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Category Archives: Nature
We’re in a Megafauna Hotspot
The Wildlife Trusts are proposing that The Cardigan Bay area and the ‘Pembrokeshire Marine’ should be designated ‘reserves’ for the harbour porpoises that are often seen in the area. According to Sea Trust volunteers, Strumble Head attracts very large numbers of porpoises, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Wildlife
Tagged cetaceans, dolphins, Pembrokeshire, porpoises, strandings
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Come to Dinas to see the real thing
We saw these birds by Ugo Rondinone in Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof earlier in the year. A few months later, the memory of the gallery installation worked to make the ordinary birds on the murky Newport river mud a joyous sight.
Posted in Art, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged bronze birds, crows, Dinas, Dinas Cross, February 2014, Hamburger Bahnhof, Newport, River Nevern, Ugo Rondinone
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A walled garden offering delicious solitude for readers and nature lovers
If you should be looking for a quiet place to retreat with a good book, I suggest Manorowen Walled Garden. There is a small entrance fee but I am sure that you could find a comfortable seat and spend a delightful day … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, flowers, gazebo, herbs, Manorowen, plants for sale, summer house, vegetable garden, Walled garden
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What the storms brought to Pwllgwaelod beach
After days of high winds and squally rain (official weather warnings from the Met Office), I set off for the beach prepared to find plastic debris from the storm. Instead, I found the inevitable band of seaweed at the high-water mark … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Wildlife
Tagged beach, clean beaches, debris, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, storms, weather
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Catch a few crows
Jane Seymour is an artist with a strong connection to our part of West Wales, having spent much of her childhood on her parents’ farm near Newport. Her father (John Seymour)’s guides to running a small-holding, beautifully illustrated by Sally Seymour, were … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, Farming, Food, Nature
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard, Jane Seymour, John Seymour, Newport, Sally Seymour, West Wales Arts Centre
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How to spot baby seals
Baby seals, parked on beaches at this time of the year by their mums, can be difficult to spot if you’re walking along the cliff tops. Sometimes it’s easier to see the adult seal in the water nearby; she will … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Walking, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, baby seals, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire
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How do I love this county?
The coastal path is a pleasure and a delight; the sea in all seasons has an awe-inspiring beauty; the wildlife fascinates but the Preselis have a breathtaking grandeur that holds me in a spell and binds me to this part of Wales. … Continue reading
Earth, wind, fire and water c1987
The wooded valley leading down to Aberfforest beach once hosted an amazing exhibition of sculptures. They were fashioned from soil and slate, turves and trees and were destined to return to nature in their own time and leave no trace. We watched … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, Nature, Walking, Wildlife
Tagged Aber Fforest, Coastal path, Dinas, Dinas Cross, sculpture, Tegfan, waterfall, woodland
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Pwllgwaelod to Aberbach
Here are some of the wild flowers we saw on a walk to the beach at Aberbach this summer. I love Aberbach. The road that dips and climbs along the coast at this point is only single track and there … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Walking, Wildlife
Tagged Aberbach, Coastal path, Dinas, Dinas Circular Walks, Dinas Community Forum, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire coast path, Pwllgwaelod, Tegfan, Walks, wild flowers
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Nothing wins hearts like cheerfulness
For the story behind this piece of fused and painted glass, click here. While you are visiting the artist’s website, make sure you have a look at the other wonderful glass pieces as well her paintings of Pembrokeshire. Linda Norris’ … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, Nature, Welsh language
Tagged artist, Dinas, Dinas Cross, glass, Linda Norris, Maenclochog, painting, Pembrokeshire, prints
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Wild Wood
The meltwater channel that joins Cwm yr Egwlys to Pwllgwaelod is now a wild wood of willow and alder. In spite of the wide, wheelchair accessible path that follows the valley and offers coastal path walkers an easy shortcut across the … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic mythology, Cwm Dewi, Dinas, Dinas Circular Walks, Dinas Cross, glacial valley, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire coast path, Tegfan
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John Brett’s holiday rental
When the artist, John Brett, decided to paint on the coast of West Wales in the 1880s he became a regular summer visitor to the Dinas area, renting Newport Castle to accommodate his large family. This was handy for visits to the bays … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Nature, Sea
Tagged artists, Dinas, Dinas Cross, John Brett, Newport, Pembrokeshire, photography, seascapes
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 