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Keeping coastal adventures sustainable - the Pembrokeshire Marine Code
Recent years have seen significant increases in the number of outdoor activity providers and wildlife & dive boat operators within Pembrokeshire. This has largely been in response to the growing demand for such activities throughout the UK. Visit Wales (The Wales Tourist Board) are currently in the process of marketing Wales as both an adventure tourism and water sports destination (through initiatives such Wild West Wales) which are likely to continue to have a significant impact on visitor numbers for the future. Read more...
Conservation issues facing the Pembrey Burrows Local Nature Reserve
The Pembrey Burrows Local Nature Reserve (LNR) is simply stunning. Not only does it boast an unspoiled, 8 mile long beach, but also a complex dune system that provides an idyllic setting for a leisurely stroll. There is a blue flag zone complete with lifeguards which is popular during the summer, and a long stretch that is largely desolate, used recently by horse-riders, dog walkers and locals wanting to escape the throngs of tourists.
I met up with Simeon Jones, who is funded by CCW to manage the reserve in order to find out just what it takes to deal with an area like this. Read more...
Brown Hares in West Wales
There are though to be 800,000 Brown Hares in the UK, and numbers have dropped 75% since farming intensification after the war. A survey by the Wildlife Trusts in 2006 recorded 260 sightings in Ceredigion, 60 in north Powys and only 5 in Pembrokeshire. Numbers are known to be low in Pembrokeshire, but overall the study predicts that the Brown Hare population may be recovering after years of decline. Read more...
New Nationally Scarce Moss to Pembrokeshire
On 23rd Feb 2008 I recorded the moss Grimmia montana (Nationally Scarce) new to Pembrokeshire on the coast just south-east of Trevayne, Monkstone Point, Tenby. A single small cushion was growing in a crevice on top of a small rock that also supported several cushions of the Nationally Scarce moss Campylopus pilifer. Its long, narrow leaves and incurved leaf margins made it look obviously different to other Pembs Grimmia, despite the small size of the cushion. A few stems were taken away for identification, but most of the cushion was left in situ. Read more...
Profile: Roger Mathias
Roger Mathias is a farmer that not only talks about the importance of conservation, but puts his words in to action on his farm at Furzy Mount in Camrose, which has recently been described as a ‘flora and fauna gem’. Read more...
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