It’s not escaped my notice that there has been a slight dearth of bird photos on this blog of late. Trust me, it’s not for want of trying but we’re currently in that time of year which we birders like to refer to as “the doldrums”. The fact is that Read more…
We were back at Cwm Ivy on Sunday, a fair reflection of just how much I’d enjoyed exploring the new salt marsh habitat there a few days earlier. Before heading down however I wanted to walk the WTSWW reserve which borders its Eastern flank in the hope of gaining another Read more…
Back in September 2014 I unexpectedly walked into the middle of what, for Gower at least, registered as a pretty major dispute. Successive high tides and storm surges had finally broken through a weak point in the mediaeval seawall at Cwm Ivy, flooding freshwater marsh and grazing pasture behind. In Read more…
It would seem that this summer Gower has seen another series of mass Barrel Jellyfish strandings along its beaches. Previously our most recent encounter with these ocean giants had been at Rhossili back in June where almost the entire three mile stretch of sand was littered with corpses. Every fifty Read more…
You’d have thought that after five years of walking on Gower each weekend there wouldn’t be many places that I haven’t yet been to or explored. As it turns out that couldn’t be further from the truth. Saturday was a perfect case in point where a slight variation on a Read more…
With so many outstanding wildlife locations locally it’s always a difficult balancing act to try and visit them all each year. Often certain priorities have to me made to ensure that we catch up with particular breeding species for instance, but usually we just about manage to fit everything in. Read more…
Yesterday was my final birding day of the year as a result of an unfortunate shortfall in my annual leave that has put me back in the office this morning. The places I could have visited were wide and varied but I eventually plumped for an old favourite in the 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…
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…