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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌿 COAL SPOIL – NATURE’S SURPRISE LEGACY 🌿 📍 St Elvan’s Church, Aberdare 📅 Friday 2nd October | 1pm–3pm Join Glo i Natur CIC as we celebrate the completed first phase of the 'Our Cwm Cynon' project and explore the remarkable wildlife found on coal spoil sites in the Cynon Valley and beyond. 🦋

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Liam Olds @liamolds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🌿 Help shape a new wildlife & heritage project in the Ogmore Valley! @gloinatur.bsky.social are exploring a potential project at Ogmore Washeries and Wyndham/Western Colliery, bringing wildlife, coal-mining heritage and community activities together. We’d love to hear from local people! 👇

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Liam Olds @liamolds.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Gaer Hill Fort BioBlitz is taking place this Saturday in Newport. There'll be guided wildlife walks led by some of Wales' leading naturalists, plus plenty of family activities....and it's all FREE!!! Do join us if you can and help us to record as many species as we can at this historic site.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🐝 What's buzzing through Margam? Join us Wed 5 Aug for a guided pollinator walk at Margam Country Park. Discover bees, butterflies, hoverflies & other fascinating insects, learn how to identify them, and explore why they're so important. 🕙 10–12 | 🕐 1–3 🎟️ Free 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GMMH

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Buzzing Through Margam: A Pollinator Walk

Join entomologist Liam Olds for a guided walk through Margam Country Park, exploring the rich diversity of pollinators that thrive in this...

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🌸🐝 Buzzing Through Margam: A Pollinator Walk Join Glo i Natur CIC for a guided walk through Margam Country Park to discover the fascinating world of pollinators. 📅 5th Aug 🕙 10–12 | 🕐 1–3 🎟️ Free (booking essential) 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GMMH #Pollinators #GloiNatur #Margam #NeathPortTalbot

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

🌿🦇🐞 Join us for the Gaer Hill Fort BioBlitz! The BioBlitz begins on Friday evening with a guided bat walk led by local bat expert Peter Wilton-Jones. 🦇 Friday 7th August 🕣 8:45pm–10:30pm 🎟️ Free, but booking essential 📍 Gaer Hill Fort, Newport 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GTIH 🧵⬇️

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our programme includes events in Aberdare, Loughor, Margam, Newport, Neath, Gower, Blaenavon, Port Talbot, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and more, with activities suitable for beginners, wildlife enthusiasts and families alike. We'd love to see you there!

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🦋 August with Glo i Natur CIC 🐝 August is shaping up to be another busy month, with events taking place across South Wales to celebrate our incredible Welsh wildlife. 🔗 See our Facebook (facebook.com/gloinatur) or subscribe to our newsletter via the website (gloinatur.org) for our August events.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🏖️🪲 Fancy exploring the hidden wildlife of the sand dunes? Join us for a hands-on training day at Aberavon Beach, discovering specialist insects and other invertebrates of sand dunes. 📅 15 July 🕙 10am–3pm 📍 Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot 🎟️ Free – booking essential 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GLMLN

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🌼🦋 A fantastic start to #WalesNatureWeek and #NationalMeadowsDay at Brynlliw Grasslands, #Swansea! Across two guided walks we explored this former coal tip, now a flower-rich meadow teeming with life. Highlights included Marbled White, Five-spot Burnet, Brown-banded Carder Bee, and much more.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🌼 Join us this Wednesday for a Life in the Meadow training day at Tegeirian Community Meadow, Neath! Discover the amazing insects living in wildflower meadows, improve your ID skills, and learn how meadow management benefits wildlife. 🕙 10am–2pm 🎟️ Free 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GLRE

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🦋 #Clearwing #Moth #Training – this Friday! Learn how to identify and survey for the Six-belted Clearwing, a day-flying moth associated with flower-rich grasslands and coal spoil habitats. 📅 Fri 19 June 📍 Blaenserchan Valley LNR, #Pontypool, #Torfaen 🎟️ Free 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/moth-phero...

