Moel Famau

A walk from Moel Arthur to Moel Famau and beyond.

Moel Famau elevation

Moel Famau route

Very cool and blowing a gale on the tops. Wish I hadn't worn my shorts!

Moel Arthur in the morning (only car in the car park is ours)

Coastguard helicopter

View from Moel Famau summit

Spring lambs sunbathing

View over the valley

View from the Moel Famau Jubilee Tower (before being blown away)

Moel Arthur

Moel Arthur to Pennycloddiau and back. This time in the dry so the return track was passable and not a quagmire like last time. Very cloudy to begin with but brightened up a lot on the way back.

The slope on the other side of Moel Arthur is still as steep as ever!

Moel Arthur elevation

Moel Arthur route

The hills were covered in heather and gorse.

Heather and gorse up the slope of Moel Arthur

Heather on the way to the summit, distant grassy hill in the background

The view from the summit was a lot clearer than usual, even with all the cloud.

View from Moel Arthur summit

View from Moel Arthur towards Penycloddiau

360degree panorama from the summit

Various heathers

Heather and Gorse

View from Coed Llangwyfan just before...

Helicopter that buzzed us from over the hill

A helicopter was spraying bracken, flying back and forth across the valley, sometimes flying right overhead.

Heather on Penycloddiau

Heather on Penycloddiau

Heather as far as the eye can see

Even more Heather

Panorama from lunch spot on the side of track back

Heather and Gorse

Heather and Gorse

Wind farm in the distance

Up to my knees in it

Not up to my knees in it (mud that is, see the entry in March)

South East Coast

A wander around various beaches and back roads near the cottage. We finally saw the local cuckoo on the way out but it wasn't being very helpful, hiding in trees that we couldn't get close to (fences everywhere). Nothing much about at all, other than helicopters ferrying fish. Spent a few hours in the afternoon under a hide trying to get a better view and shot of the Short-eared Owl. Did it ever show? Guess.
We were surprised to see a male Hen Harrier near Gorten, it was flying low, then disappeared never to reappear. I wish I knew how they did that.
Not very happy with our output today.

Cuckoo

Cuckoo

Helicopter moving fish from sea to loch

World's worst photo of a Hen Harrier... Ever!

Gill enticing owls with delicious Date Crunch (even that didn't work)