Biodiversity

BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity is 'the variety of life on Earth'
Wales has many habitats – e.g. rocky mountains, moorland, woodland, sand dunes, wetlands, river valleys etc.

[Dune management]	[Mountain biking at the summit of Cadair Idris]
[Bluebell Woods, Caerphilly]	[Wetland, Kenfig]

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Wales has a wide range of species
- it is at the northern limit of Mediterranean species
- it contains arctic-alpine species in the mountains

Find out about changes in biodiversity and ensuring biodiversity by clicking on the white bar above

Try This!

Make a list of the habitats near you.

Using reference pictures see if you can identify the plants and animals in one of these habitats.

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