Porthkerry Wildlife Group
@porthkerrywild.bsky.social
We are a volunteer group, and we monitor and record wildlife we find in Porthkerry Country Park, in Barry. Vale of Glamorgan. If you'd like to attend any of our monthly sessions, email us on [email protected]
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And we’re not stopping here! We’ll keep advocating for green spaces that support nature and help connect habitats, acting as vital stepping stones for wildlife across our landscape.
#NatureNeighbours #NationalTreeWeek #ValeNature #ConnectingNature
#NatureNeighbours #NationalTreeWeek #ValeNature #ConnectingNature
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
And we’re not stopping here! We’ll keep advocating for green spaces that support nature and help connect habitats, acting as vital stepping stones for wildlife across our landscape.
#NatureNeighbours #NationalTreeWeek #ValeNature #ConnectingNature
#NatureNeighbours #NationalTreeWeek #ValeNature #ConnectingNature
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✅ Started restoring grassland into species-rich meadows – By changing mowing practices to 'cut and collect', we’re encouraging native wildflowers and grasses to grow, supporting pollinators and wider biodiversity, making the park a more interesting place to explore.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
✅ Started restoring grassland into species-rich meadows – By changing mowing practices to 'cut and collect', we’re encouraging native wildflowers and grasses to grow, supporting pollinators and wider biodiversity, making the park a more interesting place to explore.
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Over the past couple of years, we’ve been working with Vale of Glamorgan Council, Penarth Tree Forum, St Cyres Primary students, and local residents to make St Cyres Park a better place for nature and people.
Together we’ve:
Together we’ve:
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Over the past couple of years, we’ve been working with Vale of Glamorgan Council, Penarth Tree Forum, St Cyres Primary students, and local residents to make St Cyres Park a better place for nature and people.
Together we’ve:
Together we’ve:
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Seed sowing at Chickenwood!
Join us at Chickenwood this Friday to sow native wildflower seeds to create new meadow areas in the park
Come along and get involved, everyone is welcome!
Friday 28 November, 11am
Meet at community noticeboard: what3words.com/vest.crisis....
#ValeNature
Join us at Chickenwood this Friday to sow native wildflower seeds to create new meadow areas in the park
Come along and get involved, everyone is welcome!
Friday 28 November, 11am
Meet at community noticeboard: what3words.com/vest.crisis....
#ValeNature
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Seed sowing at Chickenwood!
Join us at Chickenwood this Friday to sow native wildflower seeds to create new meadow areas in the park
Come along and get involved, everyone is welcome!
Friday 28 November, 11am
Meet at community noticeboard: what3words.com/vest.crisis....
#ValeNature
Join us at Chickenwood this Friday to sow native wildflower seeds to create new meadow areas in the park
Come along and get involved, everyone is welcome!
Friday 28 November, 11am
Meet at community noticeboard: what3words.com/vest.crisis....
#ValeNature
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A huge thank you to all who came along to our Ratty Returns event last week!
The evening was a wonderful celebration of Water Voles and the people working hard to bring them back to the River Thaw.
Don't worry if you missed it, you can watch the film over on our YouTube channel: champ.ly/sgr9REtz
The evening was a wonderful celebration of Water Voles and the people working hard to bring them back to the River Thaw.
Don't worry if you missed it, you can watch the film over on our YouTube channel: champ.ly/sgr9REtz
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A huge thank you to all who came along to our Ratty Returns event last week!
The evening was a wonderful celebration of Water Voles and the people working hard to bring them back to the River Thaw.
Don't worry if you missed it, you can watch the film over on our YouTube channel: champ.ly/sgr9REtz
The evening was a wonderful celebration of Water Voles and the people working hard to bring them back to the River Thaw.
Don't worry if you missed it, you can watch the film over on our YouTube channel: champ.ly/sgr9REtz
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Congratulation to the winners from the Understanding Disability Awards 2025. What a wonderful, uplifting celebration of the impact thoughtful people and organisation have! We are so proud to congratulate our very our Mared Hughes and our friends, Shiny Happy People who both won awards!
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Congratulation to the winners from the Understanding Disability Awards 2025. What a wonderful, uplifting celebration of the impact thoughtful people and organisation have! We are so proud to congratulate our very our Mared Hughes and our friends, Shiny Happy People who both won awards!
