Christmas Day
at Gilfach Reserve
Christmas Day and we're snow bound here at Gilfach. We should have gone back to the Midlands for Christmas with the kids but the Welsh weather dictated otherwise.
The snow does have advantages. It's great to see the tracks left by the creatures of the night. There are many more rabbits than I realised and the fox has been everywhere, even around the Longhouse.
Today I've walked along the Marteg and followed otter tracks for about 300 yards. It had walked mainly along the bank, just dipping into the river every 50 yards or so. A kingfisher perched on an overhanging branch looked larger than life, I think this was due to the effect of bright sunlight and light reflected off the snow.
On a slightly negative note, I've not found any brown hare tracks. They're usually to be found in the oakwood and in the meadows below the wood.
