I have just been processing my backlog of photos and came across a nice selection from the beach at Mumbles Pier taken around the middle of October. It was if I remember correctly the last properly hot day of the year with a clear blue sky and no wind whatsoever. Read more…
One of the other pieces of wildlife that I forgot to mention in my previous post were the Green Leaf Worms that we found at Sker Point. The vast majority of these were seen on the reefs of Honeycomb Worm structures, but only those that were in the shade and Read more…
Last weekend I was to be found walking along long sandy beaches before crossing huge dune systems, and no I hadn’t left Wales! Saturday was spent at Whiteford Point on Gower, a walk that I absolutely love for its sheer tranquility and peace despite being one of the best beaches Read more…
The day after returning from Newquay I found myself back on familiar ground at Rhossili beach on the Gower Peninsular. My girlfriends parents were down for the weekend which actually coincided with a rare bit of good weather. Not going to the beach would have been plain rude and I Read more…
The last few posts have been very bird focused so I spent yesterday evening researching a couple of photographs that I had taken during the recent low tides on Rhossili beach. As you can see below the subject isn’t particularly glamorous but it was interesting for me as I was Read more…
If you are puzzled by the image that you see below then you would not be the only one. Whilst walking along the cliffs at Ogmore beach this afternoon we noticed some strange looking structures on the rocks below. A quick glance with the binoculars seemed to suggest a sponge Read more…
Whilst walking along Gower beaches I frequently come across various items that have been washed up by the previous high tide. These are usually the normal shells and bits of drift wood, but recently things got a bit more interesting and I suppose a tad morbid. Rhossili Beach offered the Read more…
My final post covering my recent visit to Whiteford Sands concerns the following curious feature. Upon first glance this looks just like any other clay deposit peeking through the sands towards Whiteford Point. However, this feature is almost perfectly circular measuring some eight foot in diameter with a lower centre. Read more…
After finally making it to Whiteford Point I was once again thwarted from reaching the Victorian lighthouse by a rapidly incoming tide. As I turned around to begin my return journey I noticed a fairly substantial structure poking out of the ground. On closer inspection the structure turned out to Read more…
After exploring Whiteford Sands I arrived at Whiteford Point to discover another Gower shipwreck that I had not previously explored. Unlike the famous Helvetica at Rhossili, this wreck is predominantly metal and has a few key features still visible. The primary artifact is the large boiler that would once have Read more…