Connecting the Carmarthenshire Coast

 Prynhawn da pawb,

Last week I spent a very useful three days in North Wales, at the Sand of Life project round up conference.

This international gathering of sand dune and coastal managers was held to celebrate the learnings and successes of sand dune projects across eight European countries. One overriding fact that came from the three days is that no matter which country you are from the issues facing sand dune conservation are the same. There will be a link to the conference which I will share when it becomes available

Last year we partnered with Bumblebee Conservation on a two year project called Connecting the Carmarthenshire Coast, in the project a number of our sites including; Pembrey Burrows, Ashpits, Pwll Lagoon and North Dock dunes LNR's will have invertebrate surveys carried out on them.

Already the entomologist surveying Pwll Lagoon has turned up a rare spider and beetle., 

The spider is , Donacochara speciosa - a rare spider, and in Wales only known from two sites in the north

Whilst the beetle is Stenolophus skrimshiranus - a few records for Wales and all from around Caldicot/Newport area

The surveys will be ongoing through the summer months with a comprehensive report published at some point in 2025