{"id":52382,"date":"2026-05-11T23:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/spring-wildlife-in-cardiff-and-the-vale\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T23:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:07:27","slug":"spring-wildlife-in-cardiff-and-the-vale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/spring-wildlife-in-cardiff-and-the-vale\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring wildlife in Cardiff and the Vale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wildlife doesn&#8217;t only thrive in the Welsh countryside, but in its cities and urban areas too.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Photographer Gildas Griffiths from Barry has captured wildlife around Cardiff and the Vale during Spring 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Gildas said: &#8220;By connecting my interest in photography with local wildlife, I have had the opportunity to understand animal behavior and consider our responsibility to ensure they are not disturbed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I believe my images capture the beauty and the challenges they face, while raising awareness of what lives around us, which often goes unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It takes time, patience, and effort to capture these images, considering this is a fragile and challenging period for them. I never reveal the locations of these animals.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\/\/<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Nid dim ond yng nghefn gwlad Cymru mae bywyd gwyllt yn ffynnu, ond yn ei dinasoedd a&#8217;i hardaloedd trefol hefyd.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Y ffotograffydd Gildas Griffiths o&#8217;r Barri sydd wedi dal bywyd gwyllt o gwmpas Caerdydd a&#8217;r Fro yn ystod tymor y gwanwyn 2026.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Meddai Gildas: &#8220;Drwy gysylltu fy niddordeb mewn ffotograffiaeth gyda bywyd gwyllt lleol, rwyf wedi cael y cyfle i ddeall ymddygiad anifeiliaid ac ystyried ein cyfrifoldeb i sicrhau nad ydynt yn cael eu tarfu arnynt. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">&#8220;Rwy&#8217;n credu bod fy nelweddau yn dal prydferthwch, yr heriau maent yn wynebu gan godi ymwybyddiaeth o&#8217;r hyn sydd yn byw o&#8217;n cwmpas, sydd yn aml yn mynd yn ddisylw.  <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">&#8220;Mae&#8217;n cymryd amser, amynedd ac ymdrech i ddal y delweddau yma, gan ystyried cyfnod bregus ac heriol iddynt. Dydw i byth yn datgelu lleoliadau&#8217;r anifeiliaid yma.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/cymrufyw\/erthyglau\/c0728z90ejvo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildlife doesn&#8217;t only thrive in the Welsh countryside, but in its cities and urban areas too. Photographer Gildas Griffiths from Barry has captured wildlife around Cardiff and the Vale during Spring 2026. 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