Mysterious, romantic - yet accessible – Welsh island The romantic magic of Llanddwyn Island (Ynys Llanddwyn) island floats on the sea winds, touches lightly on the purple heather, and joins with the echoing seal calls on the black, offshore rocks. It affects the humans who visit here – even leading to marriage proposals. The island [...]
I’ve always been a bit afraid of cows – no reason, just think they can be a nutty, and their curiosity leads them to be very nosey. (That’s ironic, as I’m a very curious journalist…!) Anyway, back to the cows. Here on Anglesey, our public footpaths often cross farmer’s fields – with animals ranging from [...]
Spitting, choking and gurgling – qualities you may need to speak the intricate Welsh language. Or at least that’s how it is according to local women in the Welsh village where I live. I lead a weekly Conversational Welsh (CS) class – the idea being to allow Welsh learners to chat about everyday things, and [...]
I saw one of the rarest animals in Wales today – a tiny, beautiful red squirrel (Image credit: sxc.hu: Sam Segar.) By the late 1990′s, animal numbers in Anglesey had dropped to just 40. The Anglesey Red Squirrel Project was a driving force in increasing the red squirrel numbers. In 2004, the animals were successfully [...]