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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Aug 29

Some Excellent News. Thanks to all your support we are able to launch our Nature Investigations Unit. We are currently recruiting for the role of Comms Officer to help us with future investigations. Please Share. Thank you.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Aug 29

Newyddion Rhagorol. Diolch i'ch holl gefnogaeth chi, rydyn ni'n gallu lansio ein Huned Ymchwiliadau Natur. Rydyn ni wrthi'n recriwtio ar gyfer rôl Swyddog Cyfathrebu i'n helpu ni gydag ymchwiliadau yn y dyfodol. Rhannwch os gwelwch yn dda. Diolch.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Sep 10

With your support we have been able to achieve so much for wildlife over the past year. We have summarised some of these achievements in our annual Conservation Report – available here. Thank you once again for all your support.
natureconservation.wales/news/

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Sep 10

Gyda'ch cefnogaeth chi, rydyn ni wedi gallu cyflawni cymaint dros fywyd gwyllt yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf. Rydyn ni wedi crynhoi rhai o'r cyflawniadau hyn yn ein Hadroddiad Cadwraeth blynyddol – sydd ar gael yma. Diolch yn fawr.
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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Sep 8

Huge congratulations to @wildjustice.bsky.social @cadwceibwr.bsky.social and all involved for helping to safeguard wildlife at Ceibwr Bay. We wrote to NRW in 2024 expressing our concerns about increased disturbance to wildlife and this is what they had to say:
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Joey Pickard @bootlegbryos.bsky.social · Sep 2

Very atmospheric (c.f. rainy) day out in the Rhondda doing water vole surveys for Lost Peatlands sites at Mynyndd Ton and then Cwmparc. Great to have @inccymru.bsky.social with us as well for the day. Been a while since I’ve been in the Cwm and it’s fantastic, despite the razor sharp tussock sedge

Two surveyors in a greater tussock sedge filled fen feature at Cwmparc, Rhondda

Spot the water vole droppings (they’re next to the target)

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Aug 29

Newyddion Rhagorol. Diolch i'ch holl gefnogaeth chi, rydyn ni'n gallu lansio ein Huned Ymchwiliadau Natur. Rydyn ni wrthi'n recriwtio ar gyfer rôl Swyddog Cyfathrebu i'n helpu ni gydag ymchwiliadau yn y dyfodol. Rhannwch os gwelwch yn dda. Diolch.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Aug 29

Some Excellent News. Thanks to all your support we are able to launch our Nature Investigations Unit. We are currently recruiting for the role of Comms Officer to help us with future investigations. Please Share. Thank you.

www.natureconservation.wales/job-advert-c...

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Aug 12

Aren't Water Voles wonderful. This Water Vole was filmed going about its business on the River Thaw in South Wales. They were reintroduced to the river last year, after a 20 year absence. Surveys this year suggests that the population is doing well and the Water Vole are exploring new habitats.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jul 22

Another wonderful day at our Llwyndewi Nature Reserve, this time Bracken Bruising to help restore the grassland habitat and to create nesting plots for Nightjar next year. Huge thank you to all the volunteers from Bridgend College Conservation Volunteers. Huge help, as always.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jul 9

Cattle are back at Llwyndewi Nature Reserve. Wonderful evening spent at the reserve watching these guys settling in to their new home. Cattle and conservation grazing are so important to Welsh Wildlife. Huge thank you to Toby our grazier.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jul 4

We are very happy to welcome Freya Smith to the INCC Team. Freya will be with us up until October and will be working on our upland Water Vole Project. Freya has volunteered with INCC for a number of years at our nature reserve and our various farm restoration projects.
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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jul 4

Visited Lwyndewi on the weekend to show local landowners and neighbours what we are doing there. Magical place and always happy to share what we are doing. Lots of Orchids in the meadow this year - thanks mainly to new fencing to stop the sheep coming in from the mountain... they always find a way.

Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jul 3

Working for wildlife in the the Amman Valley is incredibly rewarding. Working with lots of landowners on different conservation projects. Only 2 occupied Barn Owl boxes yesterday, plus a Tawny. We also saw lots of meadows and flower rich pastures. Its an amazing place. Thanks to Cedwyn and Dafydd.

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Cloth Cat @clothcatstudio.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our second collaboration with the INCC is a wonderfully evocative story highlighting the protection of endangered water voles in Wales.

Find out more about the project by visiting our website!

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@inccymru.bsky.social #natureconservation #watervole #blender #clothcat

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 30

To celebrate the success of our upland Water Vole project, we've produced this wonderful (day in a life) animation with @clothcatstudio.bsky.social. American Mink are still the biggest threat Water Voles face. Please help us fight for our remaining Water Voles. bit.ly/4eymyTy
Thank you & pls share.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 30

I ddathlu llwyddiant ein prosiect Llygod Pengrwn y Dŵr yr ucheldir, rydyn ni wedi cynhyrchu'r animeiddiad rhyfeddol yma gyda @clothcatstudio.bsky.social. Minc Americanaidd yw'r bygythiad mwyaf maen nhw'n ei wynebu o hyd. Helpwch ni i frwydro dros ein Llygod Pengrwn y Dŵr sy'n weddill.
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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 25

Main flight season (in the pen) was about 3 weeks ago. However, there was actually one lone female in the pen on Monday 23rd June, still laying eggs. There were quite a few freshly emerged caterpillars as well. Its been a strange season for them so far.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 25

Our Marsh Fritillary butterflies have finally stopped laying eggs in the rearing pen. Now its time for the big sort out.

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Natur Cymru @naturcymru.bsky.social · Jun 20

For £30 a year you can subscribe to Natur Cymru and support @inccymru.bsky.social to deliver its conservation and campaign work in Wales. Please support us if you can!

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Natur Cymru @naturcymru.bsky.social · Jun 20

Am £30 y flwyddyn gallwch danysgrifio i Natur Cymru a chefnogi @inccymru.bsky.social i gyflawni ei waith cadwraeth ac ymgyrchu yng Nghymru. Cefnogwch ni os allwch chi!

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are really pleased to welcome Laura Griffiths to the INCC team. Laura will be part of the upland Water Vole project, undertaking surveys, working with volunteers and carrying out research to help inform future water vole conservation in Wales. Welcome aboard Laura.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 19

We've been working with a landowner in the VoG over the past 2 years, helping make the farm wildlife friendly, whilst still remaining a financially viable. Our arable margins have lots of wildflowers & insects. Plus we got to see Kestrels, Skylarks, Brown Hares & Yellowhammers. It was a good day.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 17

Great day on the Nature Reserve with @savebutterflies.bsky.social pulling Himalayan Balsam. The reserve is quite remote so no idea how Balsam got there, but as its at the very top of the catchment we are trying our best to get rid of it. Huge thank you to all the volunteers for helping out.

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Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru @inccymru.bsky.social · Jun 14

There's not too many better ways to spend a Friday than wandering around @cefngarthenor. Great to see how the wildlife and habitats are responding to the nature friendly management over the past few years.

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