Restored peatland with wet sphagnum moss can act as a firebreak. Dry peat and vegetation burn easily. Only 4% of Wales is peatland – we must make the most of it and restore the 90% that’s damaged. #WalesPeatlandAction #HighNatureLowCarbon @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

Gall mawndir wedi ei adfer, gyda migwyn gwlyb, atal tannau rhag lledu yn ein tirlun. Llosgi bydd mawn a thyfiant sych. Dim ond 4% o Gymru sy’n fawndir – rhaid gwneud y gorau ohono gan adfer y 90% sydd wedi ei ddifrodi. #AdferMawndirCymru #NaturUwchCarbonIs @natreswales.bsky.social

A handsome Four Spot Orb Waver! The heaviest of our spiders, yet it opts for an elegant silk wraparound to secure its prey. Females can change colour to match the background, taking their time over 3 days. Photographed by Lucia @natreswales.bsky.social on peatland at Waenllefenni.

The sun smiled as Mannon Lewis talked peatland with gardening presenter Meinir Gwilym 🤩 #RWAS #HorticultureVillage. Thanks to Criw Compostio who followed, and all who attended and who garden #peatfree for #HighNatureLowCarbon. #WalesPeatlandAction @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

Diwrnod braf o haf yn trafod mawndir a chael cwmni Meinir Gwilym 🤩 i rannu ei chariad at arddio! Diolch i bawb a fynychodd #PentreGarddwriaeth #SioeFawr #RWAS a diolch i bawb sy'n garddio'n ddi-fawn i sicrhau #NaturUwchCarbonIs. #AdferMawndirCymru @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

Dr Rhoswen Leonard yn ei hôl! She’s back! Ein Uwch Arbenigydd Gweithrediadau’r Rhaglen Weithredu Genedlaethol ar Fawndiroedd, nôl ar y mawndir ar ôl ei chyfnod mamolaeth. 🤩 Great to see NPAP’s Operations Senior Specialist, back on the peatlands, after her maternity leave. @natreswales.bsky.social

❤️ Paru ar y gors! 💚Pairing on the peat! #WythnosGwasyNeidr #WythnosNaturCymru Mursennod mawr coch ar fawndir Cwrt. #DragonflyWeek #WalesNatureWeek Large red damselflies on peatland at Cwrt. #NaturUwchCarbonIs #HighNatureLowCarbon @natreswales.bsky.social 📷 Lucia - diolch

Amser parti’r Llysnafeddog Cyfog Ci! Dog Vomit Slime Mould party time! 🎉 Ymgasgla’r organebau un gell i ffurfio clwstwr i fwydo ac atgenhedlu. Single-celled organisms gather in a blob for food and reproduction. See: youtu.be/B79Z56vl02A?... pic @bootlegbryos.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social

🤩 #AdferMawndirCymru yn cefnogi gyrfaoedd! Gwyndaf - newid gyrfa i hyfforddi ar fawndir, nawr i gynorthwyo prosiectau cyffrous @YGCymru. 🤩 #WalesPeatlandAction supporting careers! Gwyndaf - a career change, NPAP peatland training, now to assist on exciting @nationaltrust.org.uk Cymru projects.

💧 Zen… Yfwr Gwlith – the (dew) Drinker Yfed gwlith mae’r lindysyn, a dyma’r gwyfyn – natur yn ffynnu ar leithder a llonyddwch y mawndir. 💧 The caterpillar drinks dew drops, and here’s the moth – nature staying cool on wet peatlands. diolch 📷 Becca 📷 thanks #Pumlumon @natreswales.bsky.social

Lisa Roberts, farmer and adviser for Farming Connect, sharing her experience at #PeatConf26 @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social. Thanks for presenting a Welsh agricultural sector viewpoint: at conference, and before at your restoration site with @EryriNP. The feedback's been great! @natreswales.bsky.social

Tafod y Gors / Common Butterwort #WildflowerHour Planhigyn cigysol fydd yn treulio’r pryfetach sy’n glanio ar y dail gludiog. – Not quite #ChurchyardFlowers – but a graveyard to insects as they land on the sticky star-like leaves of this carnivore. #Môn #Anglesey @bsbicymru.bsky.social

Welsh ‘Bogfather’ wins prestigious Lindsay award #PeatConf26 @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social. Dr Peter Jones said he dedicates his work protecting and restoring peatlands for the benefit of future generations. naturalresources.wales/about-us/new... @natreswales.bsky.social @futuregencymru.bsky.social

Mawnedd Mawn! Cymro yn ennill gwobr Lindsay #PeatConf26 @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social. Dywedodd Dr Peter Jones ei fod yn ymroi ei waith gwarchod ac adfer mawndiroedd er budd cenedlaethau’r dyfodol. naturalresources.wales/about-us/new... @natreswales.bsky.social @futuregencymru.bsky.social

