The Wildlife Trust SW Wales Swansea Group
@wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social
We are wildlife enthusiasts organising nature walks + talks in the Swansea area of South Wales. 🏴
Join us! https://www.welshwildlife.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395133178511075
#Wildlife #Swansea #Gower #Abertawe #Nature #WTSSW
Join us! https://www.welshwildlife.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395133178511075
#Wildlife #Swansea #Gower #Abertawe #Nature #WTSSW
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Greetings! 😀👋
We're delighted to join the Bluesky nature and wildlife community 💚💙
We hope to connect with WTSWW members and people who love wildlife in our area of south west Wales. 🏴
We're also on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/39513...
Subscribe to our Eventbrite page tiny.cc/tl95001
We're delighted to join the Bluesky nature and wildlife community 💚💙
We hope to connect with WTSWW members and people who love wildlife in our area of south west Wales. 🏴
We're also on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/39513...
Subscribe to our Eventbrite page tiny.cc/tl95001
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🎉 Puffins spotted on Ireland’s Isle of Muck for the first time in years, after major conservation efforts to remove invasive rats. With most seabird species at risk, this is huge - proof that restoration works!
🤞 Here’s hoping for pufflings next year! #OceanWin
https://bbc.in/48fF6pW
🤞 Here’s hoping for pufflings next year! #OceanWin
https://bbc.in/48fF6pW
Puffins: Isle of Muck comeback 'proves restoration works'
Puffins have been seen on the Isle of Muck off Antrim for the first time in at least 25 years
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🎉 Puffins spotted on Ireland’s Isle of Muck for the first time in years, after major conservation efforts to remove invasive rats. With most seabird species at risk, this is huge - proof that restoration works!
🤞 Here’s hoping for pufflings next year! #OceanWin
https://bbc.in/48fF6pW
🤞 Here’s hoping for pufflings next year! #OceanWin
https://bbc.in/48fF6pW
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Cuteness overload a busy foraging water Vole at my local reed bed.
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Cuteness overload a busy foraging water Vole at my local reed bed.
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You have to be optimistic as the alternative is disengaging and accepting all the scary planetary issues...
"So you have to say, first of all, we will engage. Whatever happens, we will engage." 👍👍
"So you have to say, first of all, we will engage. Whatever happens, we will engage." 👍👍
PML’s Professor Matt Frost shares his three wishes for #COP30, and what he hopes world leaders will deliver in this special COP30 feature. He explores the challenges facing this #COP, and why optimism remains essential, especially during these difficult times: pml.ac.uk/news/bringin...
Bringing Ocean Science to COP30: In Conversation with Professor Matt Frost
The UN Climate Conference is taking place in Brazil from 10th – 21st November
pml.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
You have to be optimistic as the alternative is disengaging and accepting all the scary planetary issues...
"So you have to say, first of all, we will engage. Whatever happens, we will engage." 👍👍
"So you have to say, first of all, we will engage. Whatever happens, we will engage." 👍👍
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It's your last chance join our new citizen science project as a BrockWatch Trapper! Find out more: buff.ly/IZlxfaK
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's your last chance join our new citizen science project as a BrockWatch Trapper! Find out more: buff.ly/IZlxfaK
A near-capacity audience enjoyed Dr Dan Forman's fascinating talk last night "Wildlife ER" about the work of the Gower Bird Hospital. Ethos: Keeping Wildlife Wild.
Report here bit.ly/3WSmPIQ
An audience collection for the hospital and donation from the Swansea group totalled £228!
Report here bit.ly/3WSmPIQ
An audience collection for the hospital and donation from the Swansea group totalled £228!
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A near-capacity audience enjoyed Dr Dan Forman's fascinating talk last night "Wildlife ER" about the work of the Gower Bird Hospital. Ethos: Keeping Wildlife Wild.
Report here bit.ly/3WSmPIQ
An audience collection for the hospital and donation from the Swansea group totalled £228!
Report here bit.ly/3WSmPIQ
An audience collection for the hospital and donation from the Swansea group totalled £228!
Almost a full house! Just 4 places left for this evening's talk 😄👍
See you there! 💫
See you there! 💫
Bookings have gone so well for our Gower Bird Hospital talk - Wildlife ER - by Dr Dan Forman on Tuesday that we've released 10 extra places. Book soon on Eventbrite if you'd like to join us!
#WTSWW
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#WTSWW
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-e...
Wildlife E.R.
Eventbrite - Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales Swansea group presents Wildlife E.R. - Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at St Hilary's Church Community Hall, Killay, Wales. Find event and ticket informati...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Almost a full house! Just 4 places left for this evening's talk 😄👍
See you there! 💫
See you there! 💫
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Goshawk, Resolven Forestry today 8.11.25 very rarely see a Goshawk above the tree canopy so great to watch and photograph this one as it glided over the valley #birdingwales #birds
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Goshawk, Resolven Forestry today 8.11.25 very rarely see a Goshawk above the tree canopy so great to watch and photograph this one as it glided over the valley #birdingwales #birds
Bookings have gone so well for our Gower Bird Hospital talk - Wildlife ER - by Dr Dan Forman on Tuesday that we've released 10 extra places. Book soon on Eventbrite if you'd like to join us!
