Another Sad Day for Whales

Japan resumes killing of Whales, despite an International Court Ruling.
BBC report
300 minke whales to be killed each year.
Shame on Japan.

Roman Fort Discovered ner Cemlyn

Daily Post report of early Roman fort found near Cemlyn.
North Wales Chronicle report.
BBC News report.
Gwynedd Archaeological Trust report.

Archaeology Surveys Still Ongoing

Surveys continuing with trial trenches near Tre'r Gof

Lichen

Grey day, grey lichen, grey wall.
But looks great.

Evening Sunshine over Cemlyn Bay

Gales in the week now behind us. Calm evening, but with more winds to come.

Swn y Mor with Cemlyn Bay

Cemlyn Bay in evening sunshine

Word Getting About - Bradwell

Bradwell-on-Sea  may also get a new power station.

Also read about decommissioning of the old station there.

Just across the water from wildlife reserves and the famous Maldon Sea Salt Company.

Filling in Trenches

The first archaeological trial trenches are being backfilled. Spot the trench.
Congratulations to the digger driver.

Highland Newcomers at Felin Gafnan

New comers to Felin Gafnan

Meet the bees at Felin Gafnan. And probably the new highlanders.

Rainbow over Irish Sea

Heavy rain showers and rainbow over the Irish Sea from Wylfa Head.

Archaeology Meeting

Yellow coats review archaeology progress this afternoon.

Monitoring Equipment

Archaeology Survey

Archaeology in the mist.
View from the footpath to Cestyll Gardens.

Archaeology Survey

Misty autumn morning, not a breath of wind, but lots of machines scraping turf to create trenches.
Survey teams in advance setting out flags to mark out the hundreds of trench positions across all fields. At least ten machines cutting perhaps 8 trenches each per day.

Footpath around Cemlyn Bay

Great autumn weather for walking the Anglesey Coastal Footpath.