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

☀️ Looking for something to do today? ☀️ Join us for a pollinator walk at Singleton Park, #Swansea 🐝 🕙 10:00am–12:00pm | 🕐 1:00pm–3:00pm ⚠️ 7 paces remaining (5 in AM, 2 in PM)! 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GMXU 💚 This event is FREE, but booking is essential.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

🌿🕷️ A record turnout for today's Fenland Wonders walk at Pant-y-Sais Fen! The sun finally appeared and so did some incredible wildlife. Highlights included large numbers of the rare reed beetle Plateumaris bracata — we recorded more individuals today than have ever been recorded in Wales before! 🤯

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Joey Pickard @bootlegbryos.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Cracking walk today at Pant y Sais fen led by Liam, Sparrow & Carys from @gloinatur.bsky.social , even managed to see the Fen Raft Spider in full nursery mode protecting its eggs. Hopefully the first of many peatland specialist inverts for me this summer!

A fen raft spider protecting its egg sack. The spider is facing to the right of the photo

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🔍🦋 Learn to survey for the Six-belted Clearwing at Blaenserchan Valley LNR, Pontypool! 📅 19 June 🎟️ Free Discover how to identify this fascinating day-flying moth, its coal spoil habitat, and how pheromone lures can be used to find it. Further info & booking at www.eventbrite.com/e/moth-phero...

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 12/06/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a gorgeous Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) in Cefn Golau Cemetery during a Glo i Natur BioBlitz. It's Love Your Burial Grounds Week, an annual celebration of nature & history from @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social Photo © Liam Olds #ChurchesCountOnNature

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🌿⛪ A great finale to #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek at St Illtyd's Church, #Aberbeeg! Despite cool weather, we recorded ~160 species in the flower-rich churchyard. Thanks to everyone who joined us, the Friends Of group for refreshments, and #BlaenauGwent & Torfaen LNP for supporting the event. 💚

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🔍 Bryn Tip Biodiversity Discovery Day – Postponed & Rearranged 🔍 Unfortunately, due to poor weather, we have made the decision to postpone tomorrow's event. 📅 New date: Friday 17th July 2026 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GEJV Thank you for your understanding, and we hope to see you in July!

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Bryn Tip - Biodiversity Discovery Day

Join Glo i Natur CIC at Bryn Tip Local Nature Reserve for a Biodiversity Discovery Day. This training event will introduce participants to the...

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🌿🦋 A fantastic BioBlitz at Cefn Golau Cemetery today as part of #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek! We were blown away by the flower-rich grasslands. In just 3 hours we recorded nearly 200 species of plants, invertebrates, birds, reptiles & lichens. Next stop: St Illtyds Church, Aberbeeg, on Wednesday! 💚

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

🌿⛪ It's #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek! Join us & Blaenau Gwent LNP as we BioBlitz two local burial grounds, recording as much wildlife as possible. 📍 Cefn Golau Cemetery, Tredegar 🗓️ 8 June, 10am–1pm 📍 St Illtyds Church, Aberbeeg 🗓️ 10 June, 10am–1pm 📧 carl.todd@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🌿🕷️ Join Liam Olds & Christian Owen for a guided walk through one of Wales' most important wetlands, searching for rare and specialised invertebrates. 📅 13 June 🕚 11am–1pm 📍 Pant-y-Sais NNR, Jersey Marine 🎟️ Free (booking required) 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GEKG ⚠️ Limited spaces.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

📺🌿 Yesterday, Liam met Stacey Dooley in Maerdy during filming for the new BBC series 'Stacey Dooley Cleans Up'. With the former Maerdy Colliery nearby, it was a great opportunity to discuss the wildlife value of South Wales' coal legacy landscapes. Looking forward to seeing it on TV in 2027! 💚

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The Wildlife Trust SW Wales Swansea Group @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Liam is a passionate advocate for coal spoil sites. Some of them have more biodiversity than ancient woodlands yet most remain unprotected. The good news for Parc Melin Mynach, Gorseinon is that it’s on the list for potential designation by Swansea Council as a Local Nature Reserve. 🤞 💚

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The Wildlife Trust SW Wales Swansea Group @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Big thanks to Liam Olds of @gloinatur.bsky.social for leading an excellent walk yesterday looking at the wildlife wonders of a coal spoil site at Gorseinon, Swansea. We had a full turn-out to see how the area of coal mine which closed in 1969 has become a haven of biodiversity!

Liam Olds showing the group, appropriately for the site, a mining bee!

