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| 16:01 UK time, Friday, 23 April 2010
Farming Awards
Alun Wyn Evans has beaten off stiff competition to be named Wales' winner of the Nature of Farming Award, a competition run by the RSPB and Countryfile magazine.
Mr Evans's 55-hectare farm in Meirionnydd, NW Wales is a haven for breeding lapwing and attracts yellowhammer and curlew, which are all in serious decline in Wales.
His farm is also home to a variety of plants such as the eye-catching marsh orchids and yellow irises.
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Surfing
It looks like the three week wave drought is finally over! as low pressure heads our way on Sunday and into next week. Surfing widows everywhere will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief.
The Welsh National Surfing Championships are scheduled to take place from 1-3 May at Freshwater West in Pembroksehire - a real testing ground for any surfer. More on that next week.
Walking
The first in a series of 9 guided walks in 9 different locations over the coming 9 months led by the National Trust on Gower took place this week.
30 people joined Sarah Stevens, the local National Trust Warden, for a leisurely paced walk around the cliff tops of Worms Head,
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The next walk is on Sunday 30 May taking in Pennard
Cliffs, Pwll Du and
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There is a charge of £3 per person and booking is
essential. For further information please call 01792 390636
Gardening
A small corner of Anglesey will explode into colour next week as the rhododendron garden at comes into bloom. Over 50 varieties are crammed into the 5 acre garden owned by the National Trust, which is open from now until the end of June.
Bird spotting
The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Osprey cam is once again operational so you can spy on the osprey's nesting at Glaslyn. Apparently there are three eggs in the nest now so great news
Photography
Unless you've had your head buried in the sand over the last fortnight you'll be aware that the volcanic eruption over in Iceland produced some spectacular sunsets thanks to all the ash floating around in the atmosphere and a lack of rain. The gallery we compiled with your photos featured some spectacular shots.
Skomer Marine Nature Reserve
Celebrated it's 20th Annniversary and I popped along to see if I could photograph a puffin from a boat - I had mixed results!. You can read all about it in a previous blog.
Fake eggs are good for business
by Cardiff Council to cope with nuisance seagulls during breeding season.
Traffic in SW Wales
T which has been closed off. The M4 section is due to open again later this evening.
That's it for now. Hope you've enjoyed the blogs this week.
If you've got anything you'd like me to feature in this blog, then e-mail me at wales.nature@bbc.co.uk and I'll do my best to give it a mention.
Have a great weekend and slap on plenty of sun cream!
Gull
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