Category Archives: Wales

The sounds of Coed Rheidol

Posted on 12/06/2018 by

I took my visually-impaired friend Marika Kovacs for an early-morning walk to Coed Rheidol to listen to birds Continue reading →

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The Big Welsh Walk: another triumph

Posted on 10/06/2018 by

The second Big Welsh Walk in Ceredigion, organised by Ramblers Cymru, was a great success. Continue reading →

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Gregynog’s wood warblers

Posted on 21/05/2018 by

Ramblers Cymru’s Welsh Council was held at Gregynog this year, a fascinating place. Continue reading →

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Practice for the Big Welsh Walk

Posted on 02/04/2018 by

With only two months until Ramblers Cymru’s Big Welsh Walk it was time to put in some practice. Continue reading →

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Rhagrith, or Welsh hypocrisy

Posted on 18/12/2017 by

The Welsh Government wants people to use public transport but then fixes meetings so that this is impossible. Continue reading →

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Rhodri’s route

Posted on 19/05/2017 by

If it was not for Rhodri Morgan, former first minister of Wales who died on 17 May, we might have no Wales Coast Path. Continue reading →

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The legacy of the Big Welsh Walk

Posted on 16/05/2017 by

The Big Welsh Walk (Taith Gerdded Fawr Cymru) took place in Ceredigion on Saturday 6 May.  I joined the 200 people taking part.  We could choose from walks of 15, 10 or six miles and I went for the 15-mile one. … Continue reading →

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