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| Gwenffrwd Dinas - RSPB Reserve |
Gwenffrwd Dinas sounds like something out of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings but is, in fact, an RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) reserve in mid-Wales. We visited over a decade ago when the bluebells were in full bloom and the display and scent were wonderful. Our second visit in June 2022 was less floral but equally as impressive.
As far as I can decipher, Gwenffrwd Dinas translates into Fortress by the White Stream - or something along those lines. It is an example of a temperate rainforest (aka Atlantic Oak Woodland or Celtic Rainforest).
On our previous visit, we parked in the bottom car park (left of centre) from where the carpet of bluebells could be seen in all there glory ...
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| Gwenffrwd Dinas RSPB Nature Reserve |
This time we parked in the other car park (far right) and made our way along the boardwalk (brown path)...
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| Boardwalk from the car park |
... to the T-junction before turning right onto the hardest part of the path - lots of scrambling over rocks next to the River Towy ...
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| Rocky path adjoining the River Towy |
You might want to avoid this part if you have mobility issues.
We took a small detour to see the 'somewhat underwhelming' cave where Twm Siôn Cati hid to avoid capture ...
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| Twm Siôn Cati's Cave |
Fortunately, there is an information board near the car park ...
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| Information Board for Twm Siôn Cati ... which includes a brief biography ... |
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| The Story of Twm Siôn Cati Walking is much easier now through woodland and woodland edge. There were still a few bluebells to be seen ... |
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| Last of the Bluebells at Gwenffrwd Dinas (11th June 2022) |
On the way back to the car we saw a good number of pied flycatchers. Many like this one, perched on barbed-wire and ready to dive into the adjacent field to pick up a tasty morsel ...
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| Pied Flycatcher |
From the boardwalk near the car park, I managed to film this pied flycatcher feeding young in the nest box before flying off to find more food ...
A great day out and we will be back.
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