Wales has so much to offer photographers – epic landscapes, waterfalls, mountains, beaches and wildlife, as well as human interest – historic buildings, architecture and cultural heritage. I love living here and consider myself incredibly lucky to do so. Over […]
What is it About the Montgomery Canal? It Disappeared, Only to Reappear Later – Much Later Canals have been a vital part of this country’s development from the eighteenth century – at the very dawn of the industrial revolution – […]
There is no memorial to Peter Ham. No stone, no statue, no plaque. His ashes were scattered to the winds at Morriston Crematorium in Swansea in 1975. And if there was such a memorial, what would it say? Peter Ham […]
On the south-facing slope of the large hill behind my home there is a cluster of trees, larch in fact, that stand sentinel above the other trees on the slope facing out into the bay. True, there are other, more […]
Thomas Johnes had a mad idea, that you could tame and order a landscape as wild and extensive as the Ystwyth Valley. Like others he believed that human intervention could improve what nature had created. But the Hafod Estate, no […]
The glint of sunshine, lace curtain mist, in stately quadrille on the ridge, fades in, fades out the adjacent mount where steep escarpments form a bridge upon the which, with a flexing nerve, and drive of legs in hand of […]
As Spring arrives the days lengthen and warmth returns there is no better time to get out and appreciate the Welsh landscapes and seascapes. Woodlands are filled with bluebells and ramsons while the coastal path is lined with wild flowers. […]
The sun still sets And the waves still sail. The bridge sits still And gulls still wail. The cliffs rock still And the trees knit-knot. The cars hum drum. And the clouds spit spot. Away from Wales The ships stop […]
This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green, Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes, Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes. D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) After […]
On David’s day our Beloved daffodils will sway And the little will play all day In the field and vale the banners Fly with pride and we will Stand tall and proud On Saint David’s day our Beloved day ans […]
Colliery spoil tips are an iconic feature in the landscape of the South Wales Valleys, yet they remain gravely overlooked, underappreciated and misunderstood. In the decades that have followed the widespread closure of deep coal mines in South Wales, nature […]
The project focusing on restoring the grade II listed Joseph Peers Memorial Clock Tower within St. Peter’s Square in Ruthin has now been completed. Denbighshire County Council received confirmation that they had secured £10.95m from UK Government for the former […]
