Stuart Bain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#HillfortsWednesday
Less than a fortnight ago, I was enjoying the views from Crug Hywel, a brilliant Welsh site that gave the nearby town of Crickhowell its name.

Did a #SlowWays walk today: NarTen One (Narberth ➡️ Tenby, Pembs).
Flooding meant a detour, but the scenery was gorgeous and the walk thoroughly enjoyable.

Slow Ways is a brilliant initiative—helping walkers feel confident that routes are safe & accessible.
#Walking #Pembrokeshire #NarTen #Wales

Photo of me receiving the award from the Mayor - Cllr Tracey Lyddon.

Honoured to receive a mayoral award this weekend for protecting green spaces and rights of way across Pencoed. I’m really grateful to all Trailblazers volunteers who make this possible 💚💚. #Pencoed #OpenSpaces.

The Garreg-du viaduct crosses the reservoir to the Nantgwyllt church. The reservoir was constructed between 1893 and 1906 to provide water to Birmingham, 75 miles away. The old church was lost when the reservoir was constructed. The new church was sited to achieve asthetic impact aligning with viaduct.

An image from a wet day in the Elan Valley. Garret-Dudu viaduct leading to Nantgwyllt Church. #elanvalley #wales #photography #landscapephotography #nantgwylltchurch

We are delighted to share the full programme for the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Forum!

All are welcome to join us in Coleg y Cymoedd on Sat 31st January.

Book your free space here: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk

View towards Abergavenny from Pwll Du. Blue skies, big puffy white clouds. Mountains in the background. A low stone wall and low trees in the foreground. Everything is lit in cold winter light.

A mountain waterfall tumbling down a ravine with lurid green hillsides in the background.

Long views across rolling south wales hills. The hills are covered in bracken, patchwork of fields and bare trees and broken with shafts of late afternoon sunshine. The sky is soft blue and a layer of big white clouds

Long view towards the Black Mountains. The foreground is all long, wi there-dead grass in brown.

Christ on a bike am I lucky to live here. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Needed to blow the cobwebs out.

Dragon’s breath in so we decided we’d go up and get above it. Cleared 5 mins before we left. 🙄

But instead we got VIEWS. Food for my soul.

A view from the south-west of the amazing Foel Trigarn in the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire. What a statement it must have been in the landscape.

📸 mine from April this year.

#HillfortsWednesday #Archaeology #Ironage #Cymru #Tardy

A photo of Chepstow castle illuminated at night, with a tree silhouette in front and the green of the castle mound in the foreground.

Popped over the border into Wales to see our mates, The Scowles play an early evening gig at the Three Tuns in Chepstow. The place was buzzing and they played a belter. I didn't get any photos of the band but I did get a bonus shot of Chepstow castle looking atmospheric as we came out of the pub.

We’ve opened up Joker’s Field so locals can enjoy the green space. Now let’s do more together. Join us and make a difference on our next community action day! 20 December 2025, 10-12pm Coed y Iestyn, Pencoed.

#Pencoed #Trailblazers #Cymru #Wales #Community #Action #Bridgend #PencoedTrailblazers

Close up of a Puffin.

There’s just one week to go until you can book your 2026 day trip to Skomer!

We’re proud to work in partnership with Pembrokeshire Islands - the only boat operator that lands on Skomer. You can book your day trip on their website from 1st December.

📸 Alexander Mustard

Aberystwyth Town FC viewed from the National Library of Wales at dusk today...

A photograph of a medieval castle situated on a tidal creek with mudflats and beached white boats with a background of blue sky and white clouds taken on a fine November morning in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales where the poet Dylan Thomas used to hang out back in the day.

