Chris Berry

Remember the Heart of Wales? Jane Eynon Back in 2022 I was one of over 20,000 signatories to a petition to the Welsh Senedd calling for the Cambrian Mountains to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), a desig...

The Elenydd are the closest Wales has to a wilderness -- one of the last places where you can truly lose yourself in nature. As wind farm plans gather pace, the planned desecration of these mountains is nothing less than an emergency ✍️ Jane Eynon

Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say.

@jwhoopes2.bsky.social Ancient Trees!

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It was a bit creepy in Washington earlier in the week with squads of teenagers with assault rifles on every corner…….

Recorders and everything! Look forward to more…..

Great news…..

Is the picture of Dover? There are chalk cliffs near Calais and along much of the French coast. Please don’t quit BBC over geology????

Almost a monolithic as the Trondheim university Dora archive in a german uboat bunker, which had so thick concrete walls they couldn’t blow it up without destroying the whole city. So they turned it into an archive.

I was amazed to see the Maenofferen no. 2 so complete last week….. and then we had the Rhiwbach tramway to ourselves for the afternoon- perfect!

Some fine Welsh voices this morning, as men from the Cor Meibion choir sing for ITV outside Capel Rhondda

Still time to donate and save a little bit of Welsh history

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-capel...

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THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

To me, and I'm sure to my followers

SAVE CAPEL RHONDDA

Capel Rhondda is where 'Cwm Rhondda' (which you might know as 'Bread of Heaven') was sung for the first time in November 1907

Absolutely first class lunchtime entertainment!

Good to have you…..

Looking forward to seeing you…….

Music by Bach, Beethoven, Ireland, Spicer & Guilmant in St John the Baptist, Cardiff city centre 1:15pm this Friday, 11 July 2025.

Full details here:
www.paulcarr.co.uk/diary/herita...

More about the historic Father Willis organ at St John’s here:
sites.google.com/view/father-...

I hope the insurance pays out for repairs. It seems there was work on the roof at the time judging by the scaffolding…..

An interesting spot- well worth the walk!

Sorry - didn’t spot you. Too busy playing trains…..

You’ll be able to hear it from Penarth for free……

Yikes….

We share a birthday? Well I never…….

This is what happens in my experience- from the same bird?

We also have pyramidal pink ones later on…..

They have been on Park Place for a number of years now……

Maybe the bee orchid outside my office window!

Just emptied…..

Give him a plane….

Welcome!

Yes!

Always loved the Cardiff giant. I have been to Cardiff NY but not seen the giant itself (Cooperstown?). I’m more a Piltdown enthusiast though…… Shall enjoy this vid!