Archives for January 2014

Bridges

2nd January 2014 By Ty Olaf Cottage

It appears that the Elan Valley Trust are struggling to decide what to do about the bridges that provide and have provided access into Elan Village. There are two by the entrance to the Elan Valley Visitor Centre. The one in use is a Bailey bridge built when the original suspension bridge became frail. The […]

After a late start the Jam making gets underway
Normally fruit picking, mainly, to start, strawberries, making would be well underway by the second week in June. This year it was a rather late start when we produced our first 10 jars of jam, initially of blackcurrant. The tiny wild and alpine strawberries managed a showing, which will continue throughout the summer, and a […]
The Berghaus Dragon’s Back race at Ty Olaf
All sorts of busyness outside Ty Olaf this morning. We were reminded of the time a group of guys were unloading a van beyond the Visitor’s Centre. We were inquisitive and asked what was going on. “I can’t tell you” one of the workers said, “but its going to be epic. And it was. The […]
The antique French campaign bed
It has been a long job but, at last, the French bed is looking ready! We bought the bed in an auction, and couldn’t believe our luck in getting it for such a price. It is made of oak and created in such a way that it is a very early flat pack, made generations […]
Drama at Penygarreg
Redstarts
Re-posted from Elan Valley News With the arrival of April’s warm weather came our annual influx of migrant birds with pied flycatchers, redstarts, willow and wood warblers and blackcaps all arriving in significant numbers. One of the most attractive of these is the redstart, of which the male (pictured) is the most striking. Despite the colourful […]

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