Stuart Bain 🏴
@stubo37.bsky.social
Based in South Wales. Trustee for Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales, Open Spaces Society, Awen Cultural Trust & SWEBReC. Love outdoors and green/blue spaces. Welsh Feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5qxyyt4oifwyv4vos57eiy6f/feed/aaacvvfide2l4
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
South Wales was looking spectacular in a light dusting of snow and crystal clear sky today. From Keeper's Pond on Blorenge, a mountain overlooking Abergavenny, there's a lovely 5 mile circular walk around/over the summit. A fabulous day and lovely to be out with at least a little snow under foot. 🥾
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
South Wales was looking spectacular in a light dusting of snow and crystal clear sky today. From Keeper's Pond on Blorenge, a mountain overlooking Abergavenny, there's a lovely 5 mile circular walk around/over the summit. A fabulous day and lovely to be out with at least a little snow under foot. 🥾
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
Winter has finally arrived in West Wales #photography #landscape #winter #snow #ceredigion #wales #cymru
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Winter has finally arrived in West Wales #photography #landscape #winter #snow #ceredigion #wales #cymru
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
We have managed to release some extra tickets for the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Forum 🥳
Join us in Coleg y Cymoedd, Nantgarw on 31st January for this free celebration of Welsh wildlife!
Book your space here: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
Join us in Coleg y Cymoedd, Nantgarw on 31st January for this free celebration of Welsh wildlife!
Book your space here: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
We have managed to release some extra tickets for the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Forum 🥳
Join us in Coleg y Cymoedd, Nantgarw on 31st January for this free celebration of Welsh wildlife!
Book your space here: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
Join us in Coleg y Cymoedd, Nantgarw on 31st January for this free celebration of Welsh wildlife!
Book your space here: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk
Out and about today scouting for the next venue for the Pencoed Trailblazers community footpath clearance event on 17 Jan at 10am. Hold the date and come along! Location TBC this week. #Pencoed #Trailblazers #PencoedTrailblazers #GreenSpaces #RightsOfWay #CoityWallia #Community #Footpath #Wales
January 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Out and about today scouting for the next venue for the Pencoed Trailblazers community footpath clearance event on 17 Jan at 10am. Hold the date and come along! Location TBC this week. #Pencoed #Trailblazers #PencoedTrailblazers #GreenSpaces #RightsOfWay #CoityWallia #Community #Footpath #Wales
Did the Bridgend circular walk today in glorious sunshine. Hard to imagine the views over Mynydd y Gaer looking very different, but plans for 11 turbines are on the table and part of Coity Wallia Common could be blocked to long‑used access. A reminder of how quickly landscapes and rights can change.
December 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Did the Bridgend circular walk today in glorious sunshine. Hard to imagine the views over Mynydd y Gaer looking very different, but plans for 11 turbines are on the table and part of Coity Wallia Common could be blocked to long‑used access. A reminder of how quickly landscapes and rights can change.
Footpath surveys in Coychurch Higher today. Finished by walking the disused railway line between Rockwool and Brynna — still inching its way toward bridleway status after an application first made in 2018. A long wait, but progress is finally visible.
#Bridgend #Brynna #Wales #RightOfWay
#Bridgend #Brynna #Wales #RightOfWay
December 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Footpath surveys in Coychurch Higher today. Finished by walking the disused railway line between Rockwool and Brynna — still inching its way toward bridleway status after an application first made in 2018. A long wait, but progress is finally visible.
#Bridgend #Brynna #Wales #RightOfWay
#Bridgend #Brynna #Wales #RightOfWay
Two Pencoed Trailblazers cleared 70 metres on Pencoed Footpath 32 this week and even rediscovered Pencoed Spring by stepping straight into it. Another 30 metres to go, but the route is already taking shape. Community action making a real difference.
#PencoedTrailblazers #Trailblazers #Pencoed
#PencoedTrailblazers #Trailblazers #Pencoed
December 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Two Pencoed Trailblazers cleared 70 metres on Pencoed Footpath 32 this week and even rediscovered Pencoed Spring by stepping straight into it. Another 30 metres to go, but the route is already taking shape. Community action making a real difference.
