Green leanings

You may  know that the Pembrokeshire coastal path has been a National Park since 1952.  Today it is a  much treasured walking track.  More recently I have noticed more conservation focused initiatives.

I have mentioned previously the amount of housing development in St Davids, and made the point that the new houses are too expensive for locals to buy.  I did see one new affordable housing area.

As  you can see, the houses are not of the typical St Davids style.  Between them and Glasfryn Lane is a large open space that locals told me is being rewilded, and was a condition of development approval by  council.

It is early days but paths have been mown into the grass

and interpretation signs and insect hotels installed.

I saw this sign outside the pub at Porthgain

and was both heartened and intrigued by these litter picker upperers in a Fishguard cafe.  Only the plastic bits are made from recycled fishing nets!

This endearing sign is in the chapel at Non's Well

and I was wildly excited to learn of the existence of https://www.carymor.wales/ and loved this primitive poster on a stile post on the coast path.

In St Davids, many walls are allowed to host plants

and, at the amusingly named Van y Mor

where I ate a delicious lobster and avocado burger while gazing out to sea,

they have planted what I have chosen to believe is the start of a traditional willow fence,

perhaps to one day look like this...