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Stories from wilder Wales
This is a space to bring together art, music, writing, inspiration and learning from the people of Wales connecting to wild nature. It hosts a variety of views on nature restoration. From wild swimming and foraging to eco-anxiety or peatland restoration - if you have a story to tell, or an opinion to share, we welcome your contribution. All work is the named author or artist's own.
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New Short Film: A Morning with Iolo
Come with Iolo Williams on a morning walk and explore one of his favourite places, Lake Vyrnwy.

Tir Natur
Dec 18, 20251 min read
Announcement: Departure of Stephen Jenkins
With huge thanks for his tireless work, we are sad to announce that Tir Natur co-founder Stephen Jenkins will be stepping down from Tir...

Tir Natur
Jul 28, 20251 min read


I Am Nature: Environmental Poetry
These four poets from north-east Wales have published a collection of poems that express their love of wild nature in its beauty and diversity, while highlighting many serious environmental issues.

Leaf Pettit, Diana Sanders, Andrew Sumner & Patricia Sumner
Jul 28, 20256 min read


Listening To The Birds of Rhiannon
On Dawn Chorus Day, a celebration of birdsong, what can the ancient Welsh tale of the Adar Rhiannon teach us?

Tir Natur
May 4, 20253 min read


Yr Afanc: Villain to Hero?
Yr Afanc: as frightening as its Welsh mythology suggests?

Eben Myrddin Muse
Apr 4, 20256 min read


Wales and the Wild Boar
Chantal traces the wild boar back through the ages and through folk stories, pondering the wild boar's place in the Wales of today.

Chantal Lyons
Feb 6, 202513 min read


Tir Natur (Nature’s Land) - Cymru|Wales’ Largest Rewilding Project
Our Intention and Our Vision At the heart of Wales lies a shared sense of belonging, or “cynefin”— a deep connection to the land, its...

Tir Natur
Dec 16, 20244 min read


Update: A Busy Summer for Tir Natur
From the Royal Welsh to the Eisteddfod, an overview of the amazing events, individuals and organizations we've had the pleasure of...

Tir Natur
Oct 28, 20244 min read


Making space for nature at Wilder Pentwyn Farm
Written by Chloe Jackson, Wilder Pentwyn Project Officer In October 2021, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust decided to try something new…...

Chloe Jackson
Jul 16, 20246 min read


How many cows in the hills?
At the crux of the current debate around upland land use in Wales is the question of how much grazing the land can support; and at what...

Carwyn Graves
Jun 13, 20246 min read


Why trees and big beasts belong together
I recently came across an article written 35 years ago, decrying tree planting and the ways in which nature is everywhere manipulated and...

James Robertson (British Wildlife Magazine)
Apr 17, 20245 min read


Thinking like a human being…
Tom Roberts I had no idea when I bought an 11-acre sheep farm in West Wales to begin a small-scale rewilding project it would profoundly...

Tom Roberts
Dec 4, 20225 min read


Nature reading - a tool to open the mind
By Gethin Jenkins-Jones Although I am only 23 years old, I’m sure even those that are younger than me can testify how much the behaviour...

Gethin Jenkins-Jones
Sep 17, 20223 min read


Rooting For Nature - using pigs as a proxy for wild boar.
Stephen Jenkins ‘Rooting for Nature’ is a conservation project on an area of common land in West Wales, working with British Saddleback...

Stephen Jenkins
Sep 17, 20228 min read


Berth Farm Beginnings…
Tash Reilly I am Tash and I’m in the process of establishing a small-scale rewilding project near Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire. Last year...

Tasha Reilly
Sep 17, 20223 min read
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