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A week to go until our Ratty Returns event - an evening celebrating Water Voles and the people working hard to bring them back from the brink of extinction!
📍 Cowbridge Town Hall
📅 Thursday 13th November, 7-8:30pm
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Tom Marshall
📍 Cowbridge Town Hall
📅 Thursday 13th November, 7-8:30pm
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Tom Marshall
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A week to go until our Ratty Returns event - an evening celebrating Water Voles and the people working hard to bring them back from the brink of extinction!
📍 Cowbridge Town Hall
📅 Thursday 13th November, 7-8:30pm
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Tom Marshall
📍 Cowbridge Town Hall
📅 Thursday 13th November, 7-8:30pm
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Tom Marshall
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Here is our open letter to the new NRW Chair asking him what he will do to reverse the decline in nature. He says his priority is to ‘position NRW as a national leader in nature recovery’.
We want to hold him and NRW to those words.
Here's our letter: www.natureconservation.wales/news/
We want to hold him and NRW to those words.
Here's our letter: www.natureconservation.wales/news/
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Here is our open letter to the new NRW Chair asking him what he will do to reverse the decline in nature. He says his priority is to ‘position NRW as a national leader in nature recovery’.
We want to hold him and NRW to those words.
Here's our letter: www.natureconservation.wales/news/
We want to hold him and NRW to those words.
Here's our letter: www.natureconservation.wales/news/
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We are delighted to announce the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Forum is open for booking!
Join us for this free wildlife event on Sat 31st January at Coleg Cymoedd, Nantgarw. 🦋🍄🦔🦆🐞🌲
Booking essential via Eventbrite: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
The full programme will be released in the coming weeks.
Join us for this free wildlife event on Sat 31st January at Coleg Cymoedd, Nantgarw. 🦋🍄🦔🦆🐞🌲
Booking essential via Eventbrite: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
The full programme will be released in the coming weeks.
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We are delighted to announce the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Forum is open for booking!
Join us for this free wildlife event on Sat 31st January at Coleg Cymoedd, Nantgarw. 🦋🍄🦔🦆🐞🌲
Booking essential via Eventbrite: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
The full programme will be released in the coming weeks.
Join us for this free wildlife event on Sat 31st January at Coleg Cymoedd, Nantgarw. 🦋🍄🦔🦆🐞🌲
Booking essential via Eventbrite: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
The full programme will be released in the coming weeks.
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Join us for an evening all about Water Voles! Come along to Cowbridge Town Hall on 13th November for a short film screening and Q&A with Water Vole experts to learn about their recent reintroduction to the River Thaw.
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Join us for an evening all about Water Voles! Come along to Cowbridge Town Hall on 13th November for a short film screening and Q&A with Water Vole experts to learn about their recent reintroduction to the River Thaw.
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM
📸 Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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🍂 Huge thanks to all the budding artists who joined our Autumn Nature art event at Forest Lodge, Porthkerry Country Park! 🎨🖌️
Special shoutout to @sarahhannis.bsky.social for leading such a creative, nature-inspired session 💛
#AutumnNatureArt #NatureInspired #ValeNature #LocalArtists
Special shoutout to @sarahhannis.bsky.social for leading such a creative, nature-inspired session 💛
#AutumnNatureArt #NatureInspired #ValeNature #LocalArtists
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🍂 Huge thanks to all the budding artists who joined our Autumn Nature art event at Forest Lodge, Porthkerry Country Park! 🎨🖌️
Special shoutout to @sarahhannis.bsky.social for leading such a creative, nature-inspired session 💛
#AutumnNatureArt #NatureInspired #ValeNature #LocalArtists
Special shoutout to @sarahhannis.bsky.social for leading such a creative, nature-inspired session 💛
#AutumnNatureArt #NatureInspired #ValeNature #LocalArtists
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🔥 Bonfire Night tip: check your bonfire for wildlife before lighting! 🦔 Hedgehogs may be hiding inside to hibernate.
✅ Build on the day
✅ Check thoroughly
✅ Move the pile if needed
Let’s keep our celebrations safe for nature 💛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B06n...
#BonfireNight #HedgehogAwareness #BHPS
✅ Build on the day
✅ Check thoroughly
✅ Move the pile if needed
Let’s keep our celebrations safe for nature 💛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B06n...
