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7
May
2010
St Marys
The church at Tal-y-Llyn is one of the oldest in Wales – a stone plaque originally states it was founded in the 9th century but historians say it must have been built in the 6th or 7th century at the latest – or even earlier!
I took this Image just after sunset when i notcied there was a light on in the church which seemed somewhat unusual
19
Mar
2010
Tal-y-llyn Otters Return
A family of otters have returned to Tal-y-llyn after an absence of three years and now a mother and her two cubs can be seen regularly playing in the waters.
“We last saw the male otter three years ago and then he suddenly disappeared,” said Ricky Francis, joint owner of The Old Rectory on the lake, a five star bed and breakfast. “To our delight he suddenly turned up again a few weeks ago and then his mate and two cubs appeared and since then we have seen them often.” “Otter populations have been recovering over the past twenty years and arenow reaching something like the numbers that they should be,” said Kate Williamson, Biodiversity Co-ordinator of the Snowdonia National Park Authority, who visited the lake to see the creatures for herself.
The news of their return has also been welcomed by Rhodri Dafydd, seniorconservation officer of the Countryside Council for Wales, based inDolgellau. “I’m delighted to see that otters have returned to Tal-y-llyn.As one of our most attractive mammals, the otter sits at the top of its food chain and is therefore an indicator of ahealthy ecosystem.
Their presence here shows that the habitats and water quality in this part of Cadair Idris Site of Special Scientific Interest can and do support a wide range of species.”The otters are now the unwitting stars of a video which is getting manyhits on Youtube. “We have filmed them, from a distance that does not disturb them, a number of times and they seem to be unbothered by the camera,” added Ricky Francis. “Our guests have been delighted seeing their antics on the small screen.”
Report, Video & Video Still Were Kindly Supplied By Ricky Francis - The Old Rectory On The Lake
8
Mar
2010
Spring Is In The Air….
Today i decided to go for a walk, the weather has been very pleasant with clear blue skies although very cold still, I walked around Tal-y-llyn Lake on the look out for some babys and maybe a little early spring lambs. There is a quite a few now and with a little patience, a long lens and sitting in a field for an hour or so i got quite a few good images. I have converted a few of these to black and white to make them a little more interesting.
The area is still quite probably due to weather issues but i am sure as the weather improves more and more people will come to visit this amazing part of Wales……….!!