aging_rockerEast Usk Lighthouse as seen from Newport Wetlands.
#photography
#blackandwhite
#canon
#lighthouse
#newportwetlands
#gwentlevels
Lukas VFN πͺπΊ#Conservation success: Rare #birds make remarkable comeback
https://nation.cymru/news/conservation-success-rare-birds-make-remarkable-comeback/
"Before 2020, #bitterns had previously not bred on the #GwentLevels for at least 200 years, yet officers have recently recorded four separate nests at the reserve... The #MarshHarriers originally arrived at #NewportWetlands in 2016 and the original pair raised 12 chicks between 2017 and 2022. A second pair began breeding at the reserve in 2023 and successfully fledged 3 chicks."
Conservation success: Rare birds make remarkable comeback
In the face of the current nature and biodiversity emergencies, and the risk of extinction faced by some species across Wales, stories of conservation success can offer us hope for the future. One such uplifting example involves the remarkable return of two of the UKβs rarest and most elusive marshland birds β bitterns and marsh [β¦]
AimlessWelshWandererBack to the #GwentLevels and the #WalesCoastPath today for a #wander from #Redwick to #Caldicot. Frequent squally showers made it, mostly, a #monochome day.
I've been enjoying my wanders on the #GwentLevels recently, the idea that these unique habitats are threatened is infuriating π€, have a read and sign the petitions if you feel the same:
"New battle to save unique Gwent Levels from development": https://nation.cymru/news/new-battle-to-save-unique-gwent-levels-from-development/
New battle to save unique Gwent Levels from development
Martin Shipton A countryside charity that fought off a proposal to build a motorway through a unique wetland area is having to defend the same landscape against new encroachment. Having helped persuade First Minister Mark Drakeford to reject the M4 relief road that would have split the Gwent Levels in two, the Gwent Wildlife Trust [β¦]
Back to the #GwentLevels for a #Wander today, From #Goldcliff to #Redwick. Pictured are:
- The Second Severn Crossing (don't make me say it's official name π )
- A "Putcher Rank"; historically, baskets would have been suspended between these rows of stakes to catch fish .
- Looking along Windwill Reen, Llanwern Steelworks in the distance
- St Thomas' Chuch in Redwick showing the highest level the water reached in the "Great Flood of 1606".
A few #Insect pictures from this week's walk along the #WalesCoastPath on the #GwentLevels.
A #RedAdmiral #Butterfly
A mating pair of #RuddyDarter #Dragonfly
A #CommonBlue butterfly
A #FurrowOrbWeaver #Spider
Some of my #Bird spots from yesterdays #Wander on the #GwentLevels, plenty more were seen, but pictured are
- A #Swallow
- #BlackeHeadedGulls, #BlackTailedGodwit and #Lapwing
- A #GreatSpottedWoodpecker, and
- A #Pheasant
Bank on the #WalesCoastPath for a #Wander today. From The #NewportWetlandsCentre to the #SeaWall at #Goldcliff. Here's some views..... I'll post some birds and bugs tomorrow
A selection of #Butterflies and #Birds seen on yesterday's #Wander on the #gwentlevels
-A #Gatekeeper / #HedgeBrown #Butterfly
-A #PaintedLady Butterfly
-A female #Mallard #Duck, and
-#GreyHeron, #LittleEgret and #BlackHeadedGull on #PeterstoneGout
My first and probably only #Wander of the week today, another stroll along the #WalesCoastPath, this time the #GwentLevels from St Brides Wentlooge near #Newport to Lamby Way in #Cardiff. Not great weather for photography, but a fascinating area for its geography, history and wildlife... now I need to read more about it. So here's some photos of
looking East and West along the levels, one of the many "reens" and a #Panoramic shot of the "Rumney Great Wharf"