Balloo Woodland
A stroll through this small but long-established woodland offers a pleasant retreat from the hustle and bustle of Bangor.
A stroll through this small but long-established woodland offers a pleasant retreat from the hustle and bustle of Bangor.
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…
A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.
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Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Everyone loves a hedgehog: they look cute, they can roll into a prickly ball, and they snuffle around munching pesky slugs and snails that devour our prized plants – a gardener’s best friend! But…
As the nights draw in and the weather gets colder, it may be tempting to have a big tidy up of your garden, but DON’T! Put down your shovel and pruners and let nature in to your garden this autumn…
A haven for wetland wildlife and people in the heart of Bangor.
Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve in Bangor has reopened, following a two-year closure for redevelopment.
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Join Bangor birdwatching expert Dot Blakely to experience the magic of spring birdsong on a leisurely stroll around Balloo Woodland.