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The weather forecast was for better a bit further south, so that’s the way we headed. We parked by the road in Rhyd-y-sarn, and walked up through some ancient atlantic rainforest – it was all very damp, but lovely! Over the top of the hill, we met the Ffestiniog railway, where it takes a big Read more
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The rain absolutely hammered down during the night – it woke us several times. But by the morning it had all calmed down, although the forecast was for showers & a fresh breeze all day. So we went to Portmeirion. We spent an hour or so ambling around the “village”, along with several coach parties. Read more
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The forecast was for intermittent showers and extremely fierce winds, so not a day for the high tops! And anyway, we needed to pick up a few essentials, so we went into Bangor – it was very quiet, being a Sunday. Shopping done, we walked over the hill by the university, and then along the Read more
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We packed the car and were on the way very soon after 10am. We only had the very occasional traffic hitch, and were across the border into Wales by lunchtime. We stopped at a lovely pub near Flint, where the landlady was on her own but doing a fantastic job, very cheerfully By the time Read more
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Crow Rook Jackdaw Magpie Blackbird Song Thrush Chaffinch Goldfinch Greenfinch Great Tit Blue Tit Meadow Pippit Redstart Robin Wren Dunnock Buzzard Kestrel Red Kite Peregrine Falcon Sparrowhawk Mallard Mandarin Duck Dipper Grey Wagtail Yellow Wagtail Cormorant Canada Goose Greylag Goose Cuckoo Curlew Lapwing Swift Swallow House Martin Read more
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Monday – Miller’s Dale Tuesday – Dovedale Wednesday – Derwent Edge Read more
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We’d packed everything back into car by 10am, did a little bit of shopping, then headed up to Bolsterstone near Sheffield. We walked down to the reservoir, also very low following the dry winter & spring. Through the woods along the far side, and up to the Hall (rems of), where we found a sheltered Read more
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Slightly less sunny, slightly more breezy, chance of rain from 4pm. We parked in Edale, and took the route up Grindsbrook Clough, passing several Geography field trip groups on the way. We turned west along the rim of the plateau, again passing many wind-blown rocks. They were noticeably different from yesterday’s layer cakes, but just Read more
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Today will be sunny, and far less windy! We drove to the top of Ladybower Reservoir, parking almost under Derwent dam itself, and strolled north along the edge of Derwent reservoir. The water levels are very low, maybe 5m down, following the dry spring. We turned away and up the hill… And up, and up… Read more
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The forecast was dry but VERY windy, so we decided to stay low rather than risk being blown off the high peaks. So we parked in Hartington, and walked down the river Dove (in the footsteps of Izaak Walton & his fishing bro Charles Cotton). We passed a GCSE Geography field trip, measuring the river Read more
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