Category: Cylchlythyr

Cylchlythyr 121 – Ionawr 2021 Eto

The snow came and went very quickly but it was lovely while it lasted. Julia and I went to the wood to enjoy this rare treat and gather winter fuel.…

Cylchlythyr 120 – Ionawr 2021

Even in January, the wood is lovely. Happy new year! Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! My main resolution is to improve my Welsh to the point that I can actually hold a conversation and maybe even translate newsletters, but one year isn’t going to be enough.…

Cylchlythyr 119 – Rhagfyr 2020

Wishing you a Happy Solstice! The wood this week: wet but still lovely. It’s less than a week till the winter solstice and Pen Llyn is absolutely sodden. I am dreaming of a white Christmas: blue skies, sunshine and clear dry. To be honest, I’m worried about all this rain. It makes life difficult for… Read more »

Cylchlythyr 118 – Tachwedd 2020

For the living: A new November newsletter. Today is All Souls, The Day of the Dead: an appropriate time to remember the people and pets buried in the wood over the last 15 years. The first person to take up residence, in 2005, was my father, Billy Melville. It would have been his 107th birthday… Read more »

Cylchlythyr 117 – Hydref 2020

Such lovely colours! As the nights lengthen and the days grow colder, the glorious colours of autumn appear in the world. I’m writing this newsletter just over a week after the autumn equinox, but already the change has been traumatic. I’ve started lighting my fire in the evenings, a good stock of logs from the… Read more »

Cylchlythyr 116 – Gorffennaf 2020

High summer in the wood – Today’s report from Boduan Sanctuary Wood. People, you’re allowed to vist the wood at last! The five mile travel limit has been lifted and visitors can come back to Pen Llyn. Our gates are open as usual; all are now welcome. Enjoy!

Cylchlythyr 115 – May 2020

It’s such a lovely time of year! Everytime I go to the wood, I see something different…

COVID-19: Polisi Diogelwch yng Ngwarchodfa Boduan

Er mwyn diogelu ymwelwyr ac aelodau o’n staff yn y Goedwig Dragwyddol, mae’r mesurau diogelwch canlynol yn dod i rym ar unwaith. Peidiwch ag ymweld â’r goedwig os ydych chi neu aelod o’ch teulu yn dangos unrhyw un o symptomau’r firus, neu’n teimlo’n wael. Dylai pob aelod o’ch cartref hunan-ynysu a chadw draw o’r goedwig… Read more »