A Walk in the Woods.

Dry, grey and not too cold today.

At last I made it out for a Sunday afternoon walk. 17 of us met up at Tal y Bont for an 'easy' walk through the surrounding woods and fields. We ended up walking 5 miles and I suspect it may have been a little hard going for a few of us with various health conditions but we slowed down when needed and we all made it in the end. Not that there is much alternative once you've set out. 

The beginning and end of the walk took us through the woods which had been planted up with an experimental mix of native and non-native species. I don't know if a follow up had come to any conclusions about this method of planting.

From the woods we walked across the fields to the ruins of an old cottage next to which were some farm buildings that are still in use. We sat inside the shell of the cottage to eat lunch though after a substantial breakfast of porridge followed by a croisssant I just had a small peanut butter sandwich and a cup of coffee. 

Then back across more fields, through some wet and muddy patches, past a farm and out onto a lane.

That took us to a viewpoint where we could see right across the bog to Ynyslas and Aberdyfi across the river. Borth (not in the picture) is off to the left-hand side.

Down the lane, past a well maintained farm after which we went across more muddy fields and back into the woods before arriving back at Tal y Bont.

As ever it was great to be out in the countryside chatting to interesting people and discovering more of the local area. 

By the time I got home there wasn't time to do much more than feed the cat, relax for a bit, do my Duo Lingo and write this. Next will be supper and for light entertainment Dancing on Ice which has started up again. It's not as interesting as Strictly but okay for a bit of light hearted fun.