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Some events in the nest few weeks:- Carmarthenshire Local Nature Reserves July 14th, The flora of Mynydd Mawr woodland park, a former coal site,  10am - 1pm. August 11th a Saltmarsh tramp, Pembrey Burrows LNR 10am - 1pm Environment and Biodiversity team  Gwlyptiroedd Gwych Taith gerdded i ymweld Pyllau Cochion a Mynydd Bach gael gwybod mwy am gynefinoedd cors arbennig hyn Gorffennhaf 26fed 16:30 Wonderful Wetlands! A walk to visit Pyllau Cochion and Mynydd Bach Commons to find out more about these special bog habitats July 26th 16:30 • Byddwch yn ymweld â dwy gors allweddol ger Brechfa -sef tiroedd comin Pyllau Cochion a Mynydd Bach -yng nghwmni aelodau Prosiect Corsydd Sir Gaerfyrddin. • Bydd cyfle i ddysgu pam y mae'r corsydd hyn yn helpu i gadw ein traed yn sych, ac i ryfeddu at eu bywyd gwyllt. • Man ymgynnull -Pyllau Cochion SN498 268 • I gael rhagor o fanylion, cysylltwch â'r Swyddog Bioamrywiaeth: 01558 825390; Bioamrywiaeth@sirga

I spent a few early hours on the Pembrey Burrows LNR on Saturday and Sunday, and was pleased to see so many butterflies on the wing, especially along the track to the information hut. Species included, SMALL SKIPPER, LARGE WHITE, MEADOW BROWN, GATEKEEPER, MARBLED WHITE, COMMON BLUE and GRAYLING, in fact at least 30 Grayling were along the track which is a huge improvement on last years poor showing. Grayling Again good numbers of SAND MARTIN were present across the marsh which is much earlier than usual, perhaps a sign of a good breeding season? Despite being in the grip of a heatwave, autumn in the natural world is already underway and soon we should be getting sightings of Hirundines flocking to the reedbeds, sandpipers on the mud around Old Pembrey Harbour along with increasing numbers of Med' Gulls and Sandwich Terns, get out there and look..