The weather today has been gloomy, grey and frequently wet though I did see a patch of blue sky at one point.
Happy Saint David's Day,
and to celebrate the first day of Spring-
A Spring Lamb.
We had a local walk today which took us down to the edge of the bog and back up to Taliesin.
We met up in Tal Y Bont just behind the hill on the right of the photo, doubled up in the cars and drove to a parking space on the edge of the woods. Our route took us to the right, around the side of the hill then down to the edge of the bog in a big loop back round to Taliesin (to the left of the photo).
From there we walked to a small wood which has been set up as a community space and forest school where we stopped for lunch. After lunch we walked along a lane far a while before cutting across the fields and back up the hill to the cars. The walk was just under 5 miles.
Borth Bog or to give it its proper name Cors Fochno is the largest lowland raised peat bog in Europe. The browns of the dry vegetation contrast with the bright green of the surrounding fields that were once part of the bog.
Looking back at Snowdonia on the far side of the Dyfi.
We walked along the side of one of the many ditches that help to drain the water from the bog. You can see the woods where we stopped for lunch right in the centre of the photo. With all the recent wet weather the ground underfoot was generally rather wet and muddy. Luckily my boots remain waterproof.
Once we reached Taliesin we stopped at a handy shelter in the community woods to have lunch. Since our last visit there have been a lot structures built, more photos to come.
As usual there was much discussion of the tree and plants we passed. Already flowering were dandelions, celandine and of course snowdrops.
