Spiders and slugs and beetles and bugs were just some of the minibeasts uncovered by a group of wildlife explorers who joined the team from Pembroke 21C Community Association on a minibeast hunt in Holyland Wood on Saturday.

The event was just one of a series of wildlife events sponsored by National Grid which were part of the annual Pembroke Festival festivities.

On Sunday morning, the Pembroke 21C team were down at Pembroke Millponds running a pond dipping session. As the sun came out so did the damsels and dragonflies and blue-tailed damselflies and common darter dragonflies were observed.

Some of the pond dipping finds included water scorpion, damselfly nymph, sticklebacks, pond skaters, lesser and greater water boatman, leeches and numerous pond snails. With the aid of a selection of viewers and magnifiers, everyone was able to get a close up view of all these specimens before returning them to the millpond.

Later in the afternoon, Millpond warden, John Hayes, led a walk around Holyland Wood which is being regenerated as community woodland with funding from CydCoed -Woods for All and Environment Wales.

To find out details of the projects being developed by Pembroke 21C, please contact the Eastgate Centre, tel: 01646 680090 or email: [email protected]">[email protected]