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Criccieth before the storm
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20050825_153234
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Criccieth 8/2005
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Aphodius contaminatus
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Epichnopterix plumella
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From Hergest Ridge on the England-Wales border. Silurian (~420-440MYA) sedimentary mudstone looking toward Hanter Hill, an igneous intrusion more than 100 million years older (Neoproterozoic - Microgabbro).
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On Hergest Ridge, Offa's Dyke Path
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On Hergest Ridge.
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Hergest Ridge summit. Silurian (~420-440MYA) sedimentary mudstone.
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Semi-wild ponies.
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Semi-wild ponies.
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Incongruous stand of Monkey puzzle trees near the summit of Hergest Ridge - sheep and pony proof.
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Rowans in full flower on Hergest Ridge.
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Rowan after lightning strike.
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Broughton Bay
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Bluepool
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Rhossili Bay - if you look closely, you can see a person on the beach.
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Burry Holms from Broughton Burrows
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Burry Holms from Rhossili Beach. Spaniard's Rocks. Carboniferous limestone.
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Burry Holms from Rhossili Beach. Spaniard's Rocks. Carboniferous limestone.
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Broughton Bay
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Hergest Ridge - looking toward Wales
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Whiteford Burrows
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Cwm Ivy - returning to saltmarsh following seawall breach in 2014. Not popular with the locals.
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Cwm Ivy - returning to saltmarsh following seawall breach in 2014. Not popular with the locals.
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Saltmarsh lamb.
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Whiteford Lighthouse -1865, cast iron, wave swept. It sits just above low water on 88 wooden piles driven into glacial moraine.
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Whiteford Lighthouse -1865, cast iron, wave swept. It sits just above low water on 88 wooden piles driven into glacial moraine.
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Mussel beds
