Mixed week.

 Bore da Pawb

Mae'n braf cael rhywfaint o dywydd gaeafol, oer a sych, mae'r ddaear yn gyffredinol yn dal yn wlyb dan draed ond nid mor ddrwg ag i atal gwaith tir.

Wythnos gymysg sydd wedi golygu talgrynnu 20 o wartheg oedd yn meddwl bod cerdded ar y traeth yn syniad da ar brynhawn Gwener, er gwaethaf ein hymdrechion gorau fe gymerodd ychydig oriau i'w darbwyllo mai digon oedd digon, gyda'r ffermwr yn ennill y dydd.

Roedd hi'n braf mynd allan a gwneud cwpl o ymweliadau safle ym Mharc Gwledig Llyn Llech Owain a Pharc Coetir Mynydd Mawr, gan wirio ar y gwaith sydd wedi cael ei wneud dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf.

Yn Llyn Llech Owain neu'n benodol adran Carmel Cernydd roeddwn wedi arbrofi gyda chrafu'r tir i reoli rhedyn, mae un maes wedi dangos gwelliant tra bod un arall wedi trawsnewid o rhedyn i Heather, buddugoliaeth fach ond yn ddangosydd o reolaeth bosibl yn y dyfodol. Doeddwn i ddim yn rhy falch o weld adfywio Lodgepole Pine, mae angen mynd i'r afael â hyn yn fuan dim ond trwy dynnu llaw neu dorri i ffwrdd ar lefel y ddaear.

Its nice to have some winter weather, cold and dry, the ground is generally still wet underfoot but not so bad as to stop land work.

A mixed week which has involved rounding up 20 cattle who thought a walk on the beach was a good idea on a Friday afternoon, despite our best efforts it took a few hours to convince them that enough was enough, with the farmer winning the day.

It was nice to get out and do a couple of site visits at Llyn Llech Owain Country Park and Mynydd Mawr Woodland Park, checking on work under taken over the past few years. 

At Llyn Llech Owain or  specifically the Cernydd Carmel section I had experimented with scraping the ground to control bracken, one area has shown improvement whilst another has transitioned from bracken to Heather, a small triumph but an indicator of possible future management. 

Lodgepole pine

I wasn't too pleased to see regeneration of Lodgepole Pine, this needs tackling soon just by hand pulling or cutting off at ground level.

At Mynydd Mawr, I wanted to check the condition of the meadow area where previously most of the Willow scrub had been cleared in rotation - well as expected it needs doing again. Its such a big job that the most effective answer is to use machinery to cut and collect the arisings; this will probably be a job for the Autumn of 2025 rather than sooner, the meadow won't suffer from not being cut earlier, if you have never visited June is a good time to see the range of Orchids.

Heath Spotted Orchid