Nature of Snowdonia

Author: Mike Raine
Publisher: Pesda Press
ISBN: 1906095108
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 183

Book Description
The first complete field guide for the mountains of Snowdonia through the seasons, its plants, animals and rocks. Everything you're likely to see in the hills at that time of year is here in one volume. Follow the seasons of Snowdonia; winter is the perfect time for studying rocks and lichen; in spring the bog flowers flourish and beautiful orchids bloom; summer brings fruits and flowers, and the trees are in full leaf; in autumn an amazing display of funghi appear, the hill farms are busy again in preparation for winter and as the nights draw in it is time again to sit beside the fire and tell tales of local myth and legend. A little knowledge of thyme, tormentil and thrift will enhance your day in the hills. Fossil trilobytes and roche moutonn'e (rock sheep), bogbean beer and caterpillar fungus, are just some of the fascinating things you will discover.

The Green Hills of Snowdonia

Author: Michael R. Phillips
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781620297872
Category : Christian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Journey to Wales in this complete collection of Green Hills of Snowdonia, including both From Across the Ancient Waters and The Treasure of the Celtic Triangle.

NATURE OF SNOWDONIA

Author: MIKE. RAINE
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906095680
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

I Bought a Mountain

Author: Thomas Firbank
Publisher: Short Books
ISBN: 1780725574
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
WITH A FOREWORD BY PATRICK BARKHAM And an essay by Welsh hill farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones 'I first saw Dyffryn in a November gale... the old house was quivering under the thrusts of the wind, and the wild, remote setting had already captured my fancy, and I will hold it till I die.' So begins the remarkable story of a 21-year-old man who, with no experience in agriculture, visited a sheep farm on a near barren Welsh mountainside in 1931 and that same day bought all 2,400 acres along with its 3000 sheep for £5,000. Set amidst the rugged grandeur of Snowdonia, I Bought a Mountain follows the struggles and triumphs of this impulsive but hard-working man and his every-bit-as-tough wife, Esme, as they fight to build the farm into prosperity. Firbank's writing is guileless and immediate and ruthlessly honest. His paean to the traditional, Welsh hill-farming way of life, transports you to a disappearing world, one ruled by the age-old rhythms of work, weather, livestock and a love of the land, and offers precious insights into conservation and sustainability.

Snowdonia

Author: Merfyn Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898630227
Category : Snowdonia National Park (Wales)
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description

Wales in Photographs

Author: Mathew Browne
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445683946
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
A stunning collection of images showcasing the different regions of Wales in all their glory, which capture the essence of the country.

Mountain Walking in Snowdonia

Author: Terry Fletcher
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 178362342X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
This guidebook describes 40 day walks exploring Snowdonia. It showcases some of the best mountain walks in the area, with routes up Snowdon and Tryfan alongside other classic peaks like Y Garn, Cadair Idris and the Glyders. Routes are graded easy to strenuous and include airy and pulse-quickening scrambles such as Crib Goch and Bristly Ridge as well as the Snowdon Horseshoe, the Nantlle Ridge and a 2-day traverse of all 15 of Snowdon's peaks over 3000ft. Walks range in distance from 4 miles (6km) to 16 miles (26km). Clear route descriptions are accompanied by OS mapping, and for each walk there is key information about distance, grade, ascent, terrain, access and parking. With useful advice on where to stay and when to go, and an English-Welsh glossary, this book is an invaluable guide to discovering both the popular and less well-trodden corners of Snowdonia. Snowdonia can justifiably lay claim to some of the finest mountain walking in Britain, from the bristling, jagged ridges of Snowdon to the huge grassy mounds of the Carneddau and the stone-girt fortresses of the Glyderau. These are big mountains with big personalities, with glowering crags and deep rocky cwms. Whether you are based in Bala, Beddgelert, Llanberis, Betws-y-Coed, Dolgellau or Capel Curig, you'll find walks in this guidebook to suit you.

Esme- Guardian of Snowdonia

Author: Teleri Bevan
Publisher: Y Lolfa
ISBN: 178461095X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
A profile of Esme Kirby, the conservationist who formed the Snowdonia National Park Society. Her career began as an actress, and at 23 she married Thomas Firbank, whose bestselling book, I Bought a Mountain (1940) tells of their married life at Dyffryn, a 3,000-acre farm near Capel Curig.

Wild Guide Wales

Author: Daniel Start
Publisher: Wild Things Publishing
ISBN: 9781910636145
Category : Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Reveals hidden places in Wales, and the Herefordshire and Shropshire Marches. Secret beaches, sea caves and coasteering. Wild swimming and waterfalls. Easy scrambles and gorge walks. Sunset hill forts and unknown peaks. Sacred sites, holy wells and standing stones. Ruined castles and more

Snowdonia Folk Tales

Author: Eric Maddern
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750966424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199

Book Description
The old kingdom of Gwynedd – the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), Ynys (Anglesey) and the Llyˆn Peninsula – may be the most mythic landscape in Britain. The ancient Druids and from it sprang the tales of Blessed Bran who protected the land, wizards who made a Woman of Flowers, and Merlin the dragon whisperer whose prophecy echoes still. The poet Taliesin walked these hills, Welsh bards told stories of Arthur by these hearths and saints made pilgrimages along these paths. From these hidden nooks the Tylwyth Teg (Fair Folk) emerged to tease the people, and through these mountain passes rode Llywelyn the Great and Owain Glyndwˆ r, living lives that would be spun into legend. Storyteller and singer Eric Maddern has gathered these old tales here and breathed fresh life into them.