#BonfireNight #HedgehogAwareness #BHPS
Look Before Your Light on Bonfire Night!
YouTube video by The British Hedgehog Preservation Society
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🔥 Bonfire Night tip: check your bonfire for wildlife before lighting! 🦔 Hedgehogs may be hiding inside to hibernate.
✅ Build on the day
✅ Check thoroughly
✅ Move the pile if needed
Let’s keep our celebrations safe for nature 💛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B06n...
#BonfireNight #HedgehogAwareness #BHPS
✅ Build on the day
✅ Check thoroughly
✅ Move the pile if needed
Let’s keep our celebrations safe for nature 💛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B06n...
#BonfireNight #HedgehogAwareness #BHPS
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Our recommended event is @valelnp.bsky.social Festival of Nature at Cosmeston Country Park on Saturday!
Pop in and see if you can add some species to our whiteboard. Lots of nature based activities for all ages from a range of organisations: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vale-natur...
Pop in and see if you can add some species to our whiteboard. Lots of nature based activities for all ages from a range of organisations: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vale-natur...
July 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Our recommended event is @valelnp.bsky.social Festival of Nature at Cosmeston Country Park on Saturday!
Pop in and see if you can add some species to our whiteboard. Lots of nature based activities for all ages from a range of organisations: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vale-natur...
Pop in and see if you can add some species to our whiteboard. Lots of nature based activities for all ages from a range of organisations: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vale-natur...
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🌱Celebrating #WalesNatureWeek with a FREE nature art workshop tomorrow - Wed 9 July 7pm at Porthkerry led by @sarahhannis.bsky.social
🎨Whether you're an artist, bird lover, or just looking to connect with nature, join us! Suitable for all ages
🐦Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
🎨Whether you're an artist, bird lover, or just looking to connect with nature, join us! Suitable for all ages
🐦Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
July 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🌱Celebrating #WalesNatureWeek with a FREE nature art workshop tomorrow - Wed 9 July 7pm at Porthkerry led by @sarahhannis.bsky.social
🎨Whether you're an artist, bird lover, or just looking to connect with nature, join us! Suitable for all ages
🐦Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
🎨Whether you're an artist, bird lover, or just looking to connect with nature, join us! Suitable for all ages
🐦Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
Some lovely photos from Ranger Alex. Beautiful Demoiselles at Porthkerry stream.
July 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Some lovely photos from Ranger Alex. Beautiful Demoiselles at Porthkerry stream.
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🌟Event highlight: Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustrations on Wednesday 9 July with a free art workshop at Porthkerry Park. Free to attend, book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
June 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🌟Event highlight: Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustrations on Wednesday 9 July with a free art workshop at Porthkerry Park. Free to attend, book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
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🌟Event Highlight 🌟
Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustration on Wednesday 9 July with a free nature art workshop at Porthkerry Park, funded by Vale LNP @sarahhannis.bsky.social
Free to attend, book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustration on Wednesday 9 July with a free nature art workshop at Porthkerry Park, funded by Vale LNP @sarahhannis.bsky.social
Free to attend, book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
Nature Art Event - Swifts, Swallows and Martins
Join Vale LNP and Sarah Hannis for a creative evening inspired by the beautiful aerial acrobats of summer – swifts, swallows and martins.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🌟Event Highlight 🌟
Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustration on Wednesday 9 July with a free nature art workshop at Porthkerry Park, funded by Vale LNP @sarahhannis.bsky.social
Free to attend, book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
Discover your creative side with Sarah Hannis Illustration on Wednesday 9 July with a free nature art workshop at Porthkerry Park, funded by Vale LNP @sarahhannis.bsky.social
Free to attend, book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-art...
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🐝Become a Meadow Monitor!
Join a community of volunteers working to conserve wildflower meadows in the Vale
Recieve free online and in-person training in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to help survey and monitor green spaces for biodiversity
Contact: [email protected]
Join a community of volunteers working to conserve wildflower meadows in the Vale
Recieve free online and in-person training in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to help survey and monitor green spaces for biodiversity
Contact: [email protected]
June 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🐝Become a Meadow Monitor!
