Surprise sighting on my bike ride!

Surprise sighting on my bike ride!

Well, well, well! Not only have we got Kate Humble and Chris Packham in our area filming Springwatch we also have another famous Welsh celebrity on our highways and byways. I was enjoying my usual bike ride along the back lanes of Aberangell when who did I nearly run over but none other than Griff [...]

Springwatch is coming to the Dyfi Valley!

BBC Springwatch visit the Dyfi Valley!

The Springwatch team has chosen Ynys -hir RSPB reserve as its first ever Welsh base. Starting at the end of May the new season of Springwatch will feature much of the fantastic wildlife that is to be found here in the Dyfi Valley. Ospreys, lapwings, redshanks and otters are all regular visitors to the reserve [...]

Dyfi’s breeding ospreys.

Dyfi's breeding ospreys

Nora, a female osprey has just laid her first egg at the nesting site at Cors Dyfi Reserve. This is the first time in 400 years that ospreys have successfully mated in the Dyfi valley. The hide and visitor centre has plasma screens showing live pictures of the ospreys. The centre is open throughout the [...]