April 2023

    Lots of wildlife and canals this month…

    Llangollen Canal

    Just outside Llangollen is a splendid section of the canal if you just want a walk.

    It’s a duck
    Slightly misty early morning on the Llangollen canal
    Whatever it was I missed it
    Langollen canal starting to look like spring is starting
    This month we discovered Mr and Mrs Manderin duck had chosen this part of the Llangollen canal to hang out
    Chirk aqueduct
    Llangollen canal, someone with a grand sense of humour

    Oswestry Old Racecourse Common

    Oswestry Race Course (also known as Oswestry Old Racecourse Common) is a historic racecourse on ‘Cyrn y Bwch’ hill close to Oswestry in Shropshire that was used by the Welsh and English to socialise and race horses. Covering an area of 22 hectares (54 acres), the course was closed to racing in 1848 and is now an area of common land for recreation. It is a well travelled walking route because Offa’s Dyke Path passes through the site, although the dyke itself lies to the west.

    Reference; Wikipedia.org

    A lot of trails through the Old Racecourse
    Mrs B and our friends Bobby and Drift checking out some ruins at the Old Racecourse
    Horse head at both ends, if you want to know why you’ll have to nip over to the Old Racecourse and read the legend
    Some good walking just off the Old Racecourse

    Wildlife (I did warn you… ) and a bit of flora

    Lots of lambs around and about
    A squirrel at the Llangollen canal
    A rabbit in Bala
    Mr Mandarin Duck on the Llangollen canal
    A goose at Llyn Brenig reservoir
    A couple of Oyster Catchers at Llyn Brening reservoir
    A wagtail
    Pansies in the garden
    Daffodills in the garden

    Tenby

    Just nipped down for a couple of days, well, it’s only a four hour drive…

    Interesting iron work in Tenby
    If you haven’t read Under Milkwood do it it now!
    Beach at Tenby
    Tenby is a colourful place

    Other photos just because…

    Llangollen Canal
    In the Llantysilio mountains
    Lots of old fence posts in the Llantysilio mountains

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