The view of Llyn Brenig from the car park off the Nantglyn Road.
The wind turbines seem to be multiplying.!
I can hear the Skylarks, but I can't see them!
A Meadow pipit posing.
Walking on the edge.
A posing Stonechat.
Our first view of the Osprey.
Another view of the Osprey.
Drinks break by the lake.
Llyn Brenig from drinks spot.
Catch of the day!
Another distant view of the Osprey's nesting platform.
The sailing club are out on Llyn Brenig.
The view from our lunch spot.
Looking down Llyn Brenig from the dam crossing.
Greylag geese protecting their goslings.
Win turbines up-close!
A Cuckoo calling - like the Skylark heard but not seen!
The path uphill to where we are parked.
Hazy views of the Clwydian Hills, possibly Moel Famau.
Walk Stats:
Distance: 11.2 miles. Climb: 719’
Time: 5 hours 50 minutes.
On the move walking average: 2.6 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Temperature: 13.5 Celsius at the start. 17.8 Celsius at lunch in the shade. !6.7 Celsius mid-afternoon.
Beaufort Wind Force: Max 3, a 11.2 m.p.h. Gentle breeze mid-afternoon on the eastern side of the lake.
Group: Martyn, Mike and Ed.
The weather forecast today was looking good, with only a small chance of a shower around lunchtime. In fact, the weather we better than we expected and, in the morning, we were blessed with warm sunshine and very little wind.
After lunch it was more of intermittent sunny spells an mor breeze, especially as we crossed the dam.
Arriving at the start, it felt quite cool, but it wasn’t long before some of us were discarding some of their outer gear.
Although the main aim of the walk was to see the Osprey, the walk started well when we heard our first Cuckoo calling s we descended the path to the lake. In fact, we heard Cuckoos calling all round the walk.
Llyn Brenig was higher than on previous visits and we were unable to walk along the “beach” and had to stick to the path through the Heather.
Although quite a long way off, we were able to see the Osprey on its nest, and much better on the live streamed camera showing in the Wild Life Trusts Observation Hut.
Lunch was taken at the visitor centre where we used one of the picnic tables overlooking the lake.
Distant views were very hazy and even Moel Famau wasn’t that distinctive.
Overall, an enjoyable walk, although by the end my feet were telling me this walk had been longer than our usual walks.
Birds seen or heard today: Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Black billed magpie, European robin, Common blackbird, Common chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Winter wren, Common whitethroat, Woodpigeon, Skylark, Meadow pipit, Lesser black back gull, Goldfinch, Common starling, House sparrow, Canada goose, Greylag goose, Willow warbler, Mallard, Common buzzard, Blackcap, Sand martin, Cuckoo and Osprey.
Two of called in to the Dinorben Arms at Bodfari for refreshments, where Mike enjoyed id pint of Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and enjoyed my pot of tea!
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