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Offa’s Dyke trek to find ancient border trees

AN ancient-tree hunter is to walk the entire length of Offa’s Dyke to discover the types of trees that line the Welsh-English border. Read

Kick up your heels and join dance groups for some fun at festival

TEN dance groups from Wales, Scotland, England and France have been booked to perform and to provide dance workshops throughout the weekend of the Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival. Read

Take a walk in the Beacons to mark special parks day

VISITORS to Brecon Beacons National Park are being invited to help celebrate the 10th European Day of Parks with guided walks and activities. Read

How Bardsley is providing a home for a rare UK bird

ONE of the most remote islands of Wales is being farmed in an eco-sensitive way to enable the rare chough to survive. Read

Environmentalist calls for marine conservation zones

A TOP environmentalist is calling for more marine reserves to be established to protect the unique islands of Wales and the precious wildlife living in its coastal waters. Read

Objectors worried by plans for 400ft wind turbines

OPPOSITION is growing today against plans to turn one of the largest wind farms in the UK into one of the tallest. Read

Sick foal saved by horse sense

TENDER loving care means everything to this foal, injured at birth, being cared for by veterinary nurses Lynsey McVay, left, and Lydia Jones at the Cotts Farm Equine Centre, at Robeston Wathen, near Narberth. The facility – an off-shoot of the Fenton Veterinary Practice at Haverfordwest – includes stabling and turn out paddocks for up to seven in- patients and has a purpose- built clinic equipped with the latest technology. Read

Postcode marking to deter thefts from farms

FARMERS in Pembrokeshire have welcomed an initiative to deter thieves from stealing livestock or agricultural trailers and other equipment. Read

In harness for a second TV run of point-to-point

S4C’s point-to-point horse racing series Rasus ar Garlam is under starter’s orders for a second season from next Monday following the success of last year’s first TV run. Read

Spotlight on the Welsh mountain pony

RARE pony breeds will be celebrated at a free family fun day in Cyfarthfa Park next Sunday. Read

Catch that bird call

EARLY birds is the theme in more ways than one when National Wetland Centre Wales Manager Nigel Williams leads a dawn chorus walk as the sun rises over the Burry Inlet on Saturday. Read

60 years of RSPB at island landmark

THE RSPB is celebrating 60 years of owning and managing its first Welsh nature reserve. Read

Tip-top fresh food straight from the fields in a farm’s growing business

IT’S a bright Saturday morning and a cold northerly wind is blowing straight off the Celtic Sea and into the wide open front of the Spring Meadow Farm Shop, near St David’s. Read

Spring show for Shetland ponies

THE South and West Wales Shetland Pony Group are holding their Spring Show at Coombe Park stables, Peniel, Carmarthen, on Saturday, May 3. Read

Wonderwool show – report

A NEW use for wool that could energise the stagnant market for fleeces is being blocked by red tape. Read

Open day shows fine wool breed’s potential

A pair of photogenic sheep at Wonderwool have been the public face of an Adas project. The aim of the project, which started in October 2004, is to assess the practicality and financial benefits of keeping a fine wool breed in the high rainfall of the Welsh uplands. Read

Oak pathways help salmon

SALMON and sewin entering Welsh rivers on their spring run his year will find new stretches of river open to them for spawning thanks to new fish passes constructed from sustainable Welsh oak. Read

Butterflies lashed by the rain

BRITAIN’S butterflies suffered their worst year for more than a quarter of a century after a rain-soaked summer last year. Read

Badger culling’s out on Trust land

CONSERVATIONISTS at the National Trust plan to scupper the badger cull in Wales. Read

Investigation into badger cull

THE RSPCA is investigating whether some farmers have taken a proposed cull of badgers into their own hands after four animals were found dead in a field. Read

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