#WTSWW
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-e...
#WTSWW
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-e...
Wildlife E.R.
Eventbrite - Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales Swansea group presents Wildlife E.R. - Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at St Hilary's Church Community Hall, Killay, Wales. Find event and ticket informati...
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Bookings have gone so well for our Gower Bird Hospital talk - Wildlife ER - by Dr Dan Forman on Tuesday that we've released 10 extra places. Book soon on Eventbrite if you'd like to join us!
#WTSWW
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-e...
#WTSWW
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-e...
Join us on Tuesday 11th November at 7.30pm for a talk by Dr Dan Forman on the incredible work of Gower Bird Hospital treating injured and orphaned wildlife so they can be returned safely to the wild. Book via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-e...
Wildlife E.R.
Swansea's A&E is at Morriston Hospital but there’s another emergency room which you may never have heard of - in the heart of Gower!
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November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Join us on Tuesday 11th November at 7.30pm for a talk by Dr Dan Forman on the incredible work of Gower Bird Hospital treating injured and orphaned wildlife so they can be returned safely to the wild. Book via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wildlife-e...
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Skokholm booking opens soon! WTSWW members can book 7 night stays from 3rd Nov and 3/4 night stays from 10th Nov. To book, call 01656 724100 Mon-Thurs between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm only.
For more information visit: www.welshwildlife.org/islands-booking-faqs
📸 Mike Snelle
For more information visit: www.welshwildlife.org/islands-booking-faqs
📸 Mike Snelle
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Skokholm booking opens soon! WTSWW members can book 7 night stays from 3rd Nov and 3/4 night stays from 10th Nov. To book, call 01656 724100 Mon-Thurs between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm only.
For more information visit: www.welshwildlife.org/islands-booking-faqs
📸 Mike Snelle
For more information visit: www.welshwildlife.org/islands-booking-faqs
📸 Mike Snelle
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With #BonfireNight around the corner, it's important to remember that pre-prepared stacks of wood can look like cosy hibernation spots for wildlife 🦔😴
Here are our three tips to help you make your bonfires more wildlife friendly. Please save & share! 😄
Check your bonfires before you light them. 🔥
Here are our three tips to help you make your bonfires more wildlife friendly. Please save & share! 😄
Check your bonfires before you light them. 🔥
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
With #BonfireNight around the corner, it's important to remember that pre-prepared stacks of wood can look like cosy hibernation spots for wildlife 🦔😴
Here are our three tips to help you make your bonfires more wildlife friendly. Please save & share! 😄
Check your bonfires before you light them. 🔥
Here are our three tips to help you make your bonfires more wildlife friendly. Please save & share! 😄
Check your bonfires before you light them. 🔥
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Please #ShareToMakeAware
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If you must have a #bonfire this year, please check bonfires for hedgehogs - #LookBeforeYouLight
❗ 🦔 🔥
If you must have a #bonfire this year, please check bonfires for hedgehogs - #LookBeforeYouLight
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Please #ShareToMakeAware
❗ 🦔 🔥
If you must have a #bonfire this year, please check bonfires for hedgehogs - #LookBeforeYouLight
❗ 🦔 🔥
If you must have a #bonfire this year, please check bonfires for hedgehogs - #LookBeforeYouLight
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With #Halloween & bonfire night fast approaching, it's vital that we remember the effect #SpookySeason has on our wildlife and natural landscapes. 🎃🦔
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
With #Halloween & bonfire night fast approaching, it's vital that we remember the effect #SpookySeason has on our wildlife and natural landscapes. 🎃🦔
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
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Not something you see everyday down here in the south as these Hooded Crows are normally found from Northern Island right up to Scotland and another lifer ✅ for me ~ what a beautiful bird & this one is situated in Murton - South Gower 😍😍 🪶 🦉 #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #corvids
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Not something you see everyday down here in the south as these Hooded Crows are normally found from Northern Island right up to Scotland and another lifer ✅ for me ~ what a beautiful bird & this one is situated in Murton - South Gower 😍😍 🪶 🦉 #birdingwales #ukbirding #birds #corvids
A big 'thank you' to fungi enthusiast Teifion Davies and all who came along to his "Fantastic Fungi" talk last night. He told of the crucial role fungi play, breaking down organic matter and revealed the Swansea area has the "deadliest woodland in Wales" because it has so many poisonous fungi!
October 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A big 'thank you' to fungi enthusiast Teifion Davies and all who came along to his "Fantastic Fungi" talk last night. He told of the crucial role fungi play, breaking down organic matter and revealed the Swansea area has the "deadliest woodland in Wales" because it has so many poisonous fungi!
