Our woodlands are a blaze of russet and yellows. Inland rivers provide a calm shelter from westerly winds. And on those clear, calm days breath-taking views can be enjoyed as far as Ireland and North Wales from the Preseli Hills.
Bosherston Lakes
Here are just a few of the colourful walks to enjoy in Pembrokeshire this autumn:
Canaston Woods
Cardigan and Cilgerran, this marshland area is home to thousands of migratory birds in the autumn. Keep an eye out for osprey, an ear out for an owl and watch flocks of Canadian geese as they take to the air or feed on the mudflats.
Ty Canol Woods Bosherston Lakes, near Pembroke, are beautiful to visit any day of the week and offer lots of shelter from the prevailing winds. Autumn brings an abundance of birdlife, easily spotted around the lakes, with robins being particularly friendly. Early morning walkers have a good chance of seeing the resident otters.
Teifi Marshes
This wonderful oak and beech forest, near Narberth, is part of the old Slebech Estate on the upper reaches of the Daugleddau estuary. The walk is teeming with wildlife, both in the woodland and on the river, and if you’re lucky otter, kingfisher, heron, fox, owl, woodpecker can all be seen or heard.
6 - Pembrokeshire this Autumn
There is one very good reason to visit the Teifi Marshes Wildlife Reserve in autumn and that’s birds – thousands of them! Situated on the banks of the river Teifi, between
Ty Canol, near Newport, is a remarkable 170acre ancient oak woodland of international importance because it is home to more than 400 species of lichens, which thrive in the light, moist clean air conditions. Artists and scientists love this area equally for its gnarly moss-dripping oaks, abundant flora and fauna and diverse range of wildlife. A great place for some mushroom spotting!
