White Clawed Crayfish

We love nature, and we love all the little critters that makes the natural world special. Sitting by a small brook after climbing Pen Y Fan with my brother Chris and our respective clans we were lucky enough to see a White Clawed Crayfish crawling his way up the stream. There's something magical about experiencing things like this with the kids, it's what we used to do ourselves as kids growing up in Carmarthen.

Check out this little video clip with Bill Oddie for more info

 "The White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is the UK’s only native crayfish species - the White-claws originate from the UK whereas other crayfish species have been introduced from other countries. Since the 1970s there has been more than a 50% decline in the areas where White-claws occur in England and Wales and they are still declining rapidly both in numbers and in the places where they are found."

The White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is the UK’s only native crayfish species - the White-claws originate from the UK whereas other crayfish species have been introduced from other countries. Since the 1970s there has been more than a 50% decline in the areas where White-claws occur in England and Wales and they are still declining rapidly both in numbers and in the places where they are found. - See more at: http://www.buglife.org.uk/uk-crayfish#sthash.D8IDp6Wd.dpuf

The White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is the UK’s only native crayfish species - the White-claws originate from the UK whereas other crayfish species have been introduced from other countries. Since the 1970s there has been more than a 50% decline in the areas where White-claws occur in England and Wales and they are still declining rapidly both in numbers and in the places where they are found. - See more at: http://www.buglife.org.uk/uk-crayfish#sthash.D8IDp6Wd.dpuf

The White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is the UK’s only native crayfish species - the White-claws originate from the UK whereas other crayfish species have been introduced from other countries. Since the 1970s there has been more than a 50% decline in the areas where White-claws occur in England and Wales and they are still declining rapidly both in numbers and in the places where they are found. - See more at: http://www.buglife.org.uk/uk-crayfish#sthash.D8IDp6Wd.dpuf