Remains of the harvest festival. Church of St Issui, Patricio, Bannau Brycheiniog.

The clocks went back, the sun came out in the Monnow Valley Monmouthshire.

Little fungi #fairies

Ram

If you go down to the woods today…

Two very important graphs. Net migration reached record levels in 2023 - and has since halved. The vast majority of arrivals comprises students and workers. Arrivals in small boats and asylum seekers - less than 5%. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Good morning Monmouthshire

Herefords and the setting full moon.

The clouds hung threateningly over the Monnow Valley yesterday but didn’t break. #weather

Four of the many fine churches of North Monmouthshire close to the Trothy and Usk rivers.

Acorns

Potato or Duck

Mink in the Monnow Monmouthshire

Fair weather clouds over Monmouth Monmouthshire Wales

Skenfrith Family Fun Day

Self reflection #Girasole

Monnow Bridge Monmouth Monmouthshire

Temporarily unearthed some grass snake eggs in the compost bin. Quickly reburried. Look forward to the clutch hatching later this summer. #gardening

A young blackbird found its way into our fruit cage. It wasn’t alone. A member of Hippoboscidae, or the louse fly. An obligate parasites of mammals and #birds.

An apple a day. Doesn’t last long when you are a wasp. #gardening #feedingfrenzy #wasps #insects

Always great entertainment and tonight they were in top form. @thepantaloons.bsky.social at Abergavenny Museum / Castle. Probably their best show yet.

Buckholt outdoor tapestry still holding up well. #outdoorart

Before the ferry came. #Pembrokeshire #strumblehead #Lighthouse

Do the little things. Bee hives at St David’s. #Skeps #BedwyrWilliams ancientconnections.org/2020/10/22/p...

The River Monnow is running very low. #Monmouth #Monmouthshire #MonnowValley

Know your insects. Not all yellow banded insects sting. The hornet moth or hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis). Its larvae bore into the trunks of poplar trees.

Remember that heat can be hard on wildlife. A bowl of water can be a life saver. #Hedgehog #Nature #Gardening @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

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Wales to the West. Towards Abergavenny from Buckholt this Sunday morning. Three peaks in view: Blorenge, Skirrid and the tip of Sugar Loaf. #MonnowValley #Monmouthshire

Monmouth looking good tonight. #savoytheatremonmouth #churchstreet @visitmonmouthshire.bsky.social

Every picturesque river bank needs a discarded disposable barbecue tray for the locals to clear up. #MonnowValley #Monnow #Tregate #Monmouthshire #Wales

Wild Foxgloves. Digitalis. #gardening #nature

Remember that heat can be hard on wildlife. A bowl of water can be a life saver. #Hedgehog #Nature #Gardening @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Reflecting on Dyffryn Gardens. @nationaltrust.org.uk Wales

Magpie lunch.

Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Common Spotted-orchid. In the middle of Monmouth. Very common in Wales apparently. #Monmouthshire

They’re not meant to be there. Wednesday morning break out. Sheep herding while dog walking. All back in the field now. #MonnowValley

Two stages of the ladybird in one garden visit. #Beetle #7Spot

Fendt in a furrowed field. Green tractor red wheels #Farming #landscape

Tregate Bridge. Wales to the left. England to the right. River Monnow underneath.

Swallows. Waiting to be fed. #Birds #Springwatch

Larch cones. #forest #nature #larix

Mayfly on a car door. #entomology #insects

Tramlines. Monnow Valley Monmouthshire. #Landscape #Farming

A brace of peonies. #gardening

MONMOUTH Monmouthshire

Garn Fawr, Iron Age Hill Fort. Strumble Head Pembrokeshire this morning.

Blue Sunday. Cardigan Bay. West Wales.

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