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This map links to contact details for the local authorities in our coverage area, and neighbouring Local Records Centres in Wales and England. You can click on each area to bring up a list of local recorders and recording groups in that region.
Glamorgan Bird Club
Gower Ornithological Society
Gwent Ornithological Society
Gwent Amphibian & Reptile Group
South & West Wales Amphibian & Reptile Group
Cardiff Bat Group
Gwent Badger Group
Gwent Bat Group
Monmouth Bat Group
Neath Port Talbot Badger Group
Vale of Glamorgan & Bridgend Bat Group
Valleys Bat Group
Butterfly Conservation - South Wales
Monmouthshire Moth & Butterfly Group
Glamorgan Moth Recording Group
For more details of local recorders and recording groups, click the map above on the area you are interested in.
BTO Regional News: East GlamorganDragonfly-DaysGwent Police: Wildlife Crime Officers (Word document)Gwent Wildlife TrustHowardian Local Nature ReserveMonmouthshire Meadows GroupRSPB: Cardiff & Local District GroupRSPB Newport Wetlands: Events The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Countryside Council for WalesForestry Commission WalesEnvironment Agency WalesWG Department for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science (former Department for Economy and Transport)South Wales Trunk Road AgencyBlaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilBridgend County Borough CouncilCaerphilly County Borough CouncilMerthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilMonmouthshire County CouncilNewport City CouncilRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilTorfaen County Borough CouncilVale of Glamorgan CouncilGwent Wildlife Trust
Local Records Centres Wales
Advanced Professional Training in Bioscience (Swansea University)Biodiversity Action Reporting SystemEco-explorei-SpotNational Federation of Biological RecordingNational Museum WalesNatur Cymru - the Nature of Wales MagazineWales Biodiversity Partnership
Cardiff Bird Ringers
Read all about the actvities of the Cardiff Bird Ringers on this blog.
Cardiff Naturalists Society
The Cardiff Naturalists Society is for people who want to learn about and enjoy investigating any aspect of nature, wildlife and the environment in the Cardiff area and worldwide. This blogsite is for society news and events.
A blog for those interested in moth and butterfly recording in Glamorgan.
Gower Wildlife
This blog provides a resource for people interested in sharing wildlife sightings in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot & adjacent areas.
Gwent Mothing
This blog is intended for anyone who has an interest in moths in Gwent (VC35).
Penllergare Valley Woods
A blog showing the progress of the Penllergare Valley Woods restoration project.
Rudi's Tarka Challenge
8 year old Rudi tries to spot and photograph all the species mentioned in his favourite book, 'Tarka the Otter' by Henry Williamson. Follow his blog to watch his progress.
Swansea Fungi
A blog about fungi found in Swansea, Glamorgan and beyond.
Valley Naturalist
A blog for the modern 'new generation' naturalist in Gwent and sometimes beyond.
VC41 Dragonflies & Damselflies
A blog to share sightings of Dragonflies and Damselflies within the recording area of VC41 (Glamorgan).
Wildlife in Wales
A blog about all the wonderful wildlife in Neath Port Talbot and the rest of Wales.
Insect Rambles
A comprehensive list of species ID guides available online.
The NFBR newsletter archive can be found on their website.
Issues of the NBN eNews are available on the NBN website.
Issues of the Monmouthshire Meadows Group newsletter can be found on their website.
E-moth can be found on the Moth Count website
ARG Today, the newsletter of ARG UK, can be found on their website.
The WBP Support Team newsletters can be found on their website.
"Biodiversity News" current and archived editions are available on the JNCC website.
Previous Issues of the Silurian can be found below:
MMBG Newsletter No.89 (pdf 265 kB) and No.89b Macromoth Distributions (pdf 636kB)
MMBG Newsletter No.88 (pdf 264 kB) and No.88b Gwent Butterfly Distributions (pdf 959 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No.87 (pdf 289 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No. 86 (pdf 837 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No. 85 (pdf 508 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No.84 (pdf 362 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No. 83 (pdf 330 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No. 82 (pdf 223 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No. 81 (pdf 439 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No.80 (pdf 518 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No.79 (pdf 342 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No.78 (pdf 295 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No. 77 (pdf 497 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No.75 (pdf 471 kB)
MMBG Newsletter No. 72 (pdf 344 kB)