Wild Connect

Wild Connect: bringing people closer to nature.

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Are you interested in listening to nature and using AI to understand what’s out there... 🌿 🦉 🐦‍⬛ 🦇 🎧

Register below to attend a fully funded in-person Nature Tech course offered by Wild Connect, Coleg y Cymoedd and Black Mountains College. https://t.co/KnqaYV6Igz

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Appreciating birds for Wild Wednesday🌿
This week for #wildwednesday Steve, a friend of Wild Connect, has been to Elmley nature reserve on the Isle of Sheppy.

His most spectacular sighting was of a short eared owl who was chasing off a marsh harrier, be… https://t.co/etaAiOjHLa

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With the arrival of December, the tradition of Christmas trees begins🎄

Arriving from Germany in the 1800s, the tradition of decorating an evergreen during the festive period has become so popular there are now an estimated 7 million real trees sold eac… https://t.co/zt54XQ81C5

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Introducing one of Wild Connect’s brilliant guest artists: David Wyatt🪶

Living on Dartmoor, the ancient and natural landscape provides much inspiration for the plant-based imagery seen within his detailed and magical illustrations.

With his artwork fi… https://t.co/eg45qeYGWq

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There is something magical about the year-round greenery of evergreen trees. Because of their needle like leaves, evergreens use a lot less water for photosynthesis compared to deciduous trees. Unlike deciduous trees, evergreens shed their leaves in cont… https://t.co/H8VZd879FU

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Providing important nesting sites and nesting materials, trees create essential habitats for birds🪶

Many trees also produce fruits, nuts, and berries that birds love to eat as well as creating a home for many insects that birds feed on.

#wildconnect … https://t.co/wsrpwj2MeI

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There are increasing signs that being around trees and green spaces has numerous benefits for our wellbeing.

Research suggests that spending time near trees can reduce stress and create feelings of calm🌳

How does being around trees make you feel?

#w… https://t.co/YUGUHzkmjs

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Wild Wednesday🌿

This week for #wildwednesday our guest artist, David Wyatt, has been inspired by the formations of trees to create this beautiful tree-inspired door as part of his barn renovation. This year David has been busy with building work so, to… https://t.co/0vTcxCxFfH

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Have you heard of the Woodwide Web?

While above ground grows towering trees and fascinating fungi, below the forest floor is an incredible network of branched filaments of fungi, known as mycelium🍄

This network connects plants together and allows them… https://t.co/lANlbVP4kI

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Trees are a vital and beautiful component of the planet. As well as cooling the air and stabilising soils they store billions of tons of carbon. For international tree week we are going to be focusing on everything to do with trees🌳

Look out for our po… https://t.co/W8Xg8V4SgJ

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The costumes which the students of Coleg Y Cymoedd restored were originally designed by Gerald Scarfe for the musical ‘Born Again’ at the Chichester Festival in 1989 where Todd was lead rhino🦏

#wildconnect #rhinoconservation #savetherhino #naturepositive https://t.co/vDyaJ1q8tg

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During the season of autumn, the fronds of bracken begin to turn a burnished copper colour before dying back for the winter🍂

Due to the low moisture content, once dried bracken burns hotter and longer than oak. Bracken used to be commonly harvested for… https://t.co/fOL45kO847

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The story of Rollin Rhino🦏

Partnering with @savetherhinointernational Todd of Wild Connect designed and created the Rough Terrain rhino wheelchair with the amazing help of students and teachers @colegycymoedd

Multi-talented students from a wide varie… https://t.co/ihwVp2gcsU

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There’s a freshness in the air, a crunch underfoot and bright white blanket as far as the eye can see…❄️

Across the UK and Ireland temperatures have dropped below freezing which has seen snowfall in many parts. Appreciate the beauty but remember the wi… https://t.co/03TG5AFpNq

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Wild Wednesday🌿
Back for another week of #wildwednesday and this week Jack, our Consulting Expert in Scientific Research, has been connecting with nature in the Ordesa Valley in Northern Spain.

While there, he installed some AudioMoth acoustic sensor… https://t.co/PbemO7GbkL

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We want the biophone to give people confidence that what they are doing doesn’t have long term effects on the biodiversity of an area.

Follow this link to our website to find out more: https://t.co/Gv3ZhEmW8H

#wildconnect #biophone #soundscapes #sound… https://t.co/0Vv9iSTB8d

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Coleg y Cymoedd have had a huge impact on the creation of rhino biomorfs🦏 Working with Todd of Wild Connect, students at @colegycymoedd helped to restore and rehabilitate rhino costumes for runners of the London marathon.

Along with the wheelchair rhin… https://t.co/Q4PVUI41k5

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“Connecting people with nature is critical if we are to effectively support our planet.” William Todd-Jones, Founder Director Wild Connect🌿

Todd came up with the concept of the wheelchair rhino in 2023 to help continue to raise awareness of rhinos duri… https://t.co/941Wk0Jxd5

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When the sun is in opposition to the moon, a full moon rises🌕

During a Supermoon, the moon is slightly closer to the earth resulting in it appearing up to 14% larger in the sky.
Bringing high tides which affect marine environments, and greater light w… https://t.co/HYaHmUOR4Q

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Introducing the artist behind the inspiration for the Wild Connect Logo: Renso Tamse.

🦅Renso is a renowned wildlife artist whose detailed and lifelike artwork capture the essence of various species, bringing them to life and telling their unique story… https://t.co/U7KRqD3Mal