Wylfa Ceases Generation

BBC films inside Wylfa power station as it ceases generation. 30 Dec 2015.
Last Day.
In Pictures.

Unfderwater Archaeology

With all the rain many of the archaeology trenches are currently swimming pools!

The Daffodil

The Daffodil, tidal turbine ready for testing.

Local Delays

Local delays caused by the works to transfer local electricity lines underground.

Marsh at Ogof

All the rain is busy filling up the marshlands.

How to Store Renewable Energy

Compilation report of different methods of storing renewable capacity. BBC Report, but also in other media. Battery technology improvements and non-polluting sources are being found.

"We are moving away from very large conventional power stations that produce electricity which is sent through the grid to consumers, to a system where power is produced in a much more distributed way," says IHS's Sam Wilkinson.

Storm Desmond

The forth named storm of the year. Desmond adds to wind damage and heavy rain and flooding.

No waves off Wylfa, as the storm is coming in from the south and the bay is sheltered, but you can hardly stand up on the Head itself!! Needless to say, no other walkers about this morning.

BBC Regional reports - Wales  Scotland N Ireland England

Read About Uraguay Energy Mix - No Nuclear

Guardian report on energy mix in Uruguay, but no nuclear.

Plans for Wylfa Closure Announced

Wyfa closure announced BBC report

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.

Halloween Sunset

Archaeology Survey

Archaeology survey works began this week. Lots of trenches being cut by machine across all fields. Some local footpaths have been closed while the works are undertaken.

Observation on a Fence

Strange what effects a simple fence creates in the landscape.
The insertion of this fence to prevent access to the nature reserve was seen earlier this year.
Already a strip of longer dried grasses and seed heads have been created by the grass cutters keeping clear of the fence, and the cows grazing the other side, and walking up and down the fence have created their own path.
Google maps doesn't yet record the erection of the fences.

Lost Buoy

Washed up at Port y Pistyll.

Rainbow over Wylfa Head

Rainbow morning.

China Syndrome

I leave this comment to Polly Toynbee of The Guardian.

Panorama from ground to sky

Normal Sky

Porth y Pistyll from west

Drilling rig coming here soon.

Continual Survey and Monitoring - sea water

Continual survey work. Checking sea water concentration.

Sunset from Tregele

Red sky at night.

Checking Lobster Pots at Porth yr Ogof

Regular checking of lobster pots.

Fuschia Hedge

Fuschia hedge near Castyll Gardens, Porth y Pistyll still looking great.

Starlings Gathering

The swallows have all left, starlings now starting to gather together.

Autumn Berries

Autumn is here, but feeling more like the summer we didn't have, calm, warm, sunny.
Good for autumn colour.

Water Pipes Laid to Porth y Pistyll

Water pipes laid on to the cove at Porth y Pistyll.

Wasdale Show - Lake District

Event at Wasdale Show, Lake District Sat 10 October 2015

https://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/wasdale-show-this-saturday-we-will-be-there-to-stop-moorside/

Flammanville Construction Flaws

EDF power station construction at Flammanville under threat from safety checks.
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2985650/flamanville_nuclear_safety_fail_sounds_death_knell_for_hinkley_c.html

Planning Permission for Drilling at Port y Pystyll

View from Cestyll gardens towards where the drilling will take place off
Porth y Pystyll

BBC News Report

The firm behind an £8bn power station on Anglesey has been given permission to drill boreholes in the seabed as it prepares its building plans.

Wylfa Newydd power plant will employ more than 1,000 people once it begins working in the first half of the 2020s.

Horizon Nuclear Power will look at the seabed structure at Porth Y Pistyll after getting a marine licence.

It will use the information gathered for planning and design aspect of potential marine works at the site.

Porth yr Ogof