Into the Wild

18/12/2017

In search of the Cantilever today - Beautiful! Glyder Fach(Cader Idris in the background), Yr Wyddfa (aka Snowdon) in the background and Tryfan of course

12/12/2017

There is life in the slate! Snow is great for tracking - Fox on the hunt and hare on the forage

11/12/2017

One of my favourite small wilds. I wonder where the frogs, newts and dragonflies are now?

03/12/2017

A day at Hell’s Mouth (Porth Neigwl) Lleyn Peninsula - Tali quote - ‘I’m having so much fun I want stay here all day’ - result :) even with a bit of learning thrown in there too - choices, responsibility and accountability! I also learnt that I need to put my child’s gloves on earlier as I had to abandon and return for our litter bounty - impressed that bins are provided for beach litter so you don’t have the dilemma of whether to stink your vehicle out or not! Well done Gwynedd Council. As an observation, the litter could have been far worse and from what we saw, it appeared to be mostly fishing industry waste with a noticeable lack in recreational waste!

21/11/2017

So many things not to flush!

18/11/2017

18/11/2017

https://www.facebook.com/exploresnowdonia.co.uk/posts/1607846102594577

15/11/2017

Have simmered for 2 hrs, now straining - cover if leaving overnight. Don’t bash it, just let gravity to the work. Cover if leaving over night. These are windfall eaters btw but crab apples wd also work well though cooking apples tend to mush quickly and I’ve no free supplies so not tried!

15/11/2017

My wife doesn’t know it but this is ‘under new management’ - mission eradicate!

15/11/2017

Don’t let em rot! - apple jelly - no peeling- super easy, cheap and tasty - savoury for your roast pork or sweet for your toast - next! - I’ll keep you posted, shortly!

14/11/2017

Don’t be too tidy out there, who knows what might want to move in. Unusual so far this year in our Dinorwig garden; a newt, an enormous toad, a jelly like fungus, nut hatch, and the Barn owl is back. Chuffed this fungi likes us!

14/11/2017

Cheeky! Training a hardy not so wild welsh section A pony for my sons

13/11/2017

We are pretty pleased with ourselves! Another mission to Dinas Dinlle and as always exploring comes up with ‘treasure’ - we think a lobster claw. The beach was actually pretty clean of large debris but still managed a bit of a clean up -

18/10/2017

Well what an amazing haul at Dinas Dinlle today! Following Wayne's suggestion, we took a stroll along the shore and as well as a bin bag full of mainly recyclable rubbish, there were still alive (and dead) sea creatures galore washed up like nothing we have seen before. Can you identify them? Post your answers in the pics comments and we will let you know who's right!

17/10/2017

Ever seen Ogwen Cottage looking as menacing as this? Taken yesterday at 1400

06/10/2017

Choose wisely if you can - try to avoid plastics as much as possible at the very least. Recycling isn't the answer, refusing is

Learn how long our trash lasts....
The increasing waste volume is a major concern for mankind. So, the best way to deal with this problem is avoiding products that generate waste materials. Unpackage your life, choose reusable, recycle, share it with friends!

26/09/2017

Important that everyone contributes to this if we want to put conservation not exploitation at the heart of national parks management

Welsh Government's consultation closes on 30th September - please act swiftly to ensure that our National Parks and AONBs retain the protection they need.

05/09/2017

This is a great idea - and definitely achievable for everyone

05/09/2017

This is a great idea - and definitely achievable for everyone

Very happy and rather excited to announce a joining of forces with and The Welsh Wildlife Trust.
Have a meeting with the whole team next week.
2018 is going to be a very full on and exciting year.

30/08/2017

So not even biodegradable and flushable wipes are actually either of those things ...

This wet wipe (marked flushable & biodegradable) was placed by LOVEmyBEACH in water back in 2012!

We find lots of these on beaches so please don't flush them.

Please sign & share our petition for clearer labelling in wet wipes: www.mcsuk.org/forms/wetwipes.php

30/08/2017

So not even biodegradable and flushable wipes are actually either of those things ...

This wet wipe (marked flushable & biodegradable) was placed by LOVEmyBEACH in water back in 2012!

We find lots of these on beaches so please don't flush them.

Please sign & share our petition for clearer labelling in wet wipes: www.mcsuk.org/forms/wetwipes.php

14/08/2017

Wet wipes have become a staple for many parents. We use them too sometimes but try flannels for hands and faces and choose biodegradable and never flush.

Wallace the Wet Wipe Monster is out and about again this week. Our pollution team will be with him on Teignmouth beach in south Devon from tomorrow until Thursday. It's part of the TRAIL event - Teignmouth Recycled Art In Landscape - & we'll be there with other orgs inc Environment Agency & South West Water Wallace will be bringing the message to beach visitors. Come see us! You won't miss Wallace - he's a whopper!

14/08/2017

Wet wipes have become a staple for many parents. We use them too sometimes but try flannels for hands and faces and choose biodegradable and never flush.

Wallace the Wet Wipe Monster is out and about again this week. Our pollution team will be with him on Teignmouth beach in south Devon from tomorrow until Thursday. It's part of the TRAIL event - Teignmouth Recycled Art In Landscape - & we'll be there with other orgs inc Environment Agency & South West Water Wallace will be bringing the message to beach visitors. Come see us! You won't miss Wallace - he's a whopper!

07/08/2017

Snowdonia's majestic wild goats, right on our doorstep! Thankfully no longer shot for profit. I'll share my garden veg rather than lose them

31/07/2017

We feel conservation should be the primary objective for national parks - not resource exploitation

A panel says Welsh national parks could lose their status as protected areas if the findings of a report are implemented.

31/07/2017

Cymdeithas Eryri Snowdonia Society

We feel conservation should be the primary objective for national parks - not resource exploitation

Exactly what we've been saying to Welsh Government for some time now...
We will shortly be asking people to respond to Welsh Government's consultation on this. It will need a big response...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-40754816

28/07/2017

We love what this family are doing !

We've arrived. Girls are on air talking about Plastic Free July and their campaign Kids Against Plastic soon. BBC Radio 4

28/07/2017

We love what this family are doing !

We've arrived. Girls are on air talking about Plastic Free July and their campaign Kids Against Plastic soon. BBC Radio 4

13/07/2017

Great infographic showing the best changes to make if you want to reduce your carbon footprint.

Governments and schools are not communicating the most effective ways for individuals to reduce their carbon footprints, according to new research.

13/07/2017

The most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren't being discussed

Great infographic showing the best changes to make if you want to reduce your carbon footprint.

Governments and schools are not communicating the most effective ways for individuals to reduce their carbon footprints, according to new research.