We took a scenic route along meandering B-roads out of Snowdonia and stopped at the Elan Valley visitor centre. We walked along the road through the village and crossed a cattle grid up into the Carn Gafallt woods, an area of ancient Oak woods managed by the RSPB. We saw lots of Pied Flycatchers, Spotted …
The cooker was broken, so we couldn’t have a fry-up, but they did manage an egg bap and scrambled eggs with cockles and laver bread (very nice). We drove down the road to a petrol station and filled the car up and bought some sandwiches and crisps for lunch, then on to the Dol Idris …
We checked out of Lastra Farm hotel: very nice and friendly, decent food, very good breakfasts, good coffee, good location, 8/10. Scenic drive south through Snowdonia on a clear and sunny day. We stopped at Glaslyn where there are a couple of Osprey nests. One is 2km away and has webcams on it with a …
On Sunday a local birdwatcher at Cemlyn Bay had recommended the Porth Wen brickworks for Choughs, so we headed there. We parked on a narrow lane between Bull Bay and Cemaes and walked down a footpath and track to Porth Llanlleiana where the were some reed beds with Sedge Warblers and some ruined buildings. We …
We stopped at Llyn Parc Mawr at the northern edge of Newborough Forest. Just next to the car park there were Red Squirrels around a feeder, and high up in the Corsican Pines. We walked round a trail through the woods for an hour or so. We sheltered in a hide during a heavy rain …
We picked up a packed lunch from the hotel and went to the RSPB reserve at South Stack on Holy Island. There was a Chough on the roof of the visitor centre when we arrived. Lots of Guillemots and Razorbills on the cliffs. We walked along the cost and over the heather moorland to North …
We left The Raven in Much Wenlock and drove for a couple of hours north to Conwy. On the quay there was The Smallest House in Great Britain! It was £1.50 to get in. That didn’t seem expensive, but not good value for money either, given that it’s The Smallest House in Great Britain. We …
Last night we wandered around Much Wenlock after dinner and stopped for a while in the churchyard while bats flew around our heads. Today was a glorious day for a walk. We went from The Raven to Ironbridge and back. Quiet footpaths and lanes and gently rolling hills. In the woods the smell of the …
On Friday storm “Eunice” happened, so we left a bit later in the afternoon than originally planned, and drove directly to the Red Lion at Babcary. Nice room, nice pub, low ceilings, dim lights, lots of horse pictures, very nice beer, pretty good food. Saturday morning at breakfast J predicted we’d see Bullfinches as the …
Thursday 23rd December We drove to Romsey in the morning to see J’s mum. Wendy came round for a coffee, then we went out to lunch at the Olive Tree. Around 4pm we set off for Lyme Regis where we stayed the night n the Alexandra Hotel. After dinner we walked down through the town …