Exploring The Area

[Hugo]

I had a short stroll in Pwllycrochan Woods yesterday as part of the once a day exercise and It's been a while since I had a walk there even though it's on my doorstep.
From Pen Y Bryn Road I walked a short distance down King's Drive and turned right into the woods and had a good look around the place.   It's a mature woodland of mainly deciduous trees but there are a good number of fallen and dead trees there awaiting to be tidied up.
After looking around I made my way to the stream and crossed the bridge and then back onto King's Drive where I walked up the road to the bad bend and crossed over the road and followed the stream back until I came back to Pen Y Bryn Road and then back home for a nice coffee

[Ian]

Did you know there are at least 93 different varieties of trees growing there? Used to take the children when they were little every week to learn about trees.

[Hugo]

I didn't know that there were so many different varieties of trees Ian, that's incredible and it's a nice place to explore.     As I was walking I could hear the Woodpeckers drumming on the trees and the Buzzards calling out from above and there is a lot of wildlife hidden from view.
Many years ago an Italian snake escaped from the Welsh Mountain Zoo into the woods and she was pregnant at the time.  She was a live bearing one and gave birth in the woods and I'm told that the snakes survived, thankfully they are not the poisonous variety

[DVT]

Hopefully the snakes are not coronavipers!!!

[Hugo]

I had a walk down King's Drive yesterday and stopped at the cross roads with the Old Highway to take a photo of the building Cambrian mentioned previously.  Then I followed the Old Highway past the Zoo and it was sad to see that the Zoo was closed just like so many businesses are with this lockdown
Just before Seren Y Dyffryn the caravan park I turned left and took the public footpath up to "The View"  but just as I got into the field I was surprised to see the monkey on the gate so I took his photo.     I only stayed at the view long enough to take some photos and then made my way home along Copthorne Road
It was only after I got home that I checked my camera and found that the settings were wrong so I deleted most of the photos.     Still I reckon there will be a few more months of this lockdown so I'll be able to do the walk again sometime

[Hugo]

I had the once a day walk today and walked up to the Bryn Cadno Nature Reserve and it was such a lovely day,  as I walked along the path the sweet smell of the Gorse was just incredible.    The views from up there are quite stunning so after taking some photos and walking around the reserve I made my way down a narrow footpath to Honeysuckle Lane.    Coming towards me were a couple with three Whippet type dogs and while I moved over to give some distance between me and the couple one of the dogs had a poo.
The guy walked past and said that he would pick it up on his way back so I said sarcastically to him " yeah, I'm sure that you will".  Anyway I walked on a bit and stopped, the couple had words and he returned and picked up the poo in a blue bag.    I wouldn't be surprised if that blue bag is discarded somewhere after I left.     It's action like that that gives dog owners a bad name
Anyway by then I was so hot in my fleece and decided to cut short my walk and went down Mountain Lane to get to Copthorne Road and then home

[Nemesis]

Lucky you didn't get a whop round the ear from the man with the dog poo. Some people can be incredibly nasty.

[Hugo]

I didn't think of it at the time, perhaps I should have done because  these tired old legs of mine can't move that fast nowadays

[mondie]

I have had some fantastic daily walks these past few weeks as the rat and I explore more on Conwy after moving here from Llandudno last month.

We are so lucky to live in this amazing place in the world.

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[Hugo]

Absolutely stunning photos Mondie         

You'll have to go out more often and take some more photos as they are a treat to see.

What camera and lens did you use to get such images as those?

[Nemesis]

Wonderful pics. Mondie. Love your dog, we had a Schnauzer for a number of years, used to walk miles with her. Alas not nowadays, the dog we have now isn't the worlds best on a lead and I have trouble walking. Ah well, happy memories.

[SteveH]

          great photos, more please.

[mondie]

Thanks for the nice comments, I will add a couple more to this post    Schnauzers are wonderful dogs Nemesis, she enjoys the walks and country smells. A good couple of hours ramlbing on a nie sunny day certainly gives her an excuse to sleep the rest of the day away.

Absolutely stunning photos Mondie         

You'll have to go out more often and take some more photos as they are a treat to see.

What camera and lens did you use to get such images as those?

Just a Samsung phone Hugo. I have a 'good' camera but I don't usually bother to carry it on longer walks, inevitably there are times when I wish I had it with me.

Cheers

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[Hugo]

You don't need a camera when you can produce quality photos like that Mondie.    My main camera is a Panasonic Lumix bridge one and weighs about 2 lb  which is quite heavy to lug around on a walk.
I wouldn't mind if my photos turned out half as good as yours after the effort of carrying it around

[SteveH]

Again excellent photos, but I do think, you are training for a marathon on the sly.