Archives for April 2018

What’s On in the Elan Valley

4th April 2018 By Peter Hussey

Elan Links is a new organisation that has been in development since 2013. It is a Heritage Lottery funded scheme which aims to secure the heritage of the Elan Valley and boost the opportunities available for the future. They have developed an excellent website to promote the valley and to outline all the wonderful things […]

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 […]
Spring bursts into the Ty Olaf garden

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