Vale Nature Partnership
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Bringing people and communities together to take action for nature in the Vale of Glamorgan Part of the @LNPCymru network
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🍄 Happy #UKFungusDay 4 October 2025! 🍄

We celebrated early in the Vale with a fungi walk led by
Natur Hud, joined by members of Porthkerry Wildlife Group at Porthkerry Country Park.

Have you spotted any fungi, share your photos and tag us #ValeNature

📷 Porthkerry Wildlife Group

#WaxcapWatch
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🐾 Well done to our partners @wtsww.bsky.social, National Resources Wales, South East Wales Rivers Trust & Restore The Thaw Project for helping bring back water voles to the Vale!
Read the full article here!
🔗 BBC article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welsh Water vole project hoping diet change can help rodents
Trying to better simulate a water vole's diet in the wild may help those released from captivity.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Plant survey and litter pick at Castle Drive yesterday. Lots of variety of flowers (& litter 😡😂) @valelnp.bsky.social
Grassy flowery verge and litter picking kit Wild carrot Yarrow Common mallow (I think!)
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We had an amazing time at the Vale Nature Festival on Sat 19 July! 🌿💚
Huge thanks to all who made it such a success. 🙌

Share your favourite moments with us using #ValeNature 📸✨

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Many thanks to @valelnp.bsky.social for the invitation to be be part of yesterday's Vale Nature Festival. It was my pleasure to spend the afternoon talking about flora, galls, fungi & little critters. #natureconnection #naturematters
📸 Courtesy of Emily Shaw, Vale LNP
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A huge thank you to all the members of our Vale Nature Partnership, festival volunteers, stallholders, activity providers, ranger staff and suppliers for working so hard to make the day such a success! 👏

📷 We would love to see your photos of the day, please share them with us using #ValeNature
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🎉 THANK YOU / DIOLCH to everyone that joined us in the sunshine 🌞 for the second Vale Nature Festival at Cosmeston! 🎪 What an amazing turnout celebrating nature in the Vale 🐾

Lots more highlights to share with you next week but here’s a few snippets of some of the days festivities! #ValeNature
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Sneak peak of what our team has been working hard to bring together ready to welcome you all tomorrow! 🙌

🌿Join us for the Vale Nature Festival 2025
A fun-filled, family-friendly celebration of nature🐾

📅 Saturday 19 July
🕚 11am – 4pm
📍 Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
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#ValeNature
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🌞💧 Help Wildlife Beat the Heat! 💧🌞

Temps are rising — let’s give birds, bees & hedgehogs a hand! 🐦🦔🐝

✅ Put out shallow water dishes
✅ Add pebbles/sticks for safe drinking
✅ Keep in the shade & clean regularly

Snap a pic of your garden visitors & tag us! 📸💚
#HelpWildlife #ValeNature
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It's SEWBReC #SquareOfTheMonth time! For July we are highlighting 1km squares with zero #Moth records:

SO2203 in Abertillery, #BlaenauGwent
ST1371 in St Andrews Major, #ValeOfGlamorgan

Could you help fill these map gaps?
Gwent: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/189
Glam: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/188
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Celebrate #WalesNatureWeek by joining us on a guided walk around Old Castle Down in the Vale of Glamorgan to learn all about Wales’ rarest butterfly, the High Brown Fritillary 🦋

When 📅: 10 and 11 July at 11am

Find the event details 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/events/a-wal...

📷: Mark Searle
A large orange and black fritillary butterfly resting on a plant against a soft green background
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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...
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Feeling inspired? Join us on Saturday 19 July for our second Vale Nature Festival at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, a free family day celebration of all things nature in the Vale!

bit.ly/ValeNatureFe...
Vale Nature Festival 2025
Join us for a celebration of nature in the Vale and find out how you can take action to support nature's recovery
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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...
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
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🌿 Celebrate #ValeNature 🌿

We're excited to share a fantastic line-up of events from our partners to celebrate #WalesNatureWeek taking place 5 to 13 July @walesnatureweek.bsky.social

Explore what's happening in the Vale or add your own event here: www.valenature.org/walesnaturew...
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Thanks for the heads up Rachel! The top link doesn't seem to be working sadly so we'll remove this post and reupload shortly to make sure everyone can access :)
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Feeling inspired? Join us on Saturday 19 July for our second Vale Nature Festival at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, a free family day celebration of nature in the Vale: bit.ly/ValeNatureFe...
Vale Nature Festival 2025
Join us for a celebration of nature in the Vale and find out how you can take action to support nature's recovery
bit.ly
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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...
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🔔Reminder: Tomorrow Thursday 26 June, 18:30

Introduction to species-rich grasslands and their plants
FREE webinar with @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Also first in-person Wildflower ID training session coming up on Wed 2 July in St Brides-super-Ely

Info & to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/vale-natur...
Vale Nature Partnership
First set up in 2021 through theLocal Nature Partnership Cymruproject, the Vale Nature Partnership forms part of an all-Wales network of LNPs to conserve, promote and enhance nature in their areas.O...
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Love incredible insects? 🪲

🌱Join us at the Vale Nature Festival on Saturday 19 July at Cosmeston Lakes (11-4pm) where you can build your own bug hotel, go on a bug hunt and enjoy some critter crafts (and lots of other nature inspired fun!)🐾

Register here: bit.ly/ValeNatureFe...
#ValeNature
Vale Nature Festival 2025
Join us for a celebration of nature in the Vale and find out how you can take action to support nature's recovery
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🐜 Stand Tall for the Small
Happy #nationalinsectweek! 🐛

Did you know one in three mouthfuls of our food depends on insect pollination?🐝

Here's some photos from our Meadow Walk, where we discovered some colourful moths trapped overnight, as well as some impressive species spotted on the day!