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Celtic Rainforests and Loving Lichen

The project to restore the "jewel in the crown" of Wales' ancient woodland and a call for volunteer, community, lichenologists

28 minutes

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Sun 14 Oct 2018 07:00

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Celtic Rainforests in Wales get a multi-million pound programme to improve their condition. The project is aimed at protecting our ancient woodlands and improving the habitat of the plants within them.

Woodland Workers - we hear how a Denbighshire agricultural college has teamed up with one of the UK's biggest forestry and timber company to try to plug a skills gap in the industry. It's hoped the new diploma at near Ruthin will meet the growing demand for the diverse range of forestry workers in Wales.

Red Kites - the bird of prey with it's distinguishing fork tail has become a common sight in many parts of Wales. After many years of extinction they've become a success story for conservation, numbers have soared from around 80 pairs in the early 1990s to a Welsh population of more than a thousand this year. Rachael Garside visits the at Llanddeusant in Carmarthenshire

Lichens - for it's size, Wales supports the greatest known diversity of lichen species in the world but the number of people who study them has hit an all time low in the UK. Plantlife Cymru hopes to inspire a new generation of 'lichenologists'. Our Pembrokeshire reporter, Sarah Moore joins a lichen tour of St David's Cathedral. And if you'd like to find out more about the Cennadeers there's .

Autumn - barmy weather and Storm Callum has perhaps changed the glory of the season but we catch up with the latest developments聽at thein the Ystwyth valley

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