Steve Williams

Showcasing the work of Torfaen County Borough Council's Ecology Team. Protecting and enhancing it's natural heritage for future generations.

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

Time to work with nature to prevent flooding? Letter to the Times published today:

[Fiona Cross 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @CllrFionaCross]

Interesting afternoon visit to the canal off Pentre Lane. Water fern was located along the length of the canal. It’s an invasive species that takes over but weevils to the rescue, we released them & they’ll eat it up! TY for the info & invite @TorfaenEcology #biodiversity

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Spent an hour last night with Brian and Rich tackling #Himalayanbalsam behind Glan Rhyd. 4th time we've been over this section. Hopefully that's this finished, although loads of May 2019 sized plants were found & easy to miss. #Volunteering #INNS

[Steve Williams @TorfaenEcology]

One of the recommendations of our Green Flag award for Garn Lakes Local Nature Reserve was to repair the natural bird hide on the upper conservation lake. This is now complete. Please respect! @torfaencouncil @BWHEGvolunteers #LNRs @GreenFlagWales @TorfaenGDW @WBP_wildlife

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Great site meeting with @TorfaenEcology about updating Henllys #LocalNatureReserve‘s management plan. Also discussed some of the newer ideas in the pipeline.

[Dave Standing @AncientTorfaen]

@TorfaenEcology @torfaencouncil

Stop mowing them please.

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Well done yr3 @MrYendleHCIW from @HenllysCIW doing some #access improvements. @KWT_Torfaen @TorfaenEcology

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

11.07.19. I spent 1hr with #scythe & handpull of #Himalayanbalsam behind the log circle area. Loads of small balsam hidden in bramble and bracken. 1st wasp stings of the year too...hooray. @KWT_Torfaen @TorfaenEcology

[Steve Williams @TorfaenEcology]

@OakfieldBnB Looks like Signal Crayfish that are a non-native invasive species. I wasn't aware they occurred in The Keepers. Once a population takes hold its hard remove. #nonnativespecies

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Wow look at Yr5's display about the #coppicing we did together earlier this year. @HenllysCIW @MissHciw #creativity @torfaencouncil @KWT_Torfaen

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Today's theme from #InvasivesWeek is marine. The closest we have to this are our watercourses. In 2015, a large orange fish was released into our top pond. In 2019, we now have these, which were recently identified as Golden Orfe an #INNS. Rehoming soon in an ornamental pond.

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Oh no, looks like seeds #2 (top r) have been munched on @MissBaldwinHCIW #wildflowers

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Blue tit removing a faecal sac from one of the nests we painted and put up a couple of years ago. #birds #Tidy
@TorfaenEcology @HenllysCIW

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

We picked up this littered empty packet of crisps & are sending them to be recycled through @walkers_crisps #recycling scheme through @TerraCycle
@AldiUK #snackrite #crispybacon #welikethese

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Noticed on Saturday that a new #stile has been installed on the middle entrance to the LNR off Henllys Way. Looks like its a kit & its a tidy job, but no idea who did it. @TorfaenEcology ?

[Fiona Cross 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @CllrFionaCross]

@HenllysLNR @TorfaenEcology It was Jonathan from Countryside replacing the rotten one. Looks great 👍🏻

[Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve @HenllysLNR]

Rich & I went out in the rain identified a patch of opposite-leaved golden saxifrage. Its genus Chrysosplenium means "golden spleen" for the spleen-shaped leaves. As such, it was used to treat spleen-related ills. Considered edible, but don't confuse it with edible delicious.

[Anthony Hunt @PantegAnthony]

@HenllysLNR @HenllysCIW @TorfaenEcology @torfaencouncil @KWT_Torfaen @CllrFionaCross @NickTorfaenMP @lynne_neagle @Keep_Wales_Tidy @GHSCF @PostcodeLottery Great work, thank you all 👍

[Lynne Neagle @lynne_neagle]

@HenllysLNR @HenllysCIW @TorfaenEcology @torfaencouncil @KWT_Torfaen @leadertcbc @CllrFionaCross @NickTorfaenMP @Keep_Wales_Tidy @GHSCF @PostcodeLottery That’s brilliant well done all !