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#TeamWilder hosted an outdoor skills event with the Chinese in Wales Association at our Gelli-Hir reserve. They covered what you can forage at this time of year, how to collect water & the different ways to build a den. Gelli-Hir is a gorgeous woodland to visit in autumn!
#NatureNetworks
#NatureNetworks
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#TeamWilder hosted an outdoor skills event with the Chinese in Wales Association at our Gelli-Hir reserve. They covered what you can forage at this time of year, how to collect water & the different ways to build a den. Gelli-Hir is a gorgeous woodland to visit in autumn!
#NatureNetworks
#NatureNetworks
Amazing!! Great work Scottish Govt 🌟 MCSUK and Sir David Attenborough’s message hit home.
Now what about it, Westminster??
Now what about it, Westminster??
CAMPAIGN WIN! Scottish Government has announced new fisheries management measures which will protect over 176,000km2 of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas from bottom-towed fishing gear!
We're looking back on the 20yrs it took to get here👇
www.mcsuk.org/news/scotland-offshore-mpas-protection-win
We're looking back on the 20yrs it took to get here👇
www.mcsuk.org/news/scotland-offshore-mpas-protection-win
October 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Amazing!! Great work Scottish Govt 🌟 MCSUK and Sir David Attenborough’s message hit home.
Now what about it, Westminster??
Now what about it, Westminster??
Very pleased to be able to help - and big thanks to Barry and Sandra Stewart @celticwildflowers.bsky.social
Let the planting begin! 🌳💚
Let the planting begin! 🌳💚
A special delivery for Cartersford 🌳
A big thank you to @celticwildflowers.bsky.social and @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.socialwho kindly donated 120 trees to be planted at our Cartersford reserve. These trees will help to restore woodland on site, providing food and habitat for a variety of species!
A big thank you to @celticwildflowers.bsky.social and @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.socialwho kindly donated 120 trees to be planted at our Cartersford reserve. These trees will help to restore woodland on site, providing food and habitat for a variety of species!
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Very pleased to be able to help - and big thanks to Barry and Sandra Stewart @celticwildflowers.bsky.social
Let the planting begin! 🌳💚
Let the planting begin! 🌳💚
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The Pallid Harrier showed well again this evening over Llanrhidian Marsh before going to roost. Also present was a cream capped Marsh Harrier which at one point was seen carrying a largish mammal in its talons. #birdingWales #rareBirdsUK #UKWildlife #birdsoftheworld @birdsinwales.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Pallid Harrier showed well again this evening over Llanrhidian Marsh before going to roost. Also present was a cream capped Marsh Harrier which at one point was seen carrying a largish mammal in its talons. #birdingWales #rareBirdsUK #UKWildlife #birdsoftheworld @birdsinwales.bsky.social
Mycology enthusiast Teifion Davies, who led our recent Fungi Foray, will be talking Fascinating Fungi in Killay, Swansea next Tuesday evening! Join us to hear more, bring your mystery specimens and have a cuppa - all for a minimum donation of £1 😄 🍄
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fascinatin...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fascinatin...
Fascinating Fungi!
As a follow-up to his Fungi Foray in Clyne Valley Woods, we go indoors to hear Teifion Davies tell all about the wonderful world of fungi.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Mycology enthusiast Teifion Davies, who led our recent Fungi Foray, will be talking Fascinating Fungi in Killay, Swansea next Tuesday evening! Join us to hear more, bring your mystery specimens and have a cuppa - all for a minimum donation of £1 😄 🍄
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fascinatin...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fascinatin...
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The first of our two events coming up this week is an in-person talk on Friday 17th October on "Seals in Gower", by Gareth Richards. The talk will start at 19:15 and will be held at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty. More info in the link below:
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/seals-...
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/seals-...
October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The first of our two events coming up this week is an in-person talk on Friday 17th October on "Seals in Gower", by Gareth Richards. The talk will start at 19:15 and will be held at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty. More info in the link below:
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/seals-...
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/seals-...
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Our second event of the week is a field trip to Port Eynon on Saturday 18th October, meeting at Port Eynon Salthouse at 14:30. This is a good site for small waders, gulls, terns, and seabirds. Full details at the link below:
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/port-e...
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/port-e...
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Our second event of the week is a field trip to Port Eynon on Saturday 18th October, meeting at Port Eynon Salthouse at 14:30. This is a good site for small waders, gulls, terns, and seabirds. Full details at the link below:
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/port-e...
www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/port-e...
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At BTO we’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all staff and volunteers, as we work together for birds and nature. You can discover more on our website: www.bto.org/about/how/pr...
(1/) Hi, I’m David, and I help to run the BBS social media channels. This #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, I am sharing something about myself, rather than the usual BBS posts, in order to raise awareness of my mild learning difficulties.
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
At BTO we’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all staff and volunteers, as we work together for birds and nature. You can discover more on our website: www.bto.org/about/how/pr...