[{"text_idx": "#000001", "text": "Creu Paradwys Trychfilod ar Gyfer Bioamrywiaeth"}, {"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Ar gychwyn fis Mehefin bu grw\u0302p o bobl ifanc yn cymryd rhan mewn Gweithdy Gardd Wyllt yn Institiwt Glynebwy. Bu\u2019r criw yn creu gwestai trychfilod a bomiau hadau fydd yn help i\u2019r trychfilod peillio a gwella\u2019r ardal o amgylch yr adeilad."}, {"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "Yn cymryd rhan yn y gweithdy arbennig yma wedi\u2019i gynnal gan Eggseeds roedd pobl ifanc o Llamau, Hyfforddiant ACT a Gwasanaethau Ieuenctid Blaenau Gwent. Mae Eggseeds yn sefydliad sydd yn dysgu addysg awyr agored am natur a bioamrywiaeth. Trefnwyd y gweithdy fel rhan o gyfres o fesurau cynaliadwy yn yr EVI, wedi\u2019i wireddu o ganlyn Cynllun Cymunedau\u2019r Dreth Gwarediadau Tirlenwi, prosiect sy\u2019n cael ei gefnogi gan yr WCVA."}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Peintio\u2019r gwestai trychfilod mewn lliwiau llachar hyfryd"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Cychwynnodd y gweithdy wrth adeiladu gwestai trychfilod, adeiladau pren bach gall fod yn gartref i bob math o bryfaid a rhai adar hyd yn oed. Mae\u2019r adeiladau pren yma wedi cael eu gosod ar slab mawr o AstroTurf a\u2019i osod o fewn yr ardd gymunedol o flaen yr EVI. Bydd hwn yn creu stryd fach uchel i\u2019r trychfilod ffynnu ynddi."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Ond cyn i\u2019r adeiladau fod yn barod i groesawu\u2019r trychfilod roedd rhaid tacluso tipyn arnynt er mwyn tynnu sylw unrhyw un sydd yn cerdded heibio. Dechreuodd y bobl ifanc wrth beintio\u2019r tai a gwestai trychfilod!"}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "To bwrdd sialc, gyda llenwad gwellt a bambw\u0302"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "\u201cBydd y tri adeilad mwyaf yn denu pryfaid sy\u2019n hedfan. Efallai bydd gwenyn, pili-pala ac adain siderog (lacewing) yn hoff o nythu ynddynt,\u201d eglurodd Sam o Eggseeds."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "\u201cBu\u0302m yn stwffio\u2019r tai llai llawn llwch lli gydag ychydig o fylchau bychan i gael i mewn. Mae hwn yn berffaith i chwilen dyrchu iddo. Ychwanegwyd tyllau crwn mwy i rai o\u2019r tai llai hefyd, i greu gofod nythu perffaith i adar.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Ar o\u0302l peintio\u2019r rhain, gosodwyd y toeau bwrdd sialc (perffaith i ysgrifennu negeseuon arnynt) gyda hoelion ac offer pw\u0302er. Llenwyd y tai gyda llwch lli a thiwbiau bambw\u0302 wedi\u2019u torri. Mae stwffin llwch lli yn creu awyrgylch hydrin i\u2019r trychfilod dyrchu a nythu ynddo. Meddyliwch am yr holl arwynebedd ychwanegol sydd i fedru llithro eu cyrff bach i mewn iddo ac ymlusgo ar ei hyd. Gobeithir bydd y tiwbia bambw\u0302 yn dod yn le i\u2019r gwenyn ddodwy wyau."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Mae bomiau hadau yn ffordd wych o blannu blodau gwyllt"}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Gyda\u2019r adeiladau trychfilod yn edrych yn wych roedd hi\u2019n hen bryd symud ymlaen i\u2019r gweithgaredd nesaf \u2013 creu\u2019r bomiau hadau. Mae bomio hadau yn hen dechneg ffermio organig Japaneaidd, ffordd o hadu sydd yn well i\u2019r tir ac yn amddiffyn yr hadau rhag cael eu bwyta gan adar a bywyd gwyllt fel arall. Dyma ffordd wych i gynyddu bioamrywiaeth yn eich ardal leol."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Defnyddiwyd hadau blodau gwyllt gwydn. Gan fod yr hadau yn cael eu cau mewn pridd wedi\u2019i bacio\u2019n galed, nid yw\u2019n hawdd i adar eu bwyta ac mae hyn yn rhoi cyfle iddynt ddechrau tyfu."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Dwylo mwdlyd wrth greu bomiau hadau"}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Cam 1: Defnyddiwch ychydig o glai gwlyb a\u2019i gymysgu gyda phridd. Rholiwch hwn yn belen a rhoi tolc ynddo gyda\u2019ch bys"}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Cam 2: Dewiswch dau neu dri hedyn a\u2019u gollwng i mewn i\u2019r tolc. Os ydych chi\u2019n rhoi mwy yna bydd yr hadau yn cystadlu am yr adnoddau yn y ddaear a ddim yn tyfu i\u2019w llawn botensial"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Cam 3: Tylinwch yr hadau i mewn i ganol y belen"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Cam 4: Taflwch y bom hadau ar unrhyw dir ffrwythlon neu ddiffaith a gobeithio bydd y planhigion yn tyfu"}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Mae\u2019n eithaf hawdd cyfrannu at fioamrywiaeth eich ardal leol. Beth am gymryd rhai o\u2019r syniadau uchod a chreu paradwys i adar a thrychfilod yn eich gardd chi? Roedd y cyfranogwyr yn hapus iawn gyda\u2019r canlyniadau ac i ffwrdd a\u0302 nhw adref wedi dysgu sgiliau gwerthfawr diolch i\u2019r ti\u0302m Eggseeds am eu profiad a\u2019u gwaith caled."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Ariannwyd y gweithdy hwn drwy Gynllun Cymunedau\u2019r Dreth Gwarediadau Tirlenwi trwy\u2019r WCVA. Derbyniodd yr EVI arian i wella effeithiolrwydd ynni\u2019r adeilad, cynyddu bioamrywiaeth yn lleol a chynnwys y gymuned drwy wirfoddoli."