Laugharne Castle, Carmarthenshire 16.11.25

#TidesOutTuesday #Scape
#LandscapePhotography
#PhotographersofBlueSky

A great stone arch spanning the road

The famous picturesque Hafod Arch above Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion 🥰

Built by Thomas Johnes of Hafod to celebrate the Jubilee of George III's accession in the early C19th, & now a notable climb for all local #cyclists

📷 My own, Saturday

Row Fawr

Crap record shot of some of the 45 Whooper Swans near Cilsan Bridge Tywi Valley Carmarthenshire

New section of the Tywi Valley Cycle Path between Cilsan Bridge and Dryslwyn

The view from Dryslwyn Bridge

I caught the train and bus to Broad Oak, Carmarthenshire from Haverfordwest, and then cycled to Cilsan Bridge to see Whooper Swans wintering there. It was lovely to ride a section of newly constructed cycle path through the Tywi Valley from Carmarthen to Llandeilo 😊 🚴

Trailblazers are looking for someone to help link up with Wildlife Trust and Keep Wales Tidy. No experience needed — just enthusiasm and a willingness to connect. Step up as our community ambassador and help shape future events. Message me if interested.

#PencoedTrailblazers #KeepWalesTidy #Wales

#WednesdayWalls #Tenby

Cilgerran Castle #SirBenfro #Pembrokeshire #Cymru #Wales

#HaveYourSay – Bridgend Net Zero Strategy

We are looking for residents to share their views on what commitments we should prioritise in our Net Zero Strategy.

📅 Closing date: 12 January

🔗 beinvolvedbridgend.uk.engagementhq.com/bridgend-net...

It’s collections week at the Archives

We’ve begun cataloguing the records of W Clarke, Masons of Llandaff. Along with administrative records of the business, the collection includes many plans and photographs. Including this one showing the unveiling of the war memorial at Llantwit Major in 1921.

Gate expectations exceeded! the entrance to Jokers Field went from ‘lost in the wild’ to ‘open for business’. Overgrown brambles, tangled weeds, and stubborn roots—cleared! Now it’s a welcoming gateway for all. 👏to everyone who made this possible. #pencoedtrailblazers #CommunityPower

✨ Hidden for 25 years… now uncovered!
Our amazing 23 volunteers cleared 30m of scrubland to reveal a forgotten route + stile 🌿.
And they didn’t stop there—165kg of rubbish lifted from Jokers Field.

💚 Huge thanks Trailblazers—you’ve made history visible again and kept our paths clean.

Pencoed Trailblazers - 40% chance of rain tomorrow – bring waterproofs and sturdy footwear.

Everyone welcome – great to catch up and chat.

Meeting point: Jokers Field, Greenacre Drive, W3W: ///poet.vies.apricot

Check Out:
Invasive plants: bit.ly/3rZkJ8k
Poisonous plants: bit.ly/3rZkJ8k

A wet day at Laugharne castle. Splashed through the puddles and rain pouring down. Rewarded with a Welsh cake & coffee.

This monochrome picture shows a naked man lying on his side, curved in parallel to the remaining wooden struts of a wrecked vessel. They both rest upon the vast sands of Sker beach, Kenfig in South Wales. Part of the huge dunes system feature in the background, all under a dark grey sky. The author of the post states that sunshine isn’t needed to enjoy naturism in such a special venue.

The Altmart at Kenfig Dunes.
Always a focal point of the vast beach.
Naturism doesn’t need sunshine with this backdrop.

Non Sexual Nudity
#nudeartphoto
#selfie #iphone12
#skerridmawr
#kenfig #wales

Pentre Ifan Dolmen, Pembrokeshire is a collection of seven stones. The largest is the huge capstone, estimated to weigh 16 tonnes which rests on the tips of three other stones, some 2.5 m off the ground.
#StandingStoneSunday

#Carew #Castle #Pembrokeshire #Wales

We’re back next Saturday at 10am, meeting at Jokers Field, Greenacre Drive, Pencoed.

Join the Pencoed Trailblazers for another morning of fresh air, good company, and giving our paths the care they deserve. We’ll be clearing litter and tidying routes so everyone can enjoy them.

A Water Vole holding a root.

A week to go until our Ratty Returns event - an evening celebrating Water Voles and the people working hard to bring them back from the brink of extinction!

📍 Cowbridge Town Hall
📅 Thursday 13th November, 7-8:30pm

Book your place: champ.ly/Yq_El1AM

📸 Tom Marshall

4 Nov 1327: Edward II on the run, stays at Margam Abbey near Port Talbot #Cymru #otd (AMcCallum)