#PencoedTrailblazers #Trailblazers #Pencoed
#PencoedTrailblazers #Trailblazers #Pencoed
Boxing Day walk exploring Margam Park. Stunning far reaching views across south wales on the hills. Es i mind am dro i Margam gyda fy nheulu #Margam #MargamPark #Wales #Cymru #DysguCymraeg #BoxingDay #Cerdded
December 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Boxing Day walk exploring Margam Park. Stunning far reaching views across south wales on the hills. Es i mind am dro i Margam gyda fy nheulu #Margam #MargamPark #Wales #Cymru #DysguCymraeg #BoxingDay #Cerdded
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
Happy Christmas all! Our traditional post-meal walk at Rhossili in glorious conditions delivered a small flock of c20 Common Scoter and 3 GC Grebe out in the bay. No Chough but there were a couple of Seals out on the head snoozing their afternoons away. #birdingWales
December 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy Christmas all! Our traditional post-meal walk at Rhossili in glorious conditions delivered a small flock of c20 Common Scoter and 3 GC Grebe out in the bay. No Chough but there were a couple of Seals out on the head snoozing their afternoons away. #birdingWales
Looking along the old tram road running from the Raglan Colliery down to the GWR Ogmore to Cardiff mainline close to Hoel-y-Cyw. #Hanes #History #Glamorgan #Morgannwg #HoelYCyw #Ogmore #Ogwr #Cardiff #Caerdydd #GWR #Colliery #TramRoad #Wales #Cymru #Gaeaf #ChristmasEve #Walk #Cerdded #NadoligLlawen
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Looking along the old tram road running from the Raglan Colliery down to the GWR Ogmore to Cardiff mainline close to Hoel-y-Cyw. #Hanes #History #Glamorgan #Morgannwg #HoelYCyw #Ogmore #Ogwr #Cardiff #Caerdydd #GWR #Colliery #TramRoad #Wales #Cymru #Gaeaf #ChristmasEve #Walk #Cerdded #NadoligLlawen
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
Aberystwyth university buildings under construction. They must have widened the promenade as I can’t remember the buildings being so close to the edge!! #Wales ##Universities #Aberystwyth
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Aberystwyth university buildings under construction. They must have widened the promenade as I can’t remember the buildings being so close to the edge!! #Wales ##Universities #Aberystwyth
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
So fortunate to have this on the doorstep #myndamdroynyFro
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
So fortunate to have this on the doorstep #myndamdroynyFro
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
Couple of hours at Kidwelly Quay, Sibe Chiff, Marsh Harrier. Nice to chat with @pembsbikingbirder.bsky.social
#birdingWales
#birdingWales
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Couple of hours at Kidwelly Quay, Sibe Chiff, Marsh Harrier. Nice to chat with @pembsbikingbirder.bsky.social
#birdingWales
#birdingWales
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present cathedral was begun in 1181. The ceiling was constructed in the 16th Century from Irish oak. In the 17th Century, the cathedral was all but destroyed by Cromwell's forces.
December 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The present cathedral was begun in 1181. The ceiling was constructed in the 16th Century from Irish oak. In the 17th Century, the cathedral was all but destroyed by Cromwell's forces.
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
Porthcawl running this morning. A tad under 4 miles.
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Porthcawl running this morning. A tad under 4 miles.
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
#Sunset over Cardigan Bay, near #Aberaeron #Wales.
The sky below the cloud was so clear the horizon was sharp as a knife, and when darkness fell, we could see the Goleudy Ynys Enlli lighthouse on #Bardsey island at the tip of the #Lleyn peninsula 75km away!
The sky below the cloud was so clear the horizon was sharp as a knife, and when darkness fell, we could see the Goleudy Ynys Enlli lighthouse on #Bardsey island at the tip of the #Lleyn peninsula 75km away!
December 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#Sunset over Cardigan Bay, near #Aberaeron #Wales.
The sky below the cloud was so clear the horizon was sharp as a knife, and when darkness fell, we could see the Goleudy Ynys Enlli lighthouse on #Bardsey island at the tip of the #Lleyn peninsula 75km away!
The sky below the cloud was so clear the horizon was sharp as a knife, and when darkness fell, we could see the Goleudy Ynys Enlli lighthouse on #Bardsey island at the tip of the #Lleyn peninsula 75km away!
