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Category Archives: Wildlife
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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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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Tycanol Wood and its magic mossy ways
The roots of this oak tree must surely offer shelter to many small animals that venture out when the coast is clear. On the wet day of our visit to Tycanol Wood, however, we saw only the sheep that nibble … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Oak trees, Tycanol, Woods
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Bird watching in the Nevern estuary
The cars you can see parked on the far left may belong to visitors looking for a signal for their mobiles but they are more likely to be bird watchers, who know that the Nevern River’s tidal estuary at Newport attracts a wonderful variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Wildlife
Tagged bird-watching, Birding, coast path, Coastal path, Dinas, Dinas Cross, heron, Newport Bridge, Pembrokeshire, salt marshes, shelduck
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Wild horses on the Preselis
You can often see horses, roaming wild in the Preselis around Dinas. They seem to be quite friendly and may come close to you if you stop for a rest while out walking. I remember, as a child, being encouraged … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Nature, Walking, Wildlife
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, hills, mountain ponies, mountains, Pembrokeshire, Preseli, Tegfan, Wild Horses
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Even better than John Lewis
You could buy this quality ‘lambswool throw’ on-line from John Lewis and take it on trust that the colours are stunningly beautiful and that it is soft to touch. Tegfan visitors, however, are within easy reach of Melin Tregwynt where … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, History, Wildlife
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, mill shop, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, weaving, wool
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 