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Mynd frá Jökulsárlóni. Photo from Jökulsárlóni. Jökulsárlón is a large glacial lake in southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland.
We had driven up the precipitous Bur Way from Church Stretton to reach the top of the Long Mynd in the Shropshire Hills, and reached a small car park where we stopped. Several sheep and their lambs were wandering around, and they were obviously used to visitors and the snacks that some brought with them. I couldn't resist taking a shot of this family group, with the mother keeping a close eye on me.
Long Mynd (Church Stretton)
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The true "wild" Welsh Mountain Pony refers to the semi-feral herds that have roamed the common lands and rugged peaks of Wales for thousands of years. While they share ancestry with the domesticated Section A pony, these free-roaming hill ponies live completely independent lives in the wild. They are increasingly recognised as a unique, genetically distinct population critical to British conservation.
The Carneddau Ponies: Britain's Wildest Herd
The most famous truly wild population is the Carneddau Ponies of North Wales.
Genetic Uniqueness:
Genetic studies by Aberystwyth University established that the Carneddau herd has a completely distinct, isolated gene pool separate from modern domestic Welsh breeds.
Extreme Hardiness:
They are slightly smaller and stockier than standard Section A ponies. They survive harsh mountain winters with zero supplementary feeding. They use their hooves to scrape snow away from buried forage.
Wild Diet:
Unlike domestic horses, they readily consume coarse mountain vegetation like soft rush, gorse, and Molinia grass.
Ecological Role as "Wildlife Warriors"
Wild hill ponies are essential landscape managers across Eryri (Snowdonia), the Brecon Beacons, and the Gower Hills.
Habitat Management:
Their unique grazing style keeps invasive gorse, bracken, and aggressive grasses under control, preventing them from choking out native wildflowers.
Preventing Soil Compaction: Being lighter than cattle, they navigate fens, heathlands, and dunes without compacting the fragile upland soils.
Supporting Local Wildlife:
Their grazing creates short-grass habitats required by rare birds like the chough. Additionally, their dung provides a critical breeding ground for beetle larvae, a major food source for upland birds.
Feral Status & "The Annual Gather"
Though they live like wild animals, these ponies are technically semi-feral because they are protected by local farming families with ancient common grazing rights.
Minimal Intervention: The ponies choose their own mates, foal entirely unassisted, and roam across vast open boundaries.
Mynd frá skoðunarferð að síflunni Mohamed Ben Abdella en hún er eingöngu fyrir vatnsöflun að Rabat svæðinu sem samanstendur af einhverjum milljónum íbúa. Photo from visit to Mohamed Ben Abdella dam in Morocco. The principle purpose of the dam is water supply to Rabat region.
Today we hiked the Carding Mynd Valley Long Mynd circular walk. after a 3 hour hike we were treated to this.
Mynd, heimsókn í Kennedy Space Center á austurströnd Flórida. Picture, Kennedy Space Center Florida USA.
It reached a staggering 32 degrees during our Long mynd walk last Tuesday. Starting out from the shooting box car park things didn't seem so bad..... we dropped down to Bridges and Ratlinghope and then the mid day sun got serious and the climb back up to the Portway via Darnford brook was scorchio.
Mynd frá Marokkó. Gamli borgarhlutinn í Fez heimsóttur og var margt að skoða og þar var gamla handiðnin í hávegum höfð. Photo from the old city of Fez in Morocco this photo is from the fish market.
Mynd frá Marokkó. Gamli borgarhlutinn í Fez heimsóttur og var margt að skoða og þar var gamla handiðnin í hávegum höfð. Picture from the old city of Fez in Morocco.
Caer Caradoc, The Lawley and in the distance The Wrekin. Taken from The Long Mynd above Church Stretton.
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Taken from The Shropshire Way above Whitcott Keysett. The Long Mynd is in the background.
PS. It did rain on us and we didn't find the pot of gold :-(
My appointment today was cut short by a fatal computer malfunction. This was a slight detour home, on a road that goes up on to the Long Mynd (The Burway) in the Shropshire Hills. It was a really foggy, dark day, but up here, when the fog partially cleared it was beautiful.
This is an amazing place for hiking. Not that we actually did a lot of THAT today ... very cold up there. Snow and everything!! Must come back when the sun is shining!
116 Pictures in 2016 ... #17. Take a Hike Day
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BREAKING NEWS: My 895th picture to be viewed over 1,000 times (November 2020). First uploaded September 2011.
Taken from Pole Bank, the highest point on the Long Mynd in Shropshire.
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The Long Mynd is a heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire Hills in Shropshire, England. The high ground, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies between the Stiperstones range to the west and the Stretton Hills and Wenlock Edge to the east. Much of it is owned and managed by the National Trust.
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