Staffing Changes The New Healthy Reds Project will kick off with some new staff. Red Squirrel Officer Becky Hulme is leaving WTSWW and will be replaced by Sarah Purdon. Grey Squirrel Control Officer Ben Allen will be joined by Phil Harries who will be focusing on grey squirrel control in the east of the Focal Site. Becky […]

Funding Boost for Red Squirrel Conservation Enthusiastic volunteers joined project staff last month for a ‘squirrel-chewed cone’ survey at Clywedog Forest near Llanfair Clydogau to celebrate the launch of the new Healthy Reds Project. Healthy Reds is a three year project run by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) that aims to find out more about the fragile […]

A lecture – Red Squirrels, Grey Squirrels and Pine Martens Find out about the latest research on interactions between red squirrels, grey squirrels and pine martens from squirrel expert Dr. Craig Shuttleworth at this event in Machynlleth

Pine Martens – Back in Mid Wales! Come along to this Coed Y Bont event on Tuesday 17th September in Pontrhydfendigaid. . A presentation from David Bavin of the Vincent Wildlife Trust about the pine marten restoration, and the latest information on pine martens in the local area

Project Support from Gwe Cambrian Web The Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project has been busy tracking red squirrels in the Focal Site in mid Wales. As well as many volunteers on the ground, we also require lots of trail cameras to record and monitor red squirrel activity. The Project was therefore very pleased to receive a donation of a trail camera […]

Dead Red Sparks Hope of Return to Brechfa Forest In early September, the Project received a report sighting of a red squirrel from Gwernogle, deep in the Brechfa Forest, a large forest plantation which covers nearly six thousand hectares to the south east of the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Focal Site. Brechfa Forest is the ‘modern’ name for part of the ancient Glyn Cothi […]

Showing off our Red Squirrels The Project Team have been out and about over the summer months with a Red Squirrel information stand. The Team travelled to Lampeter, Llanwrtyd Wells, Rhandirmwyn and Beulah Shows, as well as to an open event at Cors Caron in Tregaron. The stand was inundated with enquiries at times, and there was lots of interest […]

A Giant Leap for Red Squirrels On Saturday 13th July, Mike Cunningham hurled himself out of a plane above the Gower to raise funds for the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. The funds raised will go towards supporting the valuable work of the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project. Michael was overcome by the experience; “Have you ever sat on […]

Tracking the Red Trail in Mid Wales In early May red squirrels eventually re-discovered our feeding station above Llanddewi Brefi. We were overjoyed to find reds on camera again at his location where we have been monitoring red squirrel activity for over three years. It was back in August 2018 that the feeder had to be taken down and moved a short […]

Tails from the Forest Rhian Mai Hubbart’s personal experience of volunteering with the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project. I began volunteering for the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership at the beginning of 2018 after approaching Becky Hulme of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales about volunteering opportunities. I am a wildlife photographer with an interest in conservation. […]

Cylchlythyr Hydref 2019

Newid Staff Bydd y Prosiect Cochion Iach newydd yn dechrau gyda rhai staff newydd. Mae’r Swyddog Gwiwerod Coch, Becky Hulme, yn ymadael ag Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De a Gorllewin Cymru, a bydd Sarah Purdon yn cymryd ei lle. Bydd Phil Harries yn ymuno â’r Swyddog Rheoli Gwiwerod Llwyd, Ben Allen, er mwyn canolbwyntio ar reoli gwiwerod llwyd yn […]
Hwb Ariannol i Gadwraeth y Wiwer Goch Ymunodd gwirfoddolwyr brwdfrydig â staff y prosiect y mis diwethaf i chwilio am gonau wedi eu cnoi gan wiwerod yng Nghoedwig Clywedog ger Llanfair Clydogau. Roedd hyn yn rhan o’r gweithgareddau i ddathlu lansio’r Prosiect Cochion Iach. Mae Cochion Iach yn brosiect tair blynedd sy’n cael ei redeg gan Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De a Gorllewin Cymru […]
Ar Drywydd y Wiwer Goch yng Nghanolbarth Cymru Yn gynnar ym mis Mai, o’r diwedd, llwyddodd gwiwerod coch i ail-ddarganfod ein gorsaf fwydo uwchben Llanddewibrefi. Roeddem wrth ein bodd yn canfod lluniau o wiwerod coch ar gamera unwaith eto mewn lleoliad a gafodd ei fonitro gennym ers dros dair blynedd. Nôl ym mis Awst 2018, bu’n rhaid symud y porthwr er mwyn cwympo […]
Cyfrinachau’r Goedwig Profiad personol Rhian Mai Hubbart o wirfoddoli gyda Phrosiect Gwiwerod Coch Canolbarth Cymru. Dechreuais wirfoddoli i Bartneriaeth Gwiwerod Coch Canolbarth Cymru ar ddechrau 2018 ar ôl holi Becky Hulme o Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De a Gorllewin Cymru ynghylch cyfleoedd i wirfoddoli. Rwy’n ffotograffydd bywyd gwyllt sydd â diddordeb mewn cadwraeth. Rwyf wastad wedi cael fy swyno […]
Naid Enfawr i Wiwerod Coch Ddydd Sadwrn 13 Gorffennaf, taflodd Mike Cunningham ei hun allan o awyren uwchben Bro Gŵyr i godi arian i Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De a Gorllewin Cymru. Defnyddir yr arian a godwyd i gynnal y gwaith gwerthfawr sy’n cael ei wneud gan Brosiect Gwiwerod Coch Canolbarth Cymru. Roedd y profiad yn un anhygoel i Michael: “Ydych chi […]
Arddangos ein Gwiwerod Coch Mae’r Tîm Prosiect wedi bod yn teithio dros fisoedd yr haf gyda stondin gwybodaeth Gwiwerod Coch. Teithiodd y tîm i Sioeau Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Llanwrtyd, Rhandir-mwyn a Beulah, yn ogystal ag i ddigwyddiad agored yng Nghors Caron yn Nhregaron. Cafwyd llu o ymholiadau, ac roedd llawer o ddiddordeb gan blant a aeth ati i wneud […]
Gwiwer Farw yn Codi Gobeithion Yng Nghoedwig Brechfa Ddechrau mis Medi, derbyniodd y Prosiect adroddiad am wiwer goch yng Ngwernogle, yng nghanol Coedwig Brechfa, sef planhigfa fawr o bron i chwe mil hectar i’r de-ddwyrain o Brif Barth Gwarchod Gwiwerod Coch Canolbarth Cymru. Coedwig Brechfa yw’r enw cyfredol am ran o goedwig hynafol Glyn Cothi. Mae’n frith o hanes. Mae tystiolaeth fod y […]