As part of the Dolau Dyfi project, we have created some activities to help us discover the Dolau Dyfi area and enjoy the outdoors at the same time!
Complete the activities using the instructions and send them and your photos to our Project Officer Richard Richard.jones@pontcymru.org
Upcoming Online Events – Dance and Meadow Art
Join us for some wonderful online events taking place as part of the Dolau Dyfi Project!
Online dance session by Cai Tomos, dance artist and art psychotherapist.
Monday, 22 March 2021 at 13:00
An adult session that focuses on movement, breathing and contact by exploring structured and free movement to music. The session brings people together to explore and maintain contact with the body and through the body with the support of others. These sessions are for people with little experience of improvised movement and dancing skills. This session is suitable for those who are limited in their ability to move, have problems with pain, or recover from a stroke. It also suits more active people. To book please contact rose@housemartinmedia.com. Spaces limited to 10 people
Sesiwn i oedolion sy’n canolbwyntio ar symud, anadlu a chysylltiad trwy archwilio symudiadau strwythuredig a rhydd i gerddoriaeth.
Mae’r sesiwn yn dod â phobl ynghyd i archwilio a meithrin cysylltiad â’r corff a thrwy’r corff gyda chefnogaeth pobl eraill.
Mae’r sesiynau hyn ar gyfer pobl heb lawer o brofiad o sgiliau symud a dawnsio byrfyfyr.
Mae’r sesiwn hon yn addas i’r rhai sy’n gyfyngedig yn eu gallu i symud, sydd â phroblemau gyda phoen, neu’n gwella ar ôl cael strôc. Mae hefyd yn addas i bobl mwy egnïol.
Inspired by Meadows – an online talk by Wildlife Artist Ann Thomas
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 at 19:00 UTC
As long as I can remember, I have enjoyed walking and drawing nature outdoors. My favourite haunts in my native Dolgellau area are the flower rich hay meadows which lie within walking distance of the town. I often sit for hours sketching flowers and visiting insects whilst at the same time having a quick look through binoculars in an attempt to identify passing birds and butterflies.My habit of sketching in the field have resulted in the opportunity to illustrate a flower book for a World Heritage Centre in the Vega Archipelago, Norway, sharing art tips with the islanders and a Bala exhibition of work linking the Great Hungarian Plain and Wales.The ‘zoom’ presentation gives me the opportunity to share with you the way in which hay meadow field sketches have resulted in watercolour paintings, linoleum prints and stitch projects. An Aberystwyth 1974 Zoology degree, a long time ago, gives me some understanding of habitats and I will share what I have learnt about some flowers. A printmaking course in Upper New York State, USA gave me more confidence in my artwork and an understanding of the way in which I could use my field drawings.To conclude, the presentation will provide the opportunity to chat, see examples of work including the Vega book and adventures I’ve enjoyed whilst sketching in the field.To receive the joining link, please contact rose@housemartinmedia.com
Ysbrydolwyd gan ddolau – sgwrs ar lein yng nghwmni yr artist bywyd gwyllt, Ann Thomas.Hyd yn oed fel plentyn, ‘rwy’n cofio bod wrth fy modd yn crwydro a manteisio ar bob cyfle i gofnodi byd natur gyda phapur a phensil yn y maes. Fy holl lefydd yw’r caeau gwair traddodiadol o fewn pellter cerdded i’m cartref yn Nolgellau. Yn aml byddaf yn eistedd am oriau yn creu brasluniau o flodau a phryfetach ac ar yr un pryd ceisio adnabod, drwy sbienddrych, adar a glöynod byw chwim a ddaw heibio.Mae’r arferiad o gofnodi yn y maes wedi ysgogi’r cyfle i ysgrifennu ac arlunio llyfr blodau i Ganolfan Treftadaeth ein Byd, Ynysoedd Vega, Norwy, rhannu gwybodaeth celf gain gyda’r ynyswyr a chysylltu Cymru â gwastadedd mawr Hwngari mewn arddangosfa yn y Bala.Mae’r cyflwyniad ‘zoom’ yn gyfle i mi rannu â chwi wybodaeth am greu peintiadau dyfrliw, printiau leino a gwaith pwytho wedi seilio ar fy mrasluniau. Graddiais o Brifysgol Aberystwyth mewn Swoleg yn 1974 ac felly mae gennyf beth wybodaeth am gynefin a phlanigion y gallaf rannu â chwi. Cefais fwy o hyder yn fy ngwaith celf drwy ddilyn cwrs argraffu dwy flynedd yn Nhalaith Efrog Newydd a deall ar yr un pryd sut i ddefnyddio fy mrasluniau maes.I gloi, bydd y cyflwyniad yn gyfle i sgwrsio, gweld enghreifftiau o’m gwaith celf, Llyfr Vega a’r anturiaethau i mi fwynhau tra’n arlunio yn y maes.To receive the joining link, please contact rose@housemartinmedia.com
Dolau Dyfi Walking Guide 4: Talybont Woods
This walk starts from Talybont on the ‘Borth to Devil’s Bridge’ trail, joins the ‘Wales Coast Path’ and then loops back to Talybont through the woods. If using the bus, the walk is a bit more straightforward and less strenuous if you start at Talybont and finish in Taliesin (there are regular buses between the villages).
Dolau Dyfi Walking Guide 3: Cefn Erglodd Loop
An interesting walk up and along the hill South of the A487. There is a steep climb through oak woodland at the beginning and a steep descent back down. Once up on the edge of ridge the route is more level and open with expansive views over Talybont, Taliesin and the Dyfi estuary.
Dolau Dyfi Walking Guide 2: Borth Leri Loop
A pleasant, flat and simple-to-follow walk with exhilarating views over the Dyfi estuary and the sea.
Dolau Dyfi Walking Guide 1: Bedd Taliesin
The first in our series of walks – the trail to Bedd Taliesin, the grave of Taliesin.
Wild Flower Spotter Survey
You can carry out the survey in your garden, on your farm, or when out for your daily work.
You can do this anytime between April and September as different flowers will be in bloom.
Simply, download the survey sheet and look for the flowers. Tell us where you first saw the flower by writing the habitat code in the box next to the flower.
Please take photographs of the flowers with your phone, table or camera.
If you can scan or photograph your completed sheets please send them with your photographs to the Dolau Dyfi Project Office Richard.jones@pontcymru.org
Pollinator Survey
You can carry out the survey in your garden, on your farm or when out on your daily walk.
You should choose a warm and preferably sunny day any time from April through to August. Download the survey sheet and complete the details.
Then simply choose a patch of grassland, hedgerow or grass verge with flowers select one type of flower i.e. buttercup, thistle, daisy and count how many insects visit these flowers in a timed 5-minute period.
Try count insects by type e.g. bees, butterflies, beetles etc. You can download an identification help sheet here: English Insect Guide
Please take photographs of the flowers and insects with your phone, table or camera.
If you can scan or photograph your completed sheets please send them with your photographs to the Dolau Dyfi Project Officer Richard.jones@pontcymru.org