It's the truth M'lord!

 Croeso pawb,

I hope everyone has had a good week, summer seems to be avoiding us at the moment, can it only get better?

People I bump into when out and about often say things like, "oh I'd love to do your job", or   "you're so lucky" well yes I am; we have some wonderful countryside sites across Carmarthenshire as well as a stunning coastline, however it doesn't take care of itself. Sometimes its appropriate to leave "nature do its thing" but so much of our countryside is influenced by the activities of humans over centuries, as a result we need to intervene to maintain the status quo or, restore habitats back to functioning ecosystems.

These interventions may be as simple as changing the mowing regime of meadows, clearing scrub, dredging a pond or canal; they may be more drastic such as clear felling blocks of conifers planted on peatbogs before we knew better!

We are lucky to have legislation passed by the Welsh Government such as the Environment (Wales) 2016 act and The Wellbeing of Future Generation 2015 act, which have an eye to ensuring all public bodies in Wales consider the environment in all of its work, specifically section 6 of the 2016 act states that local Authorities "......must maintain and enhance biodiversity....."

The image shows some of the key legislation I refer to on if not a daily basis then certainly several times a week; the need and desire to ensure we do our best does mean referring to these and a raft of other legislation as a guiding principle.

Whilst we are thinking its summer, in the natural world we are getting into autumn with many species of birds thinking of migrating, high tide at Old Pembrey Harbour is a good place to see a few species with Mediterranean Gulls now gathering in flocks of 100+  Sandwich and Common Tern and Whimbrel