It’s a treat to be early for a train and spend time spotting bees at Dinas Powys station.

Even with the election just days away, we're still getting new pledges of support from candidates across London 🚲 Send an email to yours today, and potentially change your boroughs cycling future: lcc.org.uk/streets

Lots of Tomato plants for sale! Grown in peat free compost from seed by our little hands. Collection from CF63 and ‘pay what you feel’ Please support our @youngenterprise #Alex14 #Tomas12 #Emilia5 send us a message if you’d like some 🍅🍅🍅

First Hummingbird Hawkmoth of year in garden today and in moth trap (one day late for @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social ) first Mocha’s and first cockchafer/May bug. Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales #mothsmatter #teammoth

Seen Mullein moth caterpillars in the garden many times, but last night first time seeing an adult which came to the window rather than a trap. Subtler than the caterpillar but just as beautiful. Glad I spotted it! #mothsmatter #teammoth #mywildgarden

Good example of motonormativity from YouGov today. Question before was had I driven a car in the last 90 days. Then jumps to assuming I drove every day! Imagine how daft that would seem for trains, films, shopping or anything else. One for @ianwalker.bsky.social

Spring is an active time for garden birds. 🐦 By recording what species visit your garden each week, you can contribute to research on how populations are changing in the UK. 🪶 Just a few minutes, with little birding experienced needed. Take part in BTO Garden BirdWatch ➡️ https://www.bto.org/gbw

The bird survey you can do without leaving home and introducing Hilary May, @birdsbikesboots.bsky.social, its new local Ambassador. tinyurl.com/y6stfsm2 Yr arolwg adar y gallwch ei wneud heb adael eich cartref a chyflwyniad i Hilary May, ei Lysgennad lleol newydd. @bto-gbw.bsky.social

One day late for @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social but best trap of the year so far 63 moths of 14species. Top species: 15 Early Grey all in the trap, 10 Streamer on the outside. 2 Scorched Carpet & 1 Satellite added interest #mothsmatter Plus amazing birdsong. I love Spring.

No Mow May is back and it's bigger and wilder than ever! 🌱🐝 Leave the mower in the shed this No Mow Movement! Watch your lawn come alive with wildflowers, bees, and butterflies. Pledge to join the No Mow Movement👉 https://loom.ly/ay3YcNA Sign up. Stop mowing. Sit back and let it grow.💚 #NMM

This Sunday it’s our Nature on your Doorstep event, do join us for lots of information, children’s activities and homemade cakes. Also s seed swap, do bring seeds if you have any spare @valelnp.bsky.social

How funny The Other Bennet Sister had a shot of a moth fluttering against a window only it was a box-tree moth which certainly wasn’t in the UK in the 18th Century. I wonder how many other moth & Austen fans there are? Niche. #mothsmatter

Five things to avoid if you want to help nature: 🐞 Plastic grass 🐞 Peat 🐞 Pesticides 🐞 Weedkiller 🐞 Being too tidy More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wha... #biodiversity #wildlifegarden

Hoping sound works, nothing to see in video but what’s making the background chatter? (NOT the song thrush!) spent ages trying to spot the birds but well hidden amongst the ivy but sounds like so many birds. Amazing but frustrating #birds

Great turn out for our litter pick today. The Ash Path & car park are a lot tidier now.

Not sure we can promise blue skies, but come and help with our litter pick tomorrow, meeting in Tesco carpark. 2pm. Hot drinks in the library afterwards. what3words location: w3w.co/quiet.foam.j... facebook.com/events/s/lit...

One of my favourite Spring Moths. Oak Beauty. One of 27 moths of 9 spp in trap last night. Early for @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social #mothsmatter #teammoth

The wonderful charity I work for has a fundraiser on at the moment. Please do support and share. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/30-more-ye...

This looks amazing, consultation is very easy to complete as well. Fingers crossed it happens - I'd love a cycling holiday to try this out :-) consult.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/westmorland-...

