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  1. CARMARTHENSHIRE: RSPB buys 96-hectare ‘missing link’ to reconnect a rare Welsh rainforest — 60 years after it was split apart

    A rare Welsh landscape split in two for almost 60 years is about to be made whole again.

    RSPB Cymru has bought Gallt-y-bere, a 96-hectare stretch of ancient woodland, upland and peat bog on the banks of the River Tywi in Carmarthenshire, and calls it the “vital missing link” in one of Wales’s most important wildlife sites.

    The land sits between the two separate halves of the charity’s Gwenffrwd-Dinas nature reserve, in the remote Elenydd uplands — and buying it means the reserve can be managed as one connected landscape for the first time since the 1960s.

    That reconnection matters more than it might sound. For decades the wildlife of each half has been marooned in its own pocket; joined up, the habitats can support stronger, more diverse and more resilient populations that move freely across the whole reserve.

    The site is a patchwork of internationally important habitats, including rare Atlantic oak woodland — better known as Celtic rainforest, for the damp, mild, lichen-hung conditions it shares with far wetter parts of the world.

    There is ancient woodland too, along with peat bog and ffridd, the scrubby upland-fringe habitat that sits between farmed lowland and open mountain.

    Gallt-y-bere is already a stronghold for the pied flycatcher, a summer migrant that thrives in Welsh oak woodland, and a home to cuckoos, wood warblers, whinchats and even pine martens.

    The pied flycatcher, a summer migrant that thrives in the oak woodland at Gallt-y-bere (Image: RSPB / Ben Andrew)

    Crucially, the enlarged reserve is now big enough to support breeding hen harriers — a red-listed bird of prey occasionally seen over these uplands, but not known to have nested here in recent years.

    The RSPB hopes that reconnecting and restoring the land will create the conditions to tempt the harriers to stay and breed, performing their spring “sky dances” high over the hills.

    “Gallt-y-bere is a truly magical place, and I’m thrilled that we’re in a position to expand and improve its rare habitats and wildlife,” said Jonathan Cryer, site manager at RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas.

    “Securing this site is a brilliant opportunity for us to strengthen ancient woodland, restore upland habitats and create the conditions needed for rare wildlife such as hen harrier to flourish in the future.”

    The purchase was made possible by a philanthropic loan, followed by what the charity called a “generous” response from thousands of people who gave to its fundraising appeal.

    The RSPB has a long history in this corner of Carmarthenshire, having worked at Gwenffrwd-Dinas for more than a century — first supporting the Kite Committee’s efforts to save the red kite when the bird was down to a handful of Welsh pairs, and later buying land to protect it.

    The RSPB’s Gwenffrwd-Dinas nature reserve in the Elenydd, which Gallt-y-bere now reconnects (Image: RSPB / Nick Rodd)

    Surveys over the summer, funded by Natural Resources Wales, will map the full range of habitats and species on the new land and help shape how it is managed.

    The charity says grasslands rich in rare plants — among them whorled caraway and wood bitter-vetch — could be expanded, and that it wants to work with local farming tenants to show how nature recovery and sustainable farming can sit side by side.

    In time, RSPB Cymru says, it will work with local communities and partners to restore the newly joined-up landscape and protect it “for generations to come”.

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    Welsh farming and environment groups express shared budget concerns to First Minister
    Where nature recovery and sustainable farming meet.

    #birds #Carmarthenshire #cuckoos #Elenydd #featured #GalltYBere #GwenffrwdDinas #pineMarten #rainforest #RiverTywi #RSPB #whinchats #woodWarblers #woodland
  2. My character Dakota, who I haven't really drawn in a few years, being annoyed.

    He works at a tobacco/vape shop and probably wants to go home and sleep instead.

    #furry #furryart #pinemarten #mustelid

  3. With the lighter nights coming in, crepuscular species like the Pine Marten can be glimpsed and sometimes passable photos can be obtained. This shot was at 8pm one evening in an old friends (huge) garden where he had Red Squirrels as well as the Martens visiting. #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #PineMarten #Mustelid #Scotland

  4. With the lighter nights coming in, crepuscular species like the Pine Marten can be glimpsed and sometimes passable photos can be obtained. This shot was at 8pm one evening in an old friends (huge) garden where he had Red Squirrels as well as the Martens visiting. #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #PineMarten #Mustelid #Scotland

  5. CW: Mummified Mustelid

    Why do I keep finding corpses around here.

    This guy has obviously been dead for some time, stuck inside the straw insulation of an old livestock shack I'm taking apart.

    Probably one of the local pine martens. Looks like it wasn't a peaceful death.

    #Corpse #Animal #Mustelid #Homestead #Death #Mummified #PineMarten

  6. CW: Mummified Mustelid

    Why do I keep finding corpses around here.

    This guy has obviously been dead for some time, stuck inside the straw insulation of an old livestock shack I'm taking apart.

    Probably one of the local pine martens. Looks like it wasn't a peaceful death.

    #Corpse #Animal #Mustelid #Homestead #Death #Mummified #PineMarten

  7. Page 2 of Live Demo! Page 3 is up on my Patreon here: patreon.com/Rinzy

    I know I've been a little spotty on these coming out, but I'm working on a schedule to get pages out on the second and fourth Thursday of the month, starting in February!

