Having been suffering with a cold, I decided to stop moping about and go out and get something done. So I headed off in the car, and after a few stops I ended up at Garn Lakes Local Nature Reserve, at Blaenavon.
The two lakes have been created on old industrial workings, and are now an important lapwing breeding site, as well as being a great place to walk a dog or small children. Mostly it was geese and ducks today, plus a solitary gull and a pair of coot.
Adjacent to the lakes is the Blaenavon Mountain Railway, which was chugging busily up and down making the most of the Bank Holiday.
The railway only runs half a mile, from the station to the Whistle Inn. Last summer I met a chap who lives in Abertillery, the other side of the ridge. He said that every Sunday he walks over the ridge to the Whistle, has two pints, and walks home again. I wonder if he managed it today?
I took a few artsy shots, by which time I had walked right oround the two lakes, so I called it a day, and a very enjoyable stroll it was too.
The two lakes have been created on old industrial workings, and are now an important lapwing breeding site, as well as being a great place to walk a dog or small children. Mostly it was geese and ducks today, plus a solitary gull and a pair of coot.
Adjacent to the lakes is the Blaenavon Mountain Railway, which was chugging busily up and down making the most of the Bank Holiday.
The railway only runs half a mile, from the station to the Whistle Inn. Last summer I met a chap who lives in Abertillery, the other side of the ridge. He said that every Sunday he walks over the ridge to the Whistle, has two pints, and walks home again. I wonder if he managed it today?
I took a few artsy shots, by which time I had walked right oround the two lakes, so I called it a day, and a very enjoyable stroll it was too.
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. I must get out there and have a look at the lakes, it's not too far. Very nice ice shots.
