A Unique Opportunity.

If you get the chance, take the first part of the Aber path from the Hall down to the Dam of Aber bridge in the next few days. These fields are like no other this year. Since the farmer died earlier this year there have been no cattle grazing; nor have the fields been mown for hay or silage, apart from a track about a metre wide that forms the path. This means that there is an opportunity to see the field in its natural state and it is beautiful!

The grasses are almost waist high and as you walk through them clouds of butterflies rise up ahead of you. It is so unusual to find such an untouched meadow and it has been a real haven for butterflies and other insects. As well as butterflies there was the hum of bees in the clover which was welcome to hear as there are so many reports of bees being under threat.

We did get caught in a very heavy shower yesterday but it didn't spoil the sheer delight of being there. The farm has now been sold and the new owner may well wish to cut these fields and get some income from the land. That's why these meadows provide such a unique opportunity to experience an untouched landscape - for this summer at least.