High drama graced our garden last night following the discovery of a grounded juvenile Goldfinch. This is not a wise move in an area plagued by feral cats and our concerns were rightly raised that were it to stay there it would not be long for this world. Physically it Read more…
My parents were down last weekend which provided the perfect excuse for a return visit to waterfall country, an area in the South Brecon Beacons synonymous with falls of water. Ahem. We last walked this route from Pontneddfechan in September of last year and one of my regrets from that Read more…
A chance comment on a recent post alerted me to the fact that last weekend was our final opportunity to take part in the Big Butterfly Count. There was a time when I wouldn’t have been able to think of anything worse but times change, interests shift and the prospect Read more…
Start: SO 148 268 End: SO 148 268 Distance: 11miles Overall Altitude Gain: 2,800ft Terrain: Well defined tracks onto open hillsides with three very steep ascents. Difficulty: Medium – navigation difficult on open hillsides Friday afternoons mean planning for the weekend, an exercise which typically includes preying to the weather Read more…
Friday evening’s dual forecast of high tide and sunny intervals had Burry Port written all over it. The fact that I last managed to squeeze in an after work trip there several months ago was just added incentive and in the end I managed to arrive with about thirty minutes Read more…
To round off what’s turned out to be a surprisingly uplifting and enjoyable week, I thought I’d share one last video from those fantastic Dinefwr Badgers. This one includes probably my favourite set of clips showing several individuals going hell for leather in the hunt for that last elusive peanut. Read more…
If you’ve already read last nights post then you’ll know that we spent Wednesday evening in the company of my new favourite species of British wildlife. I’ve always been fascinated by Badgers, right from the very earliest days of Springwatch where Bill Oddie invariably ended up staring at empty monitors Read more…
What an epic way to spend a Wednesday evening, nestled in a shed with nine other like minded individuals watching the same number of Badgers go about their business. Badgers are for me one of the last great members of our native fauna that I had yet to see, barring Read more…
Ah yes. August. Over two months since my last published ramblings on here (could those at the back please keep the cheering to themselves) and if I do in fact still have a readership, I’d like to apologise. I know from my own browsing habits that there’s nothing more annoying Read more…
It’s been a wet old day down here in South Wales, more reminiscent of last winter than our recent run of warm weather. Even the prospect of gathering quotes for building work couldn’t tempt me out into the murk but I did make a compromise and pop to the garden Read more…