Anglesey also has several projects and community based organisations supporting wildlife and habitat restoration for example;-
Anglesey Grazing Animals Project (AGAP); works with farmers and agencies to promote the use of rough low intensity grazing for the benefit of wildlife and the landscape.
Source: https://www.pontcymru.org
Anglesey Otter Project – Otter project data sharing
There are populations of Otters spread around the Island, this organisation runs long term surveillance projects and reports and records from samples thoughout the U.K.
Source: https://otterprojectuk
Anglesey Red Squirrel Project; The Friends of the Anglesey Red Squirrel Trust helped to safeguard this isolated red squirrel population and encouraged people to help prevent its future extinction on the island. Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) Conservation Plan for Anglesey & Gwynedd Source:https://www.redsquirrelsunited.org.uk
Anglesey Sea Zoo; Anglesey Sea Zoo runs a captive breeding, release, conservation and education programmes. Current conservation work includes their Seahorse Conservation Programme, The Lobster Hatchery Wales and the Crawfish Research Programme.
The Sea Zoo organises regular awareness events and beach cleans, they are open to the public showing exhibits of sea life with over 40 tanks displaying British marine wildlife.
Source :www.angleseyseazoo.co.uk
Anglesey Water Vole Project ‘’ to conserve the water vole on Anglesey – which is one of the strongholds of water voles in the UK. Specific objectives are, survey and monitor the population of water voles and riparian habitat quality, implement a series of habitat improvement project, monitor for the presence of American mink on Anglesey and introduce control measures where appropriate, raise public awareness through interpretation material and events’’
Menter Môn; in partnerships with local communities, strengthen relationships with people and their environments. Projects include; Afonydd Menai; Safeguarding the Menai rivers endangered Water vole population from the American Mink. Cwlwm Seiriol; managing open spaces linking habitat corridors and footpaths.
Môn a Menai; enabling community wellbeing through improving community green spaces across Anglesey and part of Arfon in Gwynedd, supporting young people in gaining work experience and developing volunteering.
Source: www.entrust.org.uk
Gwynedd Bat Conservation; is a charity of a group of volunteers in North Wales, they conduct surveys and monitor bat populations, provide advice on bats and bat conservation.
Source: http://www.gwyneddbats.org.uk/species.html
Hedgehuggles; are a non profit hedgehog rescue service, which rehabilitates sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs before retuning them to the wild.
Red Squirrel Trust Wales; has been successful in saving and restoring this species on the island. http://www.redsquirrels.info
Achub Parc Arfordirol Penrhos Caergybi/Save Penrhos Coastal park Holyhead; This coastal and woodland park is designated as and area of outstanding natural beauty and Site of Special Scientific Interest with protected species of wildlife on the land such as the Red Squirrel and Bats and ancient trees. Anglesey County Council granted planning permission to create a holiday park with 500 cabins, shops and car park on Penhros nature park. There is a mounting national and local opposition to the plans and this group is leading the way in a legal fight to protect the land from development. For more information visit. www.facebook.com/groups/savepenrhosnaturepark
CPRW The Welsh Countryside Charity are running a campaign to save Penrhos see https://cprw.org.uk
To find out more about the development plans contact;-
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Regulation and Economic Development
Council Offices
Llangefni
LL77 7TW
Habitat And Wildlife Conservation Society (HAWCS)
New Projects and Objectives for Anglesey
PROJECT ONE
Wildlife rescue and farming collaboration
Since farming methods evolved after World War II to support more intensive agriculture, the landscape has undergone significant transformation. Many wildlife habitats have been changed or, in some cases, completely destroyed. There have been increasing human/animal conflicts as some wildlife are seen as pests and either culled or systematically driven away from the land.
The future aims of HAWCS is to base a wildlife rescue and re-introduction centre for wildlife on Anglesey. Working with other charities and NGO’s co-operating in wildlife preservation and conservation practices.
HAWCS are currently looking for a facility to house a wildlife education facility and partnering with animal rescue centre, which will rescue injured and displaced animals in need of care and recovery before releasing them back into the wild. With the support from local farmers who are engaged in their own re-wilding or habitat restoration projects we aim to secure safe release sites for wildlife.
The centre would house an educational facility for the both the local community and visitors to the Island to learn about local and global wildlife and conservation practices. Please see the crowd fund page.
PROJECT TWO
Wildlife Corridors
Partnering with local organisations and farmers our aim is to create wildlife corridors on the Island to link areas of habitat that are currently fragmented, therefore increasing the biodiversity and long term sustainability of wildlife populations. The focus will be on Hedgerow restoration and creation. Woodland corridors, with the planting of additional trees to link woodlands. Wildflower meadows restoration and creation. Freshwater habitats, linking waterways and increasing farmland ponds.
PROJECT THREE
SPECIES POPULATION PROTECTION PROJECT
Phase 1. North of Anglesey Bat Population Survey
Bats play a vital part in ecosystems; they are a keystone species and without them biodiversity would start to deteriorate. With very few woodland areas on the north of the Island it is vital that we try to protect their habitats. HAWCS have commenced with phase one bat surveys to gain information about which habitats contain bat roosting sites, which species are present and their population numbers. There have been reported sightings of bats at the following sites;- Nant y Scrwngi , Cemaes Brick Works, Wylfa Newedd woodlands, Holyhead Penrhos coastal nature park.
Phase 2. Is to conduct a phase 2 bat survey at the given sites and collate the information to be submitted to Anglesey County Council , Cofnod, Bat Conservation Trust and Gwynedd bat conservation.
For information on HAWCS phase 1 bat survey Nant y Scrwngi visit;
For more information on bats visit:-
www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/what-are-bats/uk-bats#Resident
How can you help HAWCS to achieve these goals…
