There was an alpine feel in Snowdonia this morning, with flowers blooming in the valleys and a dazzling cover of fresh white snow on the tops. I was out with a group of very keen students and we’d planned to climb a peak in the Carneddau – however looking over towards Tryfan, we could see… Read more

Just back from a two day mini-expedition in Mid-Wales, hiking a trail along the Mawddach Estuary from Dolgallau to the sea side at Barmouth. It’s a great journey on a well kept trail (an old railway line for most of it). I’m told that the views are spectacular, but we were somewhat ‘in the mists’ for… Read more

Popped up into Cwm Idwal to see what the winter conditions were like this morning. There was loads of snow, but the temperatures were above freezing, with rain on the way – if I was going to climb anything, I needed to be quick. I chose to go up to Y Garn as it’s probably the… Read more

The North Wales Coastal Path provided the scene today for some coastal explorations with students today – starting out from the very nice coastal village of Moelfre on Anglesey. The tide was in, but there was still enough beach to get involved with a bit of the classic ‘Jenny’ game of ‘Hunt the Pebble’ to… Read more

Well what a difference a day makes… No Costa Blanca sunshine today! It’s been a wet Welsh day of working in the woods at the Colwyn Bay Forest School. It was, however, the kind of day where at least everyone was kept active as it was the only way to stay warm! We were rather… Read more

There was actually a thick sea mist when we woke up this morning; we could bearly see the ground from our elevated position. But by the time we’d fixed a brew, the sun had burst through in spectacular style and we were treated one last time to this amazing view. It should have been a… Read more