Join a community of volunteers working to conserve wildflower meadows in the Vale
Recieve free online and in-person training in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to help survey and monitor green spaces for biodiversity
Contact: [email protected]
Join a community of volunteers working to conserve wildflower meadows in the Vale
Recieve free online and in-person training in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to help survey and monitor green spaces for biodiversity
Contact: [email protected]
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🌼Webinar: Introduction to species-rich grasslands and their plants
Thursday 26 June, 18:30
Join Vale LNP in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to explore the vital role of species-rich grasslands in supporting biodiversity in our free online webinar
Book: www.valenature.org/event-detail...
Thursday 26 June, 18:30
Join Vale LNP in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to explore the vital role of species-rich grasslands in supporting biodiversity in our free online webinar
Book: www.valenature.org/event-detail...
Webinar: Introduction to species-rich grasslands and their plants | Vale Nature
Join Vale LNP in partnership with Plantlife Cymru to explore the vital role of species-rich grasslands in supporting biodiversity in our free online webinar.
www.valenature.org
June 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🌼Webinar: Introduction to species-rich grasslands and their plants
Thursday 26 June, 18:30
Join Vale LNP in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to explore the vital role of species-rich grasslands in supporting biodiversity in our free online webinar
Book: www.valenature.org/event-detail...
Thursday 26 June, 18:30
Join Vale LNP in partnership with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to explore the vital role of species-rich grasslands in supporting biodiversity in our free online webinar
Book: www.valenature.org/event-detail...
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Thursday 15th May - Guided Walk - Bumblebees & Solitary Bees
Join me on a guided walk at Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend, exploring the wonderful world of wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees).
For more information and to book a place, visit: awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/gui...
Join me on a guided walk at Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend, exploring the wonderful world of wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees).
For more information and to book a place, visit: awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/gui...
May 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thursday 15th May - Guided Walk - Bumblebees & Solitary Bees
Join me on a guided walk at Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend, exploring the wonderful world of wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees).
For more information and to book a place, visit: awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/gui...
Join me on a guided walk at Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend, exploring the wonderful world of wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees).
For more information and to book a place, visit: awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/gui...
Great session at Porthkerry CP with @liamolds.bsky.social this morning.
May 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Great session at Porthkerry CP with @liamolds.bsky.social this morning.
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Lovely morning spent with Porthkerry Wildlife Group at Porthkerry Country Park, Barry. A personal highlight was seeing this Red-girdled Mining Bee (Andrena labiata) - a species I rarely see in Wales!
May 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lovely morning spent with Porthkerry Wildlife Group at Porthkerry Country Park, Barry. A personal highlight was seeing this Red-girdled Mining Bee (Andrena labiata) - a species I rarely see in Wales!
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27 species at Porthkerry last night under the gaze of a huge moon. Lovely spring goodies including Mocha, Scorched Carpet, Purple Thorn, Waved Umber, Maiden's Blush, Water Carpet & a surprise Rusty-dot Pearl.
The temperature dropped quickly under clear skies - home before midnight.
#TeamMoth
The temperature dropped quickly under clear skies - home before midnight.
#TeamMoth
April 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
27 species at Porthkerry last night under the gaze of a huge moon. Lovely spring goodies including Mocha, Scorched Carpet, Purple Thorn, Waved Umber, Maiden's Blush, Water Carpet & a surprise Rusty-dot Pearl.
The temperature dropped quickly under clear skies - home before midnight.
#TeamMoth
The temperature dropped quickly under clear skies - home before midnight.
#TeamMoth
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🌱 Making Space for Nature 🐾
A big thank you to local residents and Restore The Thaw Landscape Project for their help in creating a new wildflower margin at Vale of Glamorgan Council Windmill Lane Playing Fields, using native wildflower seeds and plug plants.
A big thank you to local residents and Restore The Thaw Landscape Project for their help in creating a new wildflower margin at Vale of Glamorgan Council Windmill Lane Playing Fields, using native wildflower seeds and plug plants.
April 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🌱 Making Space for Nature 🐾
A big thank you to local residents and Restore The Thaw Landscape Project for their help in creating a new wildflower margin at Vale of Glamorgan Council Windmill Lane Playing Fields, using native wildflower seeds and plug plants.
A big thank you to local residents and Restore The Thaw Landscape Project for their help in creating a new wildflower margin at Vale of Glamorgan Council Windmill Lane Playing Fields, using native wildflower seeds and plug plants.
Great to see Spring arriving at Porthkerry Country Park.
April 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Great to see Spring arriving at Porthkerry Country Park.