{"id":7162,"date":"2020-02-03T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=7162"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:52:10","slug":"cowbridge-to-ystradowen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=7162","title":{"rendered":"Cowbridge to Ystradowen."},"content":{"rendered":"

Cowbridge to Ystradowen. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In contrast to most other Saturdays this winter the day dawned frosty and clear. What a relief after Storm Brendan and all the rain. We walked from Aberthin towards Prisk and Ystradowen in glorious sunshine. The views in all directions were brilliantly clear and we admired the beautiful country in which we live \u2013 a bit of sunshine makes all the difference. We saw several rams separated from ewes, donkeys, a llama and the first sighting of lambs this winter.<\/p>\n

At Ystradowen we saw St Owain\u2019s church and headed west passing a motte before turning south for our return journey. We found a relatively dry field where we basked in the sunshine while eating lunch . A caterpillar chose to crawl across one of our boots; it was carefully removed.<\/p>\n

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After lunch the ground was waterlogged in places even though numerous ditches have been dug to drain the land. On a lane we found one ditch clogged with leaves which two people valiantly cleared with their walking poles and the water gushed away. Fortunately we walked along the road, past Newton towards Newton moor; the fields had reeds growing in them and signs of recent flooding.<\/p>\n

Skirting Cowbridge we crossed the Aberthin road to climb a hill, following a footpath. A blocked footpath forced us down a quiet road for the final stretch. (Walk 7.75 miles 650ft Map 151)<\/p>\n

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Cowbridge to Ystradowen. In contrast to most other Saturdays this winter the day dawned frosty and clear. What a relief after Storm Brendan and all the rain. We walked from Aberthin towards Prisk and Ystradowen in glorious sunshine. The views in all directions were brilliantly clear and we admired the beautiful country in which we live \u2013 a bit of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-1Rw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12888,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=12888","url_meta":{"origin":7162,"position":0},"title":"Garth Hill and Ystradowen","author":"Alan Williams","date":"2nd February 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0Garth Hill\u00a0 There was a downpour at 8.30 and again at 9.00, with rain cascading over the chutes. 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