Gower Cameos

As the nation’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and not having the protection afforded by National Park status, I often marvel at...

We’re blessed with lovely little Norman churches here, and one of the most beautiful lies in the village of Rhosilli, near the tip of the p...

I know its cold when redwings arrive on the village green. There are never great numbers, and they spread themselves out, some feeding on t...

When I was very much younger, I thought of common sandpipers as summer visitors, and I suppose that’s still true. In recent times however, ...

There are sometimes days in winter when it never really gets light.   Low, dark grey cloud hangs over everything, and even though its well ...

There are no raging rivers on Gower, just tiny brooks and gentle streams, whose waters eventually reach the open sea, or the Loughour estua...

After a period of extreme laziness, I decide to get out the mist nets this morning and see what I can catch. Bird ringing satisfies a basic...