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Pembrokeshire Wildlife News
We seem to have gone from -14C in some areas of Pembrokeshire to now gale force conditions at the end of the week what has happened to the sunshine we were promised?
Hot off the presses is that for us wildlife enthusiasts red squirrels maybe introduced by the monks on Caldey Island as they have no predators to contend with like foxes, badgers,grey squirrels and rats. I have seen some in a garden in Scotland and compared to the grey ones they are beautiful.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12360377.
I am not going to talk about the black panther/puma sighting at Treffgarne as it has been well documented in the media both locally and nationally except to say if you are interested to see how many recorded sightings in the United Kingdom there have been of wild animals you should look at this link which dates back to 2009. .http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=109165751156961337979.0004618a779cd5835130f&ll=52.348537,-1.465648&spn=4.712047,9.84375&z=7
The West Wales Decorative and Fine Art Society
We had our first lecture of the New Year last Tuesday which judging by the amount of people that were there it would appear that everyone wanted to know about "Sleeping Beauties - The Irish Country House". I had no idea that the Vikings created the ports of Dublin, Cork and Waterford. It was only during Henry VIII reign for well over the next sixty years that he tried to become King of Ireland and claim it for the English monarchy and nobility. The Irish lecturer was in full swing ten minutes into the talk and then alas I cannot really fill you as I had hoped too, because an elderly gentleman collapsed and suddenly a medical person was requested. I sat there wondering whether I should offer my assistance and at that point no doctor stood up so I came to this gentleman and his wife's aid. Luckily I was then assisted by two retired doctors and we managed to get him to another room where his condition greatly improved . The poor man could not understand why he was not suddenly listening to the exciting lecture with his wife.
I would like to have given you a brief account of the great houses of Ireland but I only returned to lecture ten minutes before the end when we were shown a wide variety of styles in the 19th and 20th Centuries. I particularly liked what was an extremely grand cowshed which was timbered building in the style of a Tudor House except with some Arts and Crafts Architecture thrown in for good measure!! It must be the smartest cowshed in Ireland, the United Kingdom if not the world. The cows were kept down below and then the upstairs was where the Lord of the estate entertained his lady friends. I wish I could show you a photograph but I am still on the hunt for one! Next month is a lecture is on The Duke of Wellington and the Treasures of Apsley House. Hopefully it will not be quite be as eventful as this last one. I do not think the charismatic Irish lecturer will ever forget his trip to West Wales NADFAS!
Here is a little something to make you feel warm when the wind is howling outside!!!
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