Not all as lucky to be at #PeatConf26 @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social today. Spare a thought for peat mates tackling the climate and nature emergency in the downpour! Thanks for the capture Lucia! As for dedicated Tom & Gwyndaf - don’t peat yourself up about today’s stand-down! @natreswales.bsky.social

@IUCN #peatconf26 site visits: Figyn Blaen Brefi, Llyn Llech Owain, Cors Caron and Dowrog Common. A few pictures from the amazing site visits today reaching us - looks like a good day to see some diverse restoration sites in Wales. @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social

@IUCN #peatconf26 ymweliadau safle: Figyn Blaen Brefi, Llyn Llech Owain, Cors Caron a Chomin Dowrog. Rhai lluniau o'r ymweliadau safle heddiw yn ein cyrraedd - diwrnod braf i weld yr amrywiaeth safleoedd adfer yng Nhgymru. @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social

“Within the peatland the earth remembers, Layer upon layer of life and history.” Enthusiastic start to the #PeatlandsUnderPressure #PeatConf26, with words from Mannon Lewis @natreswales.bsky.social, following opening by Minister @llyrgruffydd.bsky.social, @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social, and Welsh Govt.

There was all sorts, poetry, song, music, drama, reflections and performance art - quite a treat for the species at Bodeilio 😊

Llyraid-y-dŵr bach Lesser water plantain #WildflowerHour. No #LawnFlower for us on the bog but, amongst the sedges, look at this delicate beauty! Planhigyn prin ym Mhrydain ond i’w ganfod yn y ffeniau ym #Môn a Llŷn. #Anglesey @natreswales.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social

Was ever a Common Twayblade so serenaded?! A series of creative responses to peatland yesterday as part of the Manon Awst & @dylanhuw.bsky.social @celfcymruartswales.bsky.social 'Sownd' project. The public loved how "performers interacted with the audience & landscape.” @natreswales.bsky.social

Ceineirian yn dalsyth i gyfeiliant y ffidil! Ymatebion creadigol i fawndiroedd ddoe fel rhan o brosiect ‘Sownd’ Manon Awst a @dylanhuw.bsky.social, @celfcymruartswales.bsky.social. A'r ymateb? “mor fendigedig gweld iaith a pherfformiad a chân yn plethu.” @natreswales.bsky.social #CorsBodeilio

What's the story? What was journalist Mariclare Carey-Jones investigating at Carn Fflur with NPAP Specialist Officer, Rob Bacon, and Wales’ Senior Specialist Advisor on Peatlands, Dr Peter Jones? Listen out on Farming Today BBC Radio 4 tomorrow 3/6/26. #HighNatureLowCarbon @natreswales.bsky.social

Beth yw'r stori? Pam oedd y newyddiadurwraig Mariclare Carey-Jones yn ymchwilio ger Carn Fflur gyda'r Swyddog Arbenigol Mawndir, Rob Bacon, a’r Uwch Gynghorydd Arbenigol ar Fawndiroedd, Dr Peter Jones? Daw’r atebion ar Farming Today Radio 4 fory 3/6/26. #NaturUwchCarbonIs @natreswales.bsky.social

#WorldPeatlandsDay Peat is the dark soil on top, which here transitions to underlying clay. Healthy peatland forms 1mm layers of new carbon-capturing peat annually. Just 30cm of peat depth holds carbon from the pre-industrial age! Great pic of Jack from Monitoring team 😀 @natreswales.bsky.social

#DiwrnodMawndiroeddYByd Mawn yw'r pridd tywyll ar ben y pridd clai isod. Yn flynyddol, mae mawndir iach yn ffurfio haenau 1mm o fawn newydd sy'n cloi carbon. Felly mae trwch 30cm o fawn yn dal carbon o gyn yr oes ddiwydiannol! Diolch i'r criw Monitro am y llun. @natreswales.bsky.social

#CorsBodeilio Tegeirianau yn codi'r galon wrth i ni ffarwelio â Mai. Orchid delights as we bid farewell to May. #wildflowerhour #OrchidChallenge #AdferMawndirCymru #WalesPeatlandAction @natreswales.bsky.social

That feeling at the start of the holidays! A teneral (recently emerged) female black darter still pumping her wings. Perfect for #InternationalBiodiversityDay, as we act locally for global impact with #WalesPeatlandAction for #HighNatureLowCarbon. Photo thanks to Rob Bacon @natreswales.bsky.social

#ElanValley peatland restoration survived despite being surrounded by recent fire. Thanks for photo Elan Valley Trust. It shows your impactful work restoring wet peatland habitat as part of #WalesPeatlandAction efforts Funded by Welsh Government @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

Adferiad mawndir #CwmElan yn goroesi er wedi'i amgylchynu gan olion tân diweddar. Diolch i Ymddiriedolaeth Cwm Elan am y llun. Mae'n dangos eich gwaith effeithiol yn adfer cynefin mawndir gwlyb fel rhan o ymdrechion #AdferMawndirCymru Cyllid gan Llywodraeth Cymru @natreswales.bsky.social