Sunday, 1 February 2009

Time for a brisk walk....




It was a fabulous day today - bright, sunny, sharp and cold!
The temperature was 1.5 degrees but the wind chill factor made it feel a lot colder. Still, we decided to get out and enjoy the fact it was dry with a walk at Blackpool Mill.

The mill is a tourist attraction in the summer and is sited in Canaston and Minwear Woods. From here there are a number of walks to take advantage of including one known as the Knight's Way. We decided to take a walk through Toch Woods and did not see another soul the whole time we were there. It was great to have the space all to ourselves but Pembrokeshire has so many hidden gems like this place that I wonder sometimes why they are not visited so much in the off peak times of the year.

Whichever walk you choose takes you alongside the eastern arm of the River Cleddau. Last winter we visited a few times in the hope of seeing the starling roost that we heard might be heading for the reed beds every night. We saw nothing then and saw no birds today either except a solitary robin who kept flying just in front of us. Better luck next time.



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