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Grazer of the Week 19th October; Teleri the Torwen

Continuing our waxcap grasslands theme, Teleri is grazing at a farm near Dylife in Powys. The flock of Torwen badger faced sheep are grazing with two ponies, which is preserving these grasslands for at least seven species of waxcaps which are found fruiting here at this time of year. The horses

Exciting new PONT project in the Dyfi catchment

PONT has successfully secured grant funding from the Welsh Government and European Union through the Rural Development Plan Sustainable Management Scheme. The Dolau Dyfi Project aims to enhance and create wildflower habitat and help connect people and nature through a range of activities in and near local communities. Lowland semi-natural grassland

The Nature Friendly Farming Network

PONT Coordinator and North Wales Regional Development Officer Hilary Kehoe has recently been appointed the Chair of the Welsh steering group for the Nature Friendly Farming Network. The Nature Friendly Farming Network is a group of farmers who have come together to champion a way of farming which is sustainable and

Grazer of the Week 11th October; Ellie Wellie the Balwen

Ellie Wellie. Photo Rebecca Thomas Our Grazer of the Week is Ellie Wellie the Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep, who is providing vital conservation grazing on waxcap grasslands at Waun Las NNR. Waun Las is a National Nature Reserve and an economically-viable organic working farm at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

World Commons Week 2019

8.4% of Wales is Common Land. Historically, certain rights were given to communities to use land which did not belong to them. Commons are important for nature and often large swathes of our most beautiful landscapes. This week is World Commons Week and we want to highlight the importance of our

Habitat in Focus; Waxcap Grasslands

Take a walk across unimproved upland sheep pasture at this time of year and your eye may be caught by a splash of bright colour in the sward. Autumn is the time when the fruiting bodies of waxcap fungi (Hygrocybe) emerge and they are truly extraordinary. In a variety of colours,