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Frozen Patch Work

After the last few weeks of traveling it was time to spend some quality time on my local patch, the Cwm Dulais valley. Much like the rest of the UK we received some very welcome snow yesterday afternoon that, although not heavy, is still around today due to the freezing Read more…

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Cwm Dulais – back on patch

I have spent the last couple of evenings getting back into birding on my local patch, something which I have very much neglected recently. My first outing was on Wednesday and got off to a good start with a Green Woodpecker sitting on the grass, followed shortly after by another Read more…

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Cefn Drum and a Mining Bee

If you have ever spent a day stuck in a sealed office with no opening windows and broken air conditioning you can probably imagine why I felt like getting out into the countryside even more keenly than usual this evening. A quick scan of the local OS map showed that Read more…