Aberteifi on Stori Wyllt 2026

Moth & butterfly species and the Oak / Derwen

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:51:12 +0100

For the second set of workshops, artist Pip Lewis prepared a whole set of colour print outs of moths and butterflies that are associated with the Oak tree. Here is the list of their names in Latin, English and Welsh, plus links to Wikipedia pages.

Butterfly and Moth species

Moth species	English name	Welsh name
Comibaena bajularia	Blotched Emerald	Emrallt Blotiog
Lymantria monacha	Black Arches	Siobyn Bwaog
Carterocephalus palaemon	Chequered Skipper	Gwibiwr Y Llennyrch
Catocala sponsa	Dark Crimson Underwing	Ôl-adain Ruddgoch Dywyll
Apoda limacodes	Festoon	Llusgwyfyn Rhuban
Polyploca ridens	Frosted Green	Tant Siriol
Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	Gwaswyfyn
Acleris literana	Lichen Button	-
Cyclophora punctaria	Maiden’s Blush	Moca Gwridog
Griposia aprilina	Merveille du Jour	Gwyfyn Cennog
Watsonalla binaria	Oak Hook-tip	Bachadain Y Deri
Cymatophorina diluta	Oak Lutestring	Tant Y Deri
Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	Rhisglyn Y Derw
Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	Wylun Deri
Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	Carpiog Y Derw
Plagodis dolabraria	Scorched Wing	Adain Ddeifiog

Butterfly species	English name	Welsh name
Apatura iris	Purple Emperor	Mantell Borffor
Pararge aegeria	Speckled Wood	Gweirlöyn Brych

Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi Workshop 4 — Moths & Butterflies of the Oak

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:04:13 +0100

Guest post by artist Pip Lewis

Group B – Butterflies & Moths!

Patterns in Nature - Introduction

Pip introduced the theme of Butterflies and Moths living in oak Trees and the patterns and shapes they have on their wings and showed an example of the layered artworks of butterflies and moths that live and forage in Oak Trees which the pupils will be making.

The art process involved in making the final image will include tracing, working with colour, black and white and marker pens, patterns shapes and letter stencils as well as incorporating design and layout skills for the final text.

Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi Workshop 3 — Birds of the Oak

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:30:47 +0100

Guest post by project artist Pip Lewis

Adar y Dderw – birds of the Oak

Pip continued working with Group A, creating layered artworks made with acetate . The process involves overlaying drawing and collage, and adding text, and will be exhibited in the Stori Wyllt Gathering in Stiwdio 3 in Aberteifi on Monday 29th June.

Prior to the workshop Pip selected and printed A3 photos of different birds who live and forage in oak trees. The students drew lots last week to find out which bird they would be focusing on in their final artwork.

Stiwdio3 Café reccie for event

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:15:03 +0100

This gives an overview of the upstairs gallery space.

Gallery Oriel

Mezzanine from upstairs

Down the stairs

Door to studio space

Studio space and first area

First area

First area to second area

Second area partition wall

Bird species and the Oak / Derwen

Thu, 07 May 2026 09:54:20 +0100

This is the list of bird species that have relationship with the Oak / Derwen, that the artist Pip Lewis is working on with the Group A students.

Species	English name	Welsh name
Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Redstart	Tingoch
Ficedula hypoleuca	Pied Flycatcher	Gwybedog Brith
Corvus frugilegus	Rook	Ydfan
Parus major	Great Tit	Titw Mawr
Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit	Titw Tomos Las
Anthus trivialis	Tree Pipit	Corhedydd Y Coed
Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Wood Warbler	Telor Y Coed
Columba palumbus	Wood Pigeon	Colomen Y Goedwig
Sturnus vulgaris	Starling	Drudwy
Athene noctua	Little Owl	Tylluan Fach
Garrulus glandarius	Jay	Sgrech Y Coed
Erithacus rubecula	Robin	Robin Goch
Dendrocopos major	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Cnocell Fraith Fwyaf
Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Hawfinch	Gylfrinbraff
Sitta europaea	Nuthatch	Delor Y Cnau

Collage of Robin Goch, work-in-progress

Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi Workshop 2

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:29:17 +0100

The class was split into two groups (Group A & Group B ) and Pip worked with Group A, with the students initially studying Oak leaves and making observational drawings drawing of them with pencils, identifying the midrib tip, shape and margins of the leaf. The students also worked with white charcoal pencils drawings of Oak leaves on black paper, and black charcoal pencils on white paper, and graphite sticks to create rubbings of the leaves.

Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi Workshop 1

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:09:19 +0100

Underlining the variation in the different schools, settings and people across Stori Wyllt, we didn’t have an ecologist for Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi for the first two workshops, as Yusef Samari has a very full calendar with the Your Wild Patch / Eich Darn Gwyllt project.

This meant I was leading the first session, very ably aided by teacher Mari Roberts (who has a Zoology degree!) I gave a very brief introduction to ecoystems, and talked a bit about the wildlife benefits of the Oak, and the amazing array and number of species it supports. And then out to the seating area under a pair of Oak trees, beyond the playground and playing field, newly garlanded with a shining green fence.

Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi and wildlife partnership work in Cardigan

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:30:15 +0100

The Grassland ID workshops, organised by Ceredigion Nature Partnership in 2025 were a great success, and showed a fantastic working partnership between the Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi, Friends of Netpool Park, West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre and the Partnership.

What has inspired Stori Wyllt in addition to the great work at Netpool Park has been the collaboration between the school, Wales & West Housing Assocation and Cardished to create wildlife habitat with residents and students. WWHA received a Small Grant from the Partnership for wildlife enhancements across their Ceredigion properties, and this included the creation of bug hotels with the students from Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi and the residents of Llys Owen, with a workshop run by Harry from Cardished.