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Creating a Bug Paradise For Biodiversity"}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "At the start of June a group of young people took part in a Wildlife Garden Workshop at the Ebbw Vale Institute. They created bug hotels and seed bombs to help pollinating bugs and improve the area around the building."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Young people from Llamau, Act Training and Blaenau Gwent Youth Services took part in this special workshop run by Eggseeds, an organisation that delivers outdoor education teaching people about nature and biodiversity. The workshop was organised as part of a series of sustainability measures taking place at the EVI as part of a WCVA supported project made possible through the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Painting the bug hotels in lovely bright colours"}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Vacancies at the Bug Hotel"}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "The workshop began by building bug hotels, small wooden buildings that can house all kinds of insects and even some birds. These wooden structures will be attached to a big slab of AstroTurf and placed just outside the front of the EVI. This will create a small, elevated street for bugs to thrive in inside the community garden."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Before the buildings could be made ready for the bugs to move in though, it was time to smarten them up a little to catch the eye of passers-by. The young people got to work by painting the bug houses and bug hotels!"}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "Chalkboard roofs, with straw and bamboo filling"}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "\u201cThe three taller structures will mainly attract flying insects. Bees, butterflies and lacewings might like to nest inside them\u201d explained Sam from Eggseeds."}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "\u201cWe stuffed some of the smaller houses full of sawdust with just a few small gaps to get in. This makes it ideal for beetles to burrow through. We added larger round holes to some of the smaller houses too, to make an ideal nesting place for birds.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000037", "text": "Once painted, the chalkboard roofs (good for writing messages on) were nailed to the buildings with power tools. The houses were then stuffed with sawdust and cut bamboo tubes. Sawdust stuffing creates a malleable environment for insects to burrow and nest inside. Think of all the extra surface area for their tiny bodies to slip into and crawl along. It\u2019s hoped that the bamboo tubes will become a place for bees to lay eggs."}, {"text_idx": "#000038", "text": "Seed bombs are a great way of planting wildflowers"}, {"text_idx": "#000039", "text": "With the bug buildings looking fantastic it was time to move on to the next activity \u2013 creating seed bombs. Seed bombing is an ancient Japanese organic farming technique, a way of seeding which is kinder to the land and protects the seeds from birds and other wildlife. This is a great way to increase biodiversity in your local area."}, {"text_idx": "#000040", "text": "They used seeds that sprout hardy wildflowers. As the seeds are encased inside hard-packed earth, birds can\u2019t easily eat them, giving them time to start growing."}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "Getting muddy creating seed bombs"}, {"text_idx": "#000043", "text": "Step 1: Scoop up some wet clay and mix it with some soil. Roll into a ball and make a dent with your finger"}, {"text_idx": "#000044", "text": "Step 2: Pick up two or three seeds and drop them into the dent. Any more and the seeds will be competing for resources and won\u2019t grow to their full potensial"}, {"text_idx": "#000045", "text": "Step 3: Knead the seeds into the centre of the ball"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Step 4: Throw the seed bomb onto any fertile or waste ground and hope that plants will grow"}, {"text_idx": "#000047", "text": "The bug hotels and houses standing proudly outside the EVI"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "It doesn\u2019t take much to make a difference to the biodiversity of your local area. Why not take some of the ideas above and create a paradise for birds and insects in your own garden? The participants were really happy with the finished results and headed off home having learnt some valuable skills thanks to the Eggseeds team for all their expertise and hard work."}, {"text_idx": "#000049", "text": "This workshop was funded through the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme through the WCVA. The EVI received funding to improve energy efficiency at the building, increase the local biodiversity and involving the community through volunteering."}, {"text_idx": "#000050", "text": "This is the latest in a series of articles on the many ways we\u2019re promoting sustainability at the Ebbw Vale Institute. Read the others here:"}, {"text_idx": "#000051", "text": "Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with all the exciting developments at EVI!"}, {"text_idx": "#000053", "text": "We are proud to have saved the EVi for future community use."}]