Ynyshir Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/ynyshir/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:56:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Ynyshir Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/ynyshir/ 32 32 2696646 An afternoon at Ynyshir Hall https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/06/an-afternoon-at-ynyshir-hall/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/06/an-afternoon-at-ynyshir-hall/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:31:12 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=39543 Anna and I had a pleasant afternoon at Ynyshir Hall on Sunday afternoon. We weren’t there for some more Michelin-starred dining though – we can’t afford that very often, especially now that Ynyshir is probably the most exclusive restaurant in the UK! Instead, we were there for the Cardiganshire Horticultural Society Plant Fair. The plant...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/06/an-afternoon-at-ynyshir-hall/feed/ 0 39543 Springwatch Webcams at Ynyshir https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/springwatch-webcams-at-ynyshir/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/springwatch-webcams-at-ynyshir/#respond Mon, 30 May 2011 06:49:48 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=8052 Springwatch starts tonight on the BBC. As mentioned elsewhere in this blog, this year (and for the next couple of years at least) they are coming live from Ynyshir RSPB Nature reserve in the Dyfi Valley, just up the road from us here in West Wales. It’s the perfect place for them with stunning scenery,...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/springwatch-webcams-at-ynyshir/feed/ 0 8052 Springwatch & Food Foaging at Ynyshir RSPB https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/springwatch-food-foaging-at-ynyshir-rspb/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/springwatch-food-foaging-at-ynyshir-rspb/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 05:01:40 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=7953 There’s lots going on at Ynyshir RSPB reserve at the moment. Spring Watch will be coming from there in a couple of weeks so it is all go getting things ready for the production. A studio is being set up overlooking the lake and various nest boxes are being modified to accept cameras – I...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/springwatch-food-foaging-at-ynyshir-rspb/feed/ 1 7953 A Winter Walk https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/01/a-winter-walk/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/01/a-winter-walk/#respond Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:13:02 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=6904 The glorious cold, but sunny weather is back and I finally managed to get everyone out of the house for a little walk at the Ynyshir RSPB reserve. Morgan took some persuading as he seems to be addicted to ‘Club Penguin’ on the computer at the moment, but in the end the thought of taking...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/01/a-winter-walk/feed/ 0 6904 RSPB Feed The Birds day & Geocaching https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/10/rspb-feed-the-birds-day-geocaching/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/10/rspb-feed-the-birds-day-geocaching/#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:12:37 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=6265 Morgan and I have just got back from RSPB Ynyshir where we made a bird feeder for ‘Feed The Birds Day’ and did a Scavenger Hunt. The bird feeder was a simple upside-down paper cup with suet, mealworms and sunflower seeds. For the scavenger hunt we had 30 minutes to find the following: A feather...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/10/rspb-feed-the-birds-day-geocaching/feed/ 1 6265 Feed the Birds Day https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/10/feed-the-birds-day/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/10/feed-the-birds-day/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:12:48 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=6233 It’s ‘Feed the Birds Day’ on Saturday 30th October. Organised by the RSPB, Feed the Birds Day is supposed to remind us about all the things we can do to help birds and other garden wildlife through the winter. The RSPB are running lots of Feed the Birds Day events across the UK, which includes an event at our...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/10/feed-the-birds-day/feed/ 1 6233 Tardy Bears Picnic https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/tardy-bears-picnic/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/tardy-bears-picnic/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:40:14 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5285 After our meeting of the Ceredigion Moth Group on Saturday morning Morgan and I headed back down to sea level and collected Anna and a friend of Morgan’s called Lotti and we all headed off to the RSPB reserve at Ynyshir where we were booked in for a Teddy Bears Picnic – or as it...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/tardy-bears-picnic/feed/ 1 5285 The Birds and the Bees – And Moths too https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-moths-too/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-moths-too/#respond Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:47:05 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5253 Looks as though we’re going to be having another naturalists weekend this weekend. First there’s a meeting of the Ceredigion Moth Group so I have to set my moth trap up on Friday night and then go back to it for an early morning meeting with the other members and go through the contents of...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-moths-too/feed/ 0 5253 Butterflies Flutterby https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/06/butterflies-flutterby/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/06/butterflies-flutterby/#respond Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:06:47 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5107 We seem to be spending quite a bit of time at Ynyshir RSPB Nature reserve at the moment. Yesterday was ‘Butterflies Flutter By’ walk, once again led by Caroline who was standing in for the butterfly expert. It was a hot sunny day and we did see a few butterflies but not as many as...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/06/butterflies-flutterby/feed/ 0 5107 Bird ID for beginners https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/04/bird-id-for-beginners/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/04/bird-id-for-beginners/#respond Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:39:07 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=4279 It feels as though summer is here and as a new member of the RSPB I thought I’d make use of my membership and attend some of the ‘courses’ at Ynyshir, our local RSPB reserve. Today’s course was ‘Bird Identification for Beginners’ run by Caroline. My bird ID isn’t bad but you can always learn...

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