Date
7 November 2020Location
Braichmelyn Forest SH 62976 65948; 53.17293°N, 4.05149°WRelated
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Treborth Botanic Garden
Two Dragons Garden, Treborth Botanic Garden
Date
17 October 2020
Location
Treborth, Bangor
SH 55240 71098; 53.21714°N, 4.16947°W
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Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo
Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo
Date
17 October 2020
Location
Bog Garden, Treborth Botanic Garden,
Treborth, Bangor
SH 55240 71098; 53.21714°N, 4.16947°W
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“Chimonobambusa tumidissinosa
Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo
From Southwest Sichuan and northeast Yunnan (China), has been used for walking sticks since the Han Dynasty. Edible shoots.”
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How green are my sheep? 🐑🐑🐑
Well, not exactly my sheep. They were just paying a visit to my garden.
Date
17 September 2020
Location
Bethesda, Wales
Lon Las Ogwen
Lon Las Ogwen
Date
30 August 2020
Location
Hydro Ogwen Scheme turbine house, Lon Las Ogwen, Bethesda
SH 62451 65677; 53.170381°N, 4.059216°W
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Conwy Water Gardens
Pheasant, Conwy Water Gardens
Date
16 August 2020
Location
Rowen, Conwy
SH 76563 72830; 53.23809°N, 3.85099°W
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Shinrin-Yoku
Braichmelyn Forest
Date
7 June 2020
Location
Braichmelyn Forest, Bethesda
SH 63198 65597; 53.16984°N, 4.04802°W
Tan-y-garth
Social-distancing sheep, looking towards Carnedd Dafydd, Tan-y-garth
Date
26 March 2020
Location
Tan-y-garth, Bethesda
SH 63635 66621; 53.17915°N, 4.04193°W
Bodnant Garden
Bodnant Garden
Date
21 March 2020
Location
Bodnant Garden, Tal y Cafn, Conwy
SH 80019 72289; 53.23402°N, 3.79903°W
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Captivity
Welsh Mountain Zoo
Date
3 January 2020
Location
Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay
SH 83619 78854; 53.29380°N, 3.74753°W
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Plas Newydd
Café I – Condiments
Date
31 March 2019
Location
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey
SH 52085 69639; 53.20317°N, 4.21601°W
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Welsh Mountain Zoo
Chimpanzee
Date
2 January 2019
Location
Colwyn Bay
SH 83619 78854; 53.29380°N, 3.74753°W
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Bodnant Garden
Easter (sponsored by Cadbury)
Date
1 April 2018
Location
Bodnant Garden, Tal y Cafn, Conwy
SH 80019 72289; 53.23402°N, 3.79903°W
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Welsh Mountain Zoo
Welsh Mountain Zoo
Date
28 December 2017
Location
Colwyn Bay
SH 83619 78854; 53.29380°N, 3.74753°W
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Braichmelyn Forest
Braichmelyn Forest
Date
15 October 2017
Location
Braichmelyn Forest, Bethesda
SH 62840 65566; 53.16947°N, 4.05336°W
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Chirk Castle
Standing guard…
Date
26 August 2017
Location
Chirk, Wrexham Country Borough
SJ 26890 38042; 52.93476°N, 3.08920°W
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Powis Castle
Powis Castle
Date
23 August 2017
Location
Powis Castle, Welshpool
SJ 21494 06513; 52.65063°N, 3.16188°W
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Plas Tan y Bwlch – Snowdonia National Park Environmental Studies Centre
Plas Tan y Bwlch
Date
22 August 2017
Location
Plas Tan y Bwlch, Maentwrog, Vale of Ffestiniog
SH 65548 40623; 52.94608°N, 4.00245°W
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The first manor house on the Tan y Bwlch estate is thought to have been built in the 17th century by Evan Evans, who was Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1635. In around 1748 the house was rebuilt by Robert Griffith, grandson of the Evans heiress Catherine. In turn the Griffith family male line also came to an end and Robert’s granddaughter Margaret inherited the estate. In 1789 she married William Oakeley from Staffordshire. The Oakeley family was involved in many developments in the local area, including agricultural land improvement, slate quarrying in Blaenau Ffesiniog, and the creation of the Ffestiniog Railway. The family owned the estate until 1961.
Meirionnydd County Council purchased the house and grounds in 1969 and in 1975 it was opened as the Study Centre by the Snowdonia National Park Authority. Renovations of the property and gardens funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and CADW were carried out in 2004-05.
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Laburnum Arch, Bodant Garden
Laburnum Arch, Bodnant Garden
Date
29 May 2017
Location
Bodnant Garden, Tal y Cafn, Conwy
SH 80019 72289; 53.23402°N, 3.79903°W
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Treborth Botanic Garden
Treborth Botanic Garden
Date
20 May 2017
Location
Treborth, Bangor
SH 55240 71098; 53.21714°N, 4.16947°W
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The land for Treborth Botanic Garden was purchased by Bangor University in the 1960s in order to develop a plant collection for its Botany Department. The garden had previously been developed in the 1840s as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway’s planned tourist destination Britannia Park. This was designed by architect and gardener Sir Joseph Paxton (1803 – 1865) – best known for designing the 1851 Great Exhibition’s Crystal Palace. However, lack of funding led to the project being abandoned.
The botanic garden is host to more than 2,000 native and exotic species and the university maintains six glasshouses on the site. The university provides free access to the grounds to the public throughout the year.