A Swollen-thighed Flower Beetle on a blackberry flower

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

📢🌿 June Events Now Open for Booking! 🌿📢 Our June events are now open for bookings, with a varied programme of FREE events taking place across Blaenau Gwent, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and Torfaen this month. Visit our Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn pages for the full list and booking details.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

🐝 Thanks to everyone who joined yesterday’s Meet the Bees ID training at Giants Grave, Briton Ferry! Despite cool conditions, we recorded a great range of wild bees including mining bees, nomad bees & bumblebees. Highlights included the scarce Brown-banded Carder Bee 💚

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The Wildlife Trust SW Wales Swansea Group @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Booking has just opened for our group's next event - a guided walk with entomologist Liam Olds and @gloinatur.bsky.social colleagues to explore the Wonderful World of Coal Spoil at Gorseinon, Swansea on Sunday May 31st. Join us! 😀 💚 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wonder...

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The Wonderful Wildlife of Coal Spoil

Join us for a guided walk with entomologist Liam Olds to explore the coal spoil habitats of Parc Melin Mynach, Gorseinon, Swansea.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🐞🌿 Final reminder! Join us tomorrow at Parc Melin Mynach, Gorseinon, for guided wildlife walks. Help record species for #CityNatureChallenge — insects, plants, birds & more. All welcome, no experience needed! 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GDTW #CityNatureChallenge #Swansea #GloiNatur #CoaltoNature

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From coal to creatures: guided wildlife walk at Melin Mynach

Discover the surprising wildlife of Parc Melin Mynach on a guided walk with entomologists Liam Olds and Christian Owen from Glo i Natur CIC....

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Great news! 🎉 Glo i Natur CIC has been awarded a Full Award grant of £6,490.95 to support the development of a new project, Our Cwm Cynon. Head to the project page on our website to find out more 👉 www.gloinatur.org/projects-pro... #GloiNatur #CoaltoNature #OurCwmCynon

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

🌿 Great turnout at our Whitworth Nature Reserve walk (Tonmawr) ⭐ Young Freddie stole the show spotting a female Adder 🐍 & 2 Common Lizards 🦎 Highlights included Fox Moth, Harvest Mouse nest & Bloody-nosed Beetle. These “brownfield” sites are full of surprises 💚 #GloiNatur #CoaltoNature

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🌿 Ogmore Washeries is coming to life — more flowers and insect activity on every visit. Highlight today was a large Adder near a path 🐍 Please take care, especially with dogs. Just a glimpse of what we saw — more to come as the season progresses 💚 #GloiNatur #CoaltoNature #Wildlife #Wales

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🌊🐝 Thanks to everyone who joined our coastal wildlife walks between Limeslade Bay & Langland Bay today! Wind, rain (and a stop at Forte’s ☕) in the morning, sunshine in the afternoon. Highlights: a female Black Oil Beetle, 14+ bee species, plus reptiles & other invertebrates. A fantastic day 💚

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🌙 5 spaces have become available on tonight's guided walk at Eaglesbush Valley Local Nature Reserve, Neath. If you're interested in joining us as we explore the ancient woodlands at night, book your FREE space in the link below. 🔦 🔗 Book your place here: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEJE

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🚨 April events update! 🚨 Our next 3 events are now fully booked - thank you! 🙌 Join us to explore wildlife at Parc Melin Mynach (formerly Mountain Colliery) & take part in #CityNatureChallenge 🌿 📍 Parc Melin Mynach, Gorseinon 📅 25 April 🔗 www.trybooking.com/uk/GDTW Spaces are limited.

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🪰 Plenty of Dark-edged Bee-flies out at Cwm Tips today ☀️ These fuzzy flies are nest parasites of ground-nesting bees, taking advantage of the strong mining bee population on site — a sign of a healthy ecosystem. Who doesn’t love a Bee-fly? 💚 #BeeFlyWatch #BeeFly #CoalToNature #GloiNatur #CwmTips

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🌿 Great to welcome Heledd Fychan (Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central) to Cwm Tips today. We discussed its importance for wildlife, restoring grassland for the Small Blue, and plans for volunteer days & school visits. Thanks for the support 💚 #GloiNatur #CoalToNature

