The water vole, Arvicola amphibius, is Britain’s largest species of vole and one of our fastest declining mammals. In 2012, this iconic wetland animal was reintroduced on the Gwent Levels.

After an absence of around 400 years, common cranes are once more nesting on the Levels.

Head down to Newport Wetlands just before dusk in Autumn or Winter and you could be in for one of the most spectacular displays in nature - a starling murmuration.

The shrill carder bee is one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees, and is now only found in 7 areas in Wales and southern England.