Reflecting on 8 Years of Ashdown Forest
I’ve never known a place of natural beauty so well as Ashdown Forest — the vast East Sussex heathland immortalised by A.A Milne in his Winnie the Pooh books, and […]
Snowdonia from Porthmadog
I was lucky enough to be in the passenger seat of the car while driving over the Britannia Terrace. It was golden hour and the view north to Snowdonia was […]
Recharge After Work
A jaunt up the Beacons to recharge after work. The drive up was cracking in itself, but stepping out onto the Beacons and bathing in the Skylarks’ song, listening to […]
Walking Sarn Helen Roman Road – From Banwen to Crynant
March. Normally a lovely time of year to walk. But this year, reports just came out that we had the wettest March for 30 years, and it’s not hard to […]
First Walk at Penwyllt
My solo walks have been thin on the ground this year. So when I had the opportunity to go this weekend, I jumped at it. Having lived in Ystradgynlais for […]
Forest Trail in Coed Y Brenin
We stayed at Gelli Goch cottages near Dolgellau for an autumn getaway. The weather was pretty horrific throughout, but when there were some sunny spells, I was quick to get […]
The Sleeping Giant At Dawn
The Sleeping Giant (Cribarth) is a hill in the Brecon Beacons, overlooking the village of Abercrave. It was given its name due to its profile from the south west looking […]
Cantref Reservoir in Late Winter
Took the scenic route through the Brecon Beacons on the way back from a day out. Couldn’t help but pull over as soon as I saw this scene. The graduated […]
Halfway Forest in the Snow
It’s Sunday 10th December, the first of my two consecutive days off from the day job. I lie reading in my bedroom, watching snowflakes flutter down onto the front gardens […]
My First Visit to Caio Forest
A change in my work shifts means I now start at 4 pm most days giving me the freedom to get out and enjoy the autumn for a few hours […]
Sgwd Gwladys in Autumn
As one of the easiest accessed waterfalls in waterfall country Sgwd Gwladys (Lady Falls) is an extremely popular waterfall causing the road near the Angel Inn to fill with cars […]
Worm’s Head and Rhossili Bay
Less than two weeks living back in Wales, my birthplace, and I’d travelled down to Rhossili with the intention of descending the steps down to the beach, rather than just […]