Pat O’Reilly ponders some gardening decisions with unexpected wildlife benefits… The tale of Jack and the Beanstalk has been told and retold down the ages. Idle dullard Jack can’t be bothered to walk all the way to market to sell […]
Out there, on the horizon, Islands beckon, they always do, even on seemingly uninviting, wet, murky days. There’s something mysterious and enchanting about an island, something to be discovered… And getting there is always such an adventure! There’s a spiritual […]
My name is Thomas Winstone, I am 38 years old*, married to Lise and a father of three, I am a firefighter based in south Wales. I had been taking photos as a child with a basic film camera and […]
This walk starts from Abergynolwyn – and just visiting the pretty little, one-time quarrying village makes the journey west from Tal-y-Llyn Lake more than worthwhile. But the walking is even more enthralling, with a mix of paths that thread their […]
Vole, Mole, Stoat and Weasel met on a environmental interest site, hence shared the same values, became strong friends and thank the spider for making this website. They built their home together under a beech tree amongst bluebell woods and […]
In pre-Christian times, water appearing naturally from the hard rock or dry soil of the earth’s belly had a magical significance for our ancestors, not only as an element essential to all life but, just as importantly, as a place […]
An impressive nest tower, providing homes for different species of wildlife, is now in place within the Llandrindod Wells Lake Local Nature Reserve. Provide nesting places for swifts, house martins and other small birds, the tower will also be a […]
Llandovery 43 Ebbw Vale 7 Huw S Thomas at the Talbot Athletic Ground In a surprisingly one sided WRU Cup semi final at Aberavon, the Drovers went through to the final with a display that even superlatives would not do […]
Puddles bright And sea shore gleams. Brighter skies And sunbeam screams. Paddled tweets And shells tip-tup. Driftwood graves And grass sits up. White sift sand And footsteps filled. Long shore streams And rocks full spilled. Mountains glaze And skies thread […]
I watched a blackbird on a budding sycamore One Easter Day, when sap was stirring twigs to the core; I saw his tongue, and crocus-coloured bill Parting and closing as he turned his trill; Then he flew down, seized on […]
“Look out!” Elle and I just managed to move to one side as the shed panel tumbled to the ground with a thudding CRASH! What started as a calm, civilised father-daughter deconstruction operation soon gave way to the standard over-exuberance […]
Free Attractions on the Isle of Anglesey When the sun is shining, we all seem to want to go out and explore, plan holidays and weekends away. Summer can be an expensive season however, and so here are four suggestions […]