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

🐍 Big find at Ogmore Washeries! We recorded an adult Grass Snake today - confirming the species on site for the first time. That means 4 reptiles now: Common Lizard, Slow-worm, Adder & Grass Snake - making it a key reptile site in the Bridgend Valleys. 🌿 #Reptiles #CoalToNature #SouthWales

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

🌿 Great day exploring the ancient woodland at Coed Bach Park yesterday — thanks to everyone who joined us! We found a great range of woodland wildlife, including the scarce millipede Cylindroiulus londinensis, not previously recorded in Swansea. More events scheduled in April so watch this space

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🦋 Our 'Save the Small Blue at Cwm Tips' crowdfund has now closed — and thanks to your amazing support we raised £2,446.83! Thank you to everyone who donated, shared and offered to volunteer. Together we can now begin restoring flower-rich grassland for the Small Blue and other wildlife. 🌼 (1/2)

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🪲 Final reminder! Join us for a FREE guided invertebrate walk through the woodlands of Coed Bach Park (Pontarddulais) this Saturday. ⚠️ Only a few spaces left! 🎟️ For further info and booking, visit: www.trybooking.com/uk/FVTB #Swansea #Woodland #Walks #Nature #Wildlife #Invertebrates #Cymru

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Joey Pickard @bootlegbryos.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

If anyone from my Wales, peatland, ecology, research, science or nature conservation communities (or anyone else) would like to support, or help spread the word about this crowdfunder for the fantastic Glo I Natur CIC, please do. They’re so close to reaching their target

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🦋 Thanks to Llantrisant Community Council for a generous £600 contribution to our 'Save the Small Blue at Cwm Tips' crowdfund! Just £150 to go with 2 days left — help us reach the target: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-s... 🌼 Let’s get Cwm Tips back to looking like this! (as shown in the photo).

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🪲 Only 4 spaces left! Join Liam Olds & Carys Romney of Glo i Natur CIC for a guided woodland invertebrate walk at Coed Bach Park, Pontarddulais. Discover beetles, spiders, woodlice & more living beneath the leaves. ⚠️ 2 morning / 2 afternoon places left 🎟️ Book: www.trybooking.com/uk/FVTB

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Woodland Wonders: Invertebrate Life at Coed Bach Park

Join entomologist Liam Olds for a guided walk through Coed Bach Park and discover the fascinating world of woodland invertebrates. Explore the...

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Kent Field Club @kentfieldclub.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The Friends of Betteshanger have long fought to protect the wildlife of Betteshanger Country Park, a SSSI-worthy colliery spoil site in E Kent. Pls help them develop a new vision for the site by taking this short survey eu.surveymars.com/q/iXYOi3Bnt. @gloinatur.bsky.social #CoaltoNature #CoalSpoil

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Friends of Betteshanger Survey | SurveyMars

I have posted a survey titled 'Friends of Betteshanger Survey' on SurveyMars. Please help me by filling it out. Thank you very much!

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🦋 1 week left to Save the Small Blue at Cwm Tips! Thanks to your support we’ve already funded scrub clearance to restore grassland habitat. Help us finish strong by supporting volunteer tools, school visits and guided walks. 🔗 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-s... Every share helps! 💚

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Glo i Natur CIC @gloinatur.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🌿 From Coal to Nature Since launching in October we’ve been restoring habitat for the Small Blue at Cwm Tips, making wildlife discoveries on coal spoil sites and leading guided walks. Read our short bilingual blog: www.gloinatur.org/post/from-co... Thanks to everyone supporting us so far 💚

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From Coal to Nature: Glo i Natur’s Journey So Far

When we launched Glo i Natur CIC in October 2025, we began with a simple belief: that coal spoil sites of South Wales are not scars on the landscape – they are sanctuaries.In just a few months, that b...

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The Wildlife Trust SW Wales Swansea Group @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

If you missed Liam’s talk, he’ll be leading an outdoor coal spoil walk for us at Parc Melin Mynach, Gorseinon, Swansea on Sunday May 31st. Please subscribe to our Eventbrite page to be notified when bookings open. #CoaltoNature @gloinatur.bsky.social

The Pyrenean semi-slug Semilimax pyrenaicus - a pretty brown slug with dark spots carrying a small redundant shell on its back. Found in S Wales and the Pyrenees

Liam talking to a rapt audience about the amazing diversity of coal spoil tips across South Wales.

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