I have often read about the lush green fields and hills of Wales and seen pictures of this lush countryside filled with grazing sheep and green forests. Getting to walk through one of the beautiful Nature Reserves found across Wales was definitely a highlight of my Wales Adventure.
My very good friend Yvonne who lives in Anglesey, Wales took me for a walk through the Newborough forest and to the Western coast of Anglesey.
Anglesey or Ynys Môn is an island off the north west coast of Wales. Anglesey is the largest Welsh island, the fifth largest surrounding Great Britain and the largest in the Irish Sea.
The Newborough Warren (Ynys Llanddwyn), National Nature Reserve is one of the largest dune lands in Europe. This reserve comprises a large expanse of dunes, a tidal island, salt marsh, mudflats and a huge freshwater lake.
Part of this dune system is forested and it is here that we started our walk. There is a good network of footpaths and tracks to follow which made this a very enjoyable hike.
The growth and spread of Marram Grass was the main stabilising element in the dunes. We walked through the Marram Grass fields having loads of fun capturing some of the many colourful butterflies and caterpillars on film. I had a butterfly actually land on my hand and Yvonne quickly snapped a photo but it flew away before we could get a close-up of it.
The reserve is home to many birds as well as butterflies and other insects in spring and early summer, when walks at Newborough Warren are accompanied by the lovely song of the Skylarks that nest there in considerable numbers. I was also quite excited about finding tiny little frogs jumping around in the lush green grass. I am very fond of frogs and had a great time catching some of these tiny creatures to have a closer look at them.
Our hike through the lush green forest lead us all the way to the Anglesey coast and the beach of Newborough. It was a lovely clear day but there was a chill in the air with occasional showers so the beach was quite deserted for this time of the year.
We ended our Welsh countryside walk in the village of Newborough from where we got a bus back to Anglesey.
Janaline's world journey 
Wow. I especially like the photos of the trees! Wonderful perspective and color too. We have the same tiny frogs by the hundreds on our lawn sometimes after a rain. They aren’t baby frogs. That’s their adult size, I think. Great post!
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Thanks George! Really?!!? They actually stayy that teeny tiny? I would love to have my garden filled with them then as I do love frogs and they were so cute!!
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I LOVE frogs!! Omigosh, what a great place! Janaline, reading your posts makes me want to explore Wales…
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I am so glad that I have inspired you to visit this beautiful place!! Wales is fabulous to explore, just as long as it isnt raining!!
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lovely place! thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Lolawi. I love the Welsh countryside…it is so beautiful.
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I adore frogs. 🙂 Thanks for taking us along on your lovely journeys.
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Thanks Elizabeth! I absolutely love frogs so these little things made my day!
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Lovely open field of Wales countryside, Janaline 🙂 Love these trees!
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Thanks Amy! It was such a lovely hike and the walk through the forest was lovely and cool, and shielded us against the light rain
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I could hear the sound of the choir echoing through the hills, lovely post again! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Gorgeous pictures! The teeny frog is so cute 🙂
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Thank you!! I am glad we found the little frogs jumping all over the place, it made my day!
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Absolutely beautiful…….and I love the teeny tiny frog the most 🙂
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Thank you!! I just love frogs so finding these teeny tiny ones made my day!!
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Beautiful! Cardiff is a place I’d love to visit but then again that’s because I’m a Doctor Who fan 😉
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I must admit, I have never actually watched Doctor Who but can recommend a visit, it is soooo beautiful here!
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I am totally gobsmacked that you’ve never seen Doctor Who. I am such a sci-fi geek!
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I will definitely have to watch an episode someday.
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Lovely area. And I like the photos of the forest — great angles!
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Thanks Rusha! It was such a lovely day out and such a beautiful area to hike through. I just fell in love with the Welsh countryside!
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