Category Archives: Wildlife

Undergrounding

Posted on April 18, 2016 by bookvolunteer

The imminent disappearance of these power lines and their poles really took me by surprise. Click on the notice to read what’s planned. The delights of baby rabbits, lambs and spring flowers, however, were to be expected along the old … Continue reading →

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Red Kites in Dinas

Posted on April 11, 2016 by bookvolunteer

The two red kites I failed to photograph were above the flat path between Pwllgwaelod and Cwmyreglwys. The beautiful birds didn’t seem in a hurry and turned our rather unexciting walk  into a wonderful opportunity to observe their flying display. For brilliant … Continue reading →

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A scattering of sheep

Posted on January 23, 2016 by bookvolunteer

It’s not very unusual to see the skeleton of a dead sheep on the mountain above Dinas. I assume that the sheep die of natural causes and the crows do their job as carrion eaters. I have never seen the … Continue reading →

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Ty Twt: a little museum in Newport

Posted on January 20, 2016 by bookvolunteer

We took the long route from Tegfan (Dinas) to Ty Twt (Newport), going up the mountain behind Dinas, along the ridge to Carningli and then down to Newport. It was a wonderful walk and at the very end, as we … Continue reading →

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Keep the babies out of church

Posted on September 1, 2015 by bookvolunteer

The porch of St Brynach’s church, Nevern, welcomes worshippers and visitors into the Church. It also offers warmth, shelter and safety to a family of swallows, one of whom flew out as I walked in, skimming over my head and missing me by … Continue reading →

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On the rocks

Posted on August 11, 2015 by bookvolunteer

The rocks on Dinas’s beaches provide an anchorage for an interesting collection of molluscs and lichens, many of which are indicators that the air is clean and general pollution levels are low. Our local Cwm yr Eglwys is included on the Marine … Continue reading →

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Wynmor Owen – sculptor

Posted on August 7, 2015 by bookvolunteer

Wynmore Owen comes from a seafaring family  in Llangrannog, just 25 miles or so up the coast from Dinas but he has since moved even closer. His father and grandfather were mariners and Wynmor continues this close connection to the sea … Continue reading →

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What to do in Dinas this afternoon

Posted on July 19, 2015 by bookvolunteer

The weather’ll be fine so the open gardens will be a treat and they’re open 2 – 6 today. I tend to linger by ponds where I try to catch sight of the frogs, newts and toads that protect the vegetable … Continue reading →

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A rarity

Posted on June 23, 2015 by bookvolunteer

The Perennial Centaury (Centarium scilloides), which flowers in June, was thought to have only one native habitat in the UK – Newport Dunes. It has recently also been seen in Cornwall but it remains an exciting find. It grows on the Atlantic coasts … Continue reading →

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When Dinas fed Birmingham

Posted on April 10, 2015 by bookvolunteer

If you’d like a project while you’re staying in Dinas, the Mammal Society is looking for help in mapping populations of rabbits and hares in the UK. See here for more details. Apart from the catastrophic myxomatosis outbreak in the … Continue reading →

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Pembrokeshire birds illustrated

Posted on April 3, 2015 by bookvolunteer

 

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There’s nuffin like a puffin

Posted on January 30, 2015 by bookvolunteer

2014 was a dreadful year for Puffins in Pembrokeshire. Research by Dr Matt Wood at the University of Gloucestershire* is revealing the harsh consequences of last winter’s’s storms for thousands of puffins on Skomer Island. Around 50,000 dead seabirds, including … Continue reading →

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