Pencoed Trailblazers at it again! 18 volunteers, 15 bags of rubbish & 80 metres of paths restored at Coed Iestyn today. A woodland still marked by its past as a clay pit that flooded in 1906. Huge thanks to everyone who showed up and helped this historic space keep recovering. 💚
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Pencoed Trailblazers at it again! 18 volunteers, 15 bags of rubbish & 80 metres of paths restored at Coed Iestyn today. A woodland still marked by its past as a clay pit that flooded in 1906. Huge thanks to everyone who showed up and helped this historic space keep recovering. 💚
Sarah Murphy MS for Bridgend & Porthcawl says we’re the friendliest, chattiest bunch around… so why not come test her theory? Come and join the Pencoed Trailblazers at Coed Iestyn, Pencoed this Saturday, 10–12. You’ll be welcomed with a smile.
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Sarah Murphy MS for Bridgend & Porthcawl says we’re the friendliest, chattiest bunch around… so why not come test her theory? Come and join the Pencoed Trailblazers at Coed Iestyn, Pencoed this Saturday, 10–12. You’ll be welcomed with a smile.
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
It’s been cloudy mornings this week so here is another view from Sunday’s beautiful sunrise. This time looking west up the Usk valley from Crickhowell bridge.
December 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
It’s been cloudy mornings this week so here is another view from Sunday’s beautiful sunrise. This time looking west up the Usk valley from Crickhowell bridge.
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
Sunset over Penarth 🏴
December 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Sunset over Penarth 🏴
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
In Tregaron, one of the bases of the 16th Century outlaw Twm Siôn Cati. Last year I hiked to his cave hideout near Rhandirmwyn. The road that connects the two places is one of the most scenic in Wales. Oh yes, here's a ghost story I wrote set on that road... 👻😊
thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Jan2...
thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Jan2...
December 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In Tregaron, one of the bases of the 16th Century outlaw Twm Siôn Cati. Last year I hiked to his cave hideout near Rhandirmwyn. The road that connects the two places is one of the most scenic in Wales. Oh yes, here's a ghost story I wrote set on that road... 👻😊
thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Jan2...
thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Jan2...
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
Welsh Landscape & Seascape Photographers
Geraint Tellem ·
Summer solstice sunset, Gower, South Wales
Geraint Tellem ·
Summer solstice sunset, Gower, South Wales
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Welsh Landscape & Seascape Photographers
Geraint Tellem ·
Summer solstice sunset, Gower, South Wales
Geraint Tellem ·
Summer solstice sunset, Gower, South Wales
Reposted by Stuart Bain 🏴
#HillfortsWednesday
Less than a fortnight ago, I was enjoying the views from Crug Hywel, a brilliant Welsh site that gave the nearby town of Crickhowell its name.
Less than a fortnight ago, I was enjoying the views from Crug Hywel, a brilliant Welsh site that gave the nearby town of Crickhowell its name.
December 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#HillfortsWednesday
Less than a fortnight ago, I was enjoying the views from Crug Hywel, a brilliant Welsh site that gave the nearby town of Crickhowell its name.
Less than a fortnight ago, I was enjoying the views from Crug Hywel, a brilliant Welsh site that gave the nearby town of Crickhowell its name.
Did a #SlowWays walk today: NarTen One (Narberth ➡️ Tenby, Pembs).
Flooding meant a detour, but the scenery was gorgeous and the walk thoroughly enjoyable.
Slow Ways is a brilliant initiative—helping walkers feel confident that routes are safe & accessible.
#Walking #Pembrokeshire #NarTen #Wales
Flooding meant a detour, but the scenery was gorgeous and the walk thoroughly enjoyable.
Slow Ways is a brilliant initiative—helping walkers feel confident that routes are safe & accessible.
#Walking #Pembrokeshire #NarTen #Wales
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Did a #SlowWays walk today: NarTen One (Narberth ➡️ Tenby, Pembs).
Flooding meant a detour, but the scenery was gorgeous and the walk thoroughly enjoyable.
Slow Ways is a brilliant initiative—helping walkers feel confident that routes are safe & accessible.
#Walking #Pembrokeshire #NarTen #Wales
Flooding meant a detour, but the scenery was gorgeous and the walk thoroughly enjoyable.
Slow Ways is a brilliant initiative—helping walkers feel confident that routes are safe & accessible.
#Walking #Pembrokeshire #NarTen #Wales
Honoured to receive a mayoral award this weekend for protecting green spaces and rights of way across Pencoed. I’m really grateful to all Trailblazers volunteers who make this possible 💚💚. #Pencoed #OpenSpaces.
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Honoured to receive a mayoral award this weekend for protecting green spaces and rights of way across Pencoed. I’m really grateful to all Trailblazers volunteers who make this possible 💚💚. #Pencoed #OpenSpaces.