    #ferret #pinemarten #LiveDemo #Ripley #Kevin #comic

  8. One cannot be fooled by the Pine Marten’s appearance, for these carnivores are quite ruthless. They administer a quick and powerful bite to the back of the neck of whatever prey they can catch. #wildlife #pinemarten #algonquinpark #nature frametoframe.ca/pine-martens-d

  9. One cannot be fooled by the Pine Marten’s appearance, for these carnivores are quite ruthless. They administer a quick and powerful bite to the back of the neck of whatever prey they can catch. #wildlife #pinemarten #algonquinpark #nature frametoframe.ca/pine-martens-d

  10. A Tale of Two Pine Martens. This was our first time witnessing a territorial chase where one Pine Marten challenged another to see who would control the surrounding turf. frametoframe.ca/a-tale-of-two- #nature #wildlife #algonquinPark #algonquin #pinemarten

  11. A Tale of Two Pine Martens. This was our first time witnessing a territorial chase where one Pine Marten challenged another to see who would control the surrounding turf. frametoframe.ca/a-tale-of-two- #nature #wildlife #algonquinPark #algonquin #pinemarten

  12. A Tale of Two Pine Martens. This was our first time witnessing a territorial chase where one Pine Marten challenged another to see who would control the surrounding turf. frametoframe.ca/a-tale-of-two- #nature #wildlife #algonquinPark #algonquin #pinemarten

  13. A Tale of Two Pine Martens. This was our first time witnessing a territorial chase where one Pine Marten challenged another to see who would control the surrounding turf. frametoframe.ca/a-tale-of-two- #nature #wildlife #algonquinPark #algonquin #pinemarten

  14. A Tale of Two Pine Martens. This was our first time witnessing a territorial chase where one Pine Marten challenged another to see who would control the surrounding turf. frametoframe.ca/a-tale-of-two- #nature #wildlife #algonquinPark #algonquin #pinemarten

  15. CW: NSFW

    Page 1 of Live Demo! This page was a lot of work, and I'm super proud of it hahaha

    Page 2 went up on Patreon over the weekend!
    patreon.com/Rinzy

    #male #nonbinary #comic #convention #crowd #art #vendors #pinemarten #ferret #Kevin #Ripley #LiveDemo

  16. CW: pantsless

    Page 1 finally made it up on Patreon, so that means I can FINALLY post the cover for Live Demo!

    If you want to see pages as they're done, get higher rez, etc. hit up my Patreon!
    patreon.com/Rinzy

    #furryart #furrycomic #furrycomic #furryart #nsfwcomic #pantsless #comic #Kevin #Ripley #comiccover #ferret #pinemarten #nonbinary #male

  17. For this weekend's photo we return to Scottish Wildlife with the Pine Marten. Such an enjoyable animal to watch. They are so intelligent and full of life.

    #scottishwildlife #scottishhighlands #pinemarten #scotland #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #naturelovers

  18. Fluur the marten looks delighted to be bubbling along under the waves - thank you!

    My Summertime Splash portraits are €65 each until August 31st, after which time they'll go back to my normal icon portrait rate of €95. If you want one at a discount, email [email protected] now with interest! 🌊

    #marten #pinemarten #animalart #furryart #portrait #icon #pfp #water #commissionsopen #summer #artistsonmastodon #fediart

  19. Pine Marten

    From another morning visit. This time in sunshine!

    I miss that cottage now. Beautiful views out on to a loch, and very obliging wildlife, even in the garden.

    #pinemarten #scotland #wildlife #photography

  20. Pine Marten

    From another morning visit. This time in sunshine!

    I miss that cottage now. Beautiful views out on to a loch, and very obliging wildlife, even in the garden.

    #pinemarten #scotland #wildlife #photography

  21. Pine Marten

    Currently staying in a cottage out on the west coast of Scotland, and we've been surprised by the pine marten, visiting mid morning as well as after dusk.

    #pinemarten #scotland #wildlife #photography

  22. Pine Marten

    Currently staying in a cottage out on the west coast of Scotland, and we've been surprised by the pine marten, visiting mid morning as well as after dusk.

    #pinemarten #scotland #wildlife #photography

  23. Pine Marten.
    Proper scan of this little painting + a little close up.

    Still available! DM or [email protected] for info.

    #MastoArt #gouache #PineMarten

  24. CW: Transformation, Paws

    This one has been getting worked on for quite a while, but is finally complete! The marten form you can turn me into at twitch.tv/ra_zim 

    Art by furaffinity.net/user/adalore/ 

    Character is linktr.ee/Ra_Zim 

    #furry #furryart #transfur #tftuesday #marten #pinemarten #clothed

  25. CW: Transformation, Paws

    This one has been getting worked on for quite a while, but is finally complete! The marten form you can turn me into at twitch.tv/ra_zim 

    Art by furaffinity.net/user/adalore/ 

    Character is linktr.ee/Ra_Zim 

    #furry #furryart #transfur #tftuesday #marten #pinemarten #clothed

  26. Pine Marten

    A close encounter from a couple of weeks back. Such a treat to be able to observe these creatures in the wild.

    #pinemarten #wildlife #photography #nature #highlands #scotland

  27. Pine Marten

    A close encounter from a couple of weeks back. Such a treat to be able to observe these creatures in the wild.

    #pinemarten #wildlife #photography #nature #highlands #scotland