RSPB buys 96-hectare Welsh landscape to reconnect fragmented nature reserve

The bird conservation charity has purchased a 96-hectare area in Carmarthenshire to link two parts of its Gwenffrwd-Dinas nature reserve.

• RSPB announced the purchase of the Gallt-y-bere upland area, located between two separated sections of its reserve.
• The charity funded the acquisition through a philanthropic loan and donations from its fundraising appeal.
• RSPB Cymru stated it will work with local farming tenants to integrate nature recovery with sustainable farming.
• Surveys funded by Natural Resources Wales will begin over the summer to map habitats and species on the new land.