Bodnant Garden

Bodnant Garden

Date	6 May 2013
Location	Bodnant Garden	SH 80019 72289	53.23402°N, 3.79903°W

El Cotillo, Fuerteventura

Punta de Taca, 4km south of El Cotillo

Date	29 March 2013
Location	El Cotillo, Fuerteventura	28.679899°N, 14.010494°W

Snow in Bethesda

Winter feed, Tan-y-garth Farm

Date	18 January 2013
Location	Gerlan, Bethesda	SH 63678 66726; 53.18010°N, 4.04133°W

Season’s Greetings

The Host

Felled rowan tree, Coed Bryn-engan, Capel Curig

Date	25 November 2012
Location	Coed Bryn-engan, Capel Curig	SH 73080 57571; 53.10019°N, 3.89710°W

Bodnant Garden

Bodnant Garden

Date	21 October 2012
Location	Bodnant Garden	SH 80019 72289	53.23402°N, 3.79903°W

Cwm Idwal Commemorative Plaque

Engraved slate plaque designed by Lynne Davies and unveiled by the Countryside Council for Wales in 2002.

Date	26 May 2012
Location	Ogwen Cottage car park, Llyn Ogwen	SH 64896 60434; 53.12389°N, 4.02046°W
Information	Neither of us saw a trace of the wonderful glacial phenomena around us, …a house burnt down by fire did not tell its story more plainly than did this valley. — Charles Darwin 1831 And indeed I came across a little flower, well, the prettiest thing I ever did see. Its Welsh name is Tormaen Cyferbynddail. Purple Saxifrage is its English name. Saxifraga oppositifolia is the scientific name… I thought to myself, did it grow elsewhere, and began to wander all through these old hills to see if I could find it. — Evan Roberts, 1954 first National Nature Reserve Warden, Cwm Idwal. — Commemorative plaque The commemorative slate panel, featuring quotations from Charles Darwin and Evan Roberts, was commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales, the Snowdonia National Park Authority, and the National Trust, and is mounted on the wall of the interpretive centre next to Ogwen Cottage. This location, at the western end of Llyn Ogwen, marks the start of the path to Cwm Idwal. Cwm Idwal was the first National Nature Reserve in Wales, receiving this official designation from the Nature Conservancy Council in 1954. Before becoming its first warden, Evan Roberts had worked at Rhos Quarry. Other posts about Cwm Idwal; Cwm Idwal (Wikipedia)

Braichmelyn Slate Quarry

Braichmelyn Slate Quarry

Date	23 July 2011
Location	Tyddyn-du, Braich Melyn Forest, Bethesda	SH 63437 65747; 53.17125°N, 4.04450°W

Braich Melyn South Quarry / Sion y Sian Mine

Top adit

Date	23 July 2011
Location	Braich Melyn Forest, Bethesda	SH 63066 65376; 53.16782°N, 4.04990°W
Information	Known as Sion y Sian Mine or Braich Melyn South Quarry, this was possibly an iron or copper mine. There are two adits. The upper one extends back only a few metres and opens out into a small chamber. The lower one is blocked off and is next to a now very overgrown spoil heap. Steatoda nobilis, also known as the false widow, first appeared in the UK in the 19th century, having arrived in shipments of bananas from the Canary Islands. Although a rare occurrence, the bite of this spider is painful to humans and can result in flu-like symptoms.

Braichmelyn Forest

Braichmelyn Forest

Date	16 July 2011
Location	Braichmelyn, Bethesda	SH 63247 65560; 53.16951°N, 4.04727°W

Bodnant Garden (2)

Bodnant Garden

Date	31 October 2010
Location	Bodnant Garden	SH 80019 72289	53.23402°N, 3.79903°W

Pili Palas, Anglesey

Blue Masked Lovebird

Date	23 October 2010
Location	Pili Palas, Menai Bridge, Anglesey	SH 54161 73104	53.23487°N, 4.18654°W
Further Information	Pili Palas