Joy Strangward

Fourteen members of Penarth and District Ramblers completed a 12-mile circular walk around Ross-on-Wye and the Wye Valley. The route crossed Wilton Bridge, followed the River Wye, passed Goodrich Castle, Flanesford Priory and several wooded hills, and joined sections of the Wye Valley Walk. The group concluded the outing in Ross-on-Wye after visiting local businesses for refreshments and regional products.

Six walkers from Penarth and Cardiff Ramblers completed a 12.3-mile route from Fairwater near Cwmbran over Twmbarlwm, Mynydd Maen and Mynydd Twyn-glas. The walk included steep climbs, views across South Wales, historic boundary stones linked to former mineral rights, and the Blaen Bran reservoirs, which once supplied water to local mining and steel workers. The group climbed 1,850 feet and completed the route in five and a half hours.

Penarth and District Ramblers completed a six-mile circular walk around Llandegfedd Reservoir, taking in lakeside trails, woodlands, meadows, bird hides and the reservoir dam. The route highlighted the site’s importance for wintering and nesting birds, seasonal restrictions on water activities, and the reservoir’s history, including the compulsory purchase of farms before construction began in 1961. Walkers observed local wildlife and signs of heat-related tree stress before finishing at the visitor centre café.

A group from Penarth and District Ramblers completed a 13‑mile walk from the Usk reservoir to the source of the River Usk, passing forestry, moorland, stone circles, Roman remains, and scenic ridges within Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. The route included sections of the Cambrian Way and featured varied terrain and historical sites before the group returned to the reservoir via forest paths.