1. West Glamorgan’s Wild Woodland Project
Tara Daniels
Woodland Project Officer

2. WREN Funded
“WREN is a not for profit business
that awards grants to community, environmental and heritage projects
across the UK from funds donated by FCC Environment to the Landfill Communities Fund.”

3. Aims
“Restoring and reconnecting unfavourable woodland and woodland-mosaic wild spaces in Swansea, Neath & Port Talbot.”
Monitoring
Removing invasive non-native species
Habitat management
Recruitment of volunteers/community engagement
Management plans (Continuation)
Maintaining habitat mosaics
Part of larger Living Landscape

4. What’s covered?
12 Woodland Reserves

5. Toothwort

8. Red-tailed bumblebee male on black knapweed
Common blue butterfly male on Yorkshire fog grass

11. Welsh mountain ponies section A

13. Devil’s bit scabious

15. Volunteers
New volunteer work parties started, with occasional Wednesday and weekend dates.
340% increase in our volunteer numbers in 2 years.
Currently we have 106 contact on mailing list.
22 active volunteers.

21. Future Rest of project & beyond Help needed
Control invasive non-native species e.g. Coed Gawdir and Baglan
Work with communities e.g. Active Woods, neighbours
Manage habitats e.g. coppicing and thinning linked with Glastier
Volunteers
Continued members donations

22. Thank you!