#Nightjars are mysterious birds and it was such a privilege to hear and see one in #Wales with @northwaleswt.bsky.social - read my account of the adventure @nation.cymru
#nature #conservation #Gwydir #ornithology #Cymru #naturewriting #placewriting #nonfiction #placeandbirds #Eryri #birds #wildlife
Overcast grey sky reflected in Llyn Glangors with trees on lake margins; clear water.
"the noblest oaks in all Wales grew on this rock" Pennant (1778), Carreg-y-Gwalch
#Gwydir Forest and its lakes - an ancient place with a rich environmental history of early botanical explorations, #limnology, metal mining, nature conservation, "acid rain" and afforestation
#Gwydwr #envhist #Wales
