Cilpentan Bach - Holiday Cottage

06/06/2025

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The beautiful Gower coast and coastal path is a short drive. Exceptional beaches, to be explored on foot or from the sea in kayaks/paddle-boards/canoes. Wildlife havens, served by small independent cafes, brassieres and a Michelin Restaurant. Your choice of sand, sea, exercise or relaxation…..

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Oxwich Beach, located on the Gower Peninsula in Wales is hosting a wide array of plant and animal species. The beach is part of the Oxwich National Nature Reserve, a diverse ecosystem that includes sandy dunes, woodland, marsh, and extensive reed swamp.

The reserve and the surrounding ash woodlands are home to more than 600 species of plants, including various wildflowers and orchids. The woodlands, which lie on carboniferous limestone, have a great diversity of tree species, including Ash, Sycamore, Pedunculate Oak, Small-leaved Lime, and Spindle.

The birdlife at Oxwich is diverse, with rare visitors including Cetti's Warblers and Sedge Warblers. The reserve also provides a habitat for many species of insects, birds, and bats. In a recent conservation effort, 200 water voles were released at Oxwich National Nature Reserve as part of a project to reintroduce this endangered species.

The sand dunes at Oxwich, known as Oxwich Burrows, are part of a National Nature Reserve and are biodiversity hotspots, including songbirds, butterflies, and a wide array of insects. These dunes are crossed by a small stream called Nicholaston Pill. The reserve's marshy areas and reed swamps provide a home to ducks, water rails, little grebes, and moorhens. The reserve's marshland and dunes are managed by Natural Resources Wales, which works to preserve and promote the area's natural features.

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References:
https://www.first-nature.com/waleswildlife/sw-nnr-oxwich.php
https://www.iwa.wales/.../the-sand-dunes-of-wales.../
https://oxwichbayhotel.co.uk/explore/wildlife-spotting/
https://www.tristandkez.com/oxwich-bay-gower-wales

02/06/2025

We were visited last last evening by this fox, checking our field for food.

17/05/2025

Finally after a dry spring, very late bluebells

16/05/2025

A visit from a couple of our local Herons today.
There was a brief dispute about who had dibs on the pond.
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29/04/2025

Cuckoos are here
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26/04/2025

Spring is warming up and our SSSI is slowly coming into bloom.

19/04/2025

18/04/2025

Welcoming early spring flowers at Cilpentan, along with a decaying fence post that has found its inner tree 😀