveys on the land. One of the surveys was that of Water Voles to compare with previous data to see how the population is doing giving that the land has had some work done to it. Nothing says fun like wading … Continue reading Spotting the signs: Water Voles
Last week, a response was issued by the Government regarding the petition to Ban driven grouse shooting! The response was let's say less than satisfactory and very disappointing, it essentially disregarded all the scientific data regarding Grouse shooting and said the grouse shooting is authorised by law meaning it is fine for it to be carried … Continue reading The Fight Goes on!
Dan Rouse 