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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Kenfig National Nature Reserve

A 6-mile Saturday walk

30th September 2023

Leaders: Mike and Joanna Craddock




Swansea Ramblers travelled to the county of Bridgend to walk coast and country at Kenfig.   Thirty-eight of us enjoyed a great walk through the reserve dunes to the coast.   We had a tea stop at Sker Rock then turned inland to pass Sker House which was covered in scaffolding.  

We turned north through the golf course and into farmland where we stopped for lunch.   After the walk, we had a social in The Prince of Wales Pub.   



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Photographs



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Leaders Mike and Joanna Craddock


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Mike tells us about the walk


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We set off south towards the edge of Kenfig Pool


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Then cross the grassy dune system


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A new path is being prepared


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The dune slacks are mowed to encourage rare plants


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We made our way north through the golf course


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Then a short wooded section brought us to farmland


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Which we crossed before the cows got too close


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A bit muddy here


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Very muddy


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Then a bit of road walking


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And a lunch stop


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Then the walk back to the start


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Nearly back


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Walk over and it was into the pub


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For another of our post-walk socials





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All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2023
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