Natur Cymru Board visits Gilfach

The Natur Cymru Board attended the company's AGM in Llandrindod Wells recently, and then continued to the Radnor Wildlife Trust reserve at Gilfach Farm, just north of Rhayader on the A470. Here lunch was taken - see picture. From the left: David Parker (Chairman), Ivor Rees, Huw Jenkins (Development and Marketing), James Robertson (Editor), Mandy Marsh (Production Manager) and....(extreme right) Delcie Simkin (Company Secretary). In the background is the longhouse which was restored after the Radnor Trust bought Gilfach - see page 9 in the latest Natur Cymru (#43).

Part of the longhouse is open every day as a small information centre (with toilets). There is also a Visitor Centre which at present (summer holidays) is open from Wed - Sun from 1030. Tea/coffee and other light refreshments, also sales goods, books and information. See the Gilfach Farm website for details of special activities in the holidays.

After lunch the group walked down the road to the Otter Hide and then along the river, looking for otter spraints (droppings) and the Globeflowers which grow here. The Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies were (sadly) finished for the year, as they fly in June and early July. The valley is an excellent place for seeing Red Kites, and of course the Gigrin Farm Feeding Station is only a short distance away, on the other side of Rhayader.

The Gilfach scarecrow

Two final thoughts: 1. If you have never been to Gilfach - you must go! AND 2. - the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust is running a campaign to reach their target of 1,000 members - why not help by joining? You do NOT have to live in the county! You can join up by visiting the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust website.

Wildlife Trusts Wales - Natur Cymru summer edition

Artwork by Chris Chalk

• Wildlife Trusts in Wales - how did it all begin? Kate & Geoff Gibbs
• Cors Dyfi - one of nature’s jewels. Emyr Evans
• At the bottom of the garden - wildlife surveys in Cardiff. Rob Parry
• Wildlife gardening in north Wales. Anna Williams
• Running a Wildlife Trust. Huw Jenkins
• Dandelions of Cardiff. Tim Rich
• NATUR. Celia Thomas
• Fifty years ago - great black backed gulls on Skomer. David Saunders
• Lady Park Wood - the loss of ground flora. Kathleen Vanhuyse, Pieter Vangansbeke and George F. Peterken
• Coedwig ffosil Brymbo. Raymond Roberts                            
• The Denbigh plum - threats to native varieties. Oliver Prŷs Jones
• Is Pwyll y felin a turlough? Gareth Farr
• New Dyfi catchment and woodland research platform. Huw Evans
• Marine Matters - Protected or not? Mick Green
• Mammal news. Frances Cattanach
• Green bookshelf. Book reviews on bumblebees and slime moulds of Cheshire.
• A review of the Iolo Williams DVD box sets - The Secret Life of Birds and WildWales.

Publication date 22nd June (there was a slight delay as our printers, based in Aberystwyth, were victims of the recent flooding). Cover price £4.00. Quarterly by subscription £16 p.a. or £15 by direct debit. For further information visit www.naturcymru.org.uk or call 01248 387 373. If you would like to download an A4 poster for this edition please click here.

Wildlife Trusts – Natur Cymru special edition summer 2012

Original oil painting by Chris Chalk

·         Wildlife Trusts in Wales - how did it all begin? Kate & Geoff Gibbs

·         Cors Dyfi - one of nature’s jewels. Emyr Evans

·         At the bottom of the garden - wildlife surveys in Cardiff. Rob Parry

·         Wildlife gardening in north Wales. Anna Williams

·         Running a Wildlife Trust. Huw Jenkins

·         Dandelions of Cardiff. Tim Rich

·         NATUR. Celia Thomas

·         Fifty years ago - great black backed gulls on Skomer. David Saunders

·         Lady Park Wood - the loss of ground flora. Kathleen Vanhuyse, Pieter Vangansbeke and George F. Peterken

·         Coedwig ffosil Brymbo. Raymond Roberts                            

·         The Denbigh plum - threats to native varieties. Oliver Prŷs Jones

·         Is Pwyll y felin a turlough? Gareth Farr

·         New Dyfi catchment and woodland research platform. Huw Evans

·         Marine Matters - Protected or not? Mick Green

·         Mammal news. Frances Cattanach

·         Green bookshelf. Book reviews on bumblebees and slime moulds of Cheshire.

·         A review of the Iolo Williams DVD box sets - The Secret Life of Birds and WildWales.

                                                                                               

Publication date 15^th June. Cover price £4.00 or quarterly by subscription at £16 p.a. or £15 by direct debit. ISSN 1742-37400106 Format: 170 x 220mm, 50 pages, full colour.

For further information visit www.naturcymru.org.uk or call 01248 387 373.

If you would like to download an A4 poster for this edition please click here.