We have two events in March. 8th March 2pm Litter Pick meeting behind Tesco and this event on Sun 22nd March. @valelnp.bsky.social

Not long until our next FREE BTO Youth Girls Go Birding walk at Bute Park, Cardiff on Saturday 10 January! Book a space here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

It’s our AGM next week - Monday 20th October. Bit different this year as minimal formal business followed by talks on Wildlife Gardening. And cake 🍰 All welcome

Only 8 moths of 8 species in the trap for @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social last night but included a Clifden Nonpareil! New for me - delighted. Others weren’t bad either NFY Sallow and Merveille du Jour 😊 VC41 (Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan) #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Gethin from @btocymru.bsky.social will be running an “Introduction to Garden BirdWatch” online event to promote @bto-gbw.bsky.social on 4 November at 7pm. It is open to all regions. For more information please see the image of the flyer. To book your place go to www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Just 3 of the 131 moths in the trap last night for @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social A Mocha sandwiched by Emeralds (light and small) #mothsmatter #teammoth

Today’s appallingly bad nature video from the garden. There were about 8 dragonflies hunting over the garden today. Not seen that before. (Also saw no less than three species of birds of prey fly over - worth looking up for 😊).

Looks like a busy day identifying moths in my moth trap. These are just a few on the outside! A day early for #GardenMothSurvey as we have visitors on Saturday and apparently not the done thing to have a kitchen full of escaped moths! #mothsmatter

I did a #BigButterflyCount earlier and almost all the butterflies vanished but just now this happened! I’m guessing one female and a lot of males? Never seen so many together in the garden. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Nothing to see in this video (it’s for the sound!), these (young?) birds of prey have been around and calling a lot recently. I’ve only had glimpses but my best guess is peregrines? But I’m not very confident on birds of prey? #birds

My favourite of this week’s Six Things. A 2-minute film about the guys employed to drive the route of a Tour de France stage beforehand and alter anything painted on the road by fans that might be unsuitable for broadcast. Here they are turning a cock and balls into an owl. nos.nl/l/2294368

This Thursday- an informal meet up to discuss everything cycling for women from learning to racing. #Cardiff #cycling

Whatever the weather (although hopefully more ☀️ than 🌧️) it’s Pedal Power Cardiff’s Ride for All this Saturday - come and join us. #Cycling #Cardiff

Even on a wet morning there are bumblebees enjoying our patch at Dinas Powys station. Thanks to John who looks after this for us.

This is so important! Dog owners, challenge vets when offered these unnecessary & deeply harmful treatments. I’ve had dogs all my life, & never had to use them. Ticks can be removed easily & safely, & dogs treated (& kept away from water) only IF they get fleas! @davegoulson.bsky.social

Petition against the development of a hugely damaging Aqua Park at one of Glamorgan’s best wildlife sites. chng.it/hBdbBxwLLR

Bird walk this Sunday 4pm, meet Murchfield Community Centre

Also our friends at GPG in Penarth are holding this event on Monday evening and we’ll be there.

Swifts are on their way back...and many are trying to reach the same nest sites they’ve used for years. But scaffolding can block the way. Check before you build & keep entrances clear. ❗ Their active nests are protected by law. Let them in.

It’s our annual Spring Flower walk tomorrow and looks like a lovely day for it. All details in image.

The Network Gaps You Want Fixed Recently at #Cardiff Cycle City, we launched an online survey for our ‘Network Gaps’ campaign to give you the chance to voice your frustrations with #Cycling infrastructure in Cardiff. Find out what people had to say:

Despite coldest night of week (ponds frozen this am) 16 moths of 5 species for my late (as always) @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social Small Quaker, Hebrew Character, Early Grey, Common Quaker and Oak Beauty. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

Late @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social survey last night (because life 🤷) 22 moths of 14 species including these beauties. #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Chiffchaffs are back! Spring is getting springier by the day 😊

Care about Dinas? Hate litter? Come and help clear the Ash Path and surrounding area. Tomorrow (Sun 9th) 2pm. Meeting in Tesco car park. All welcome. fb.me/e/2l8efK1TJ

That's 70.000 people who want to see driven grouse shooting banned. We're nearly 3/4 of the way there to our target of 100,000 signatures. Do you want a ban? If so, please like & share this post! Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

New course open for booking! An introduction to moth trapping for complete beginners. Attendees can also borrow a trap to try at home. Saturday 5th April at our office in Talbot Green #SouthWales Please email [email protected] to book a free space. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

Signs of Spring 😊🐸

Grey Herons are in decline. It’s important we know where they breed. We know of only 5 heronries in our region. Are there others out there we don’t know about? This spring, when you’re out birding, please keep an eye out for heronries and message us if you find one. Thanks 🙏

Plenty of amphibians on the move in the garden tonight, frogs, couple of toads and (palmate I think) newts.

Dead otter seen on the way to work 🙁 Turns out friend of a colleague works on an otter project so hopefully corpse will be collected and used for research. Also another unseen benefit of cycling - easy to stop to take photos of roadkill! Poor otter though - such a waste.