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Issue 6 2024/2025: February and March 2025
2025 is the Year of Croeso - all about a Welsh welcome to everyone who visits Wales, celebrated with moments of "hwyl" (joy in Welsh). With January over, we're already loving the longer daylights hours and signs of Spring. But our moment of hwyl so far is watching the winter sunsets light up the coastline with such intense colours - amazing to watch them from the path. Share your moments of hwyl on the path - tag us on social media with the hastags #FeeltheHwyl #Hwyl
On 1st March, we celebrate Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant (St David's Day). Our patron saint of Wales, Dewi Sant said ‘Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd’ - ‘Do the little things in life’ - is still a well-known maxim in Wales. Let's live by his words and step onto the path for a stroll - no matter how big or small it is this year.
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Try something different on the path this year!
We've noticed a few mobile saunas poping up along the coast recently. They're an ideal way to rest and rejuvenate after an energetic walk - with stunning views of the Welsh coastline to round off your day.
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POV: You're walking the path and you come across a gate, do you close it, keep it open or leave as you found it . Which one would you do? Check out the Countryside Code - useful guidance to help you enjoy your time on the path even more.
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On your winter walks, look out for lots of wading birds like oystercatchers, dunlin (pictured) and curlew, who flock to Wales to escape the inhospitable winters of the north. Here in Wales, they feed in their thousands on the nutrient rich mudflats, dining on juicy snails and some shellfish.
You can watch this from the path, at a safe distance to avoid disturbing the feeding birds. The best places to enjoy this wintry spectacle along the north Wales coastline is the Dee Estuary and Traeth Lavan (the vast sandy expanse near Bangor).
TOP TIP: Bring a pair of binoculars to watch the birds from safe distance.
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 Mynydd Mawr headland and Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island
Our 9,000 members online community is a great place to find inspiration and practical advice for those planning their walk. Join the Wales Coast Path Facebook Community Check out lots of useful resources to help you plan your next walk:
- Itineraries - Choose from short walks, long walks and walks suitable for prams, wheelchairs and people with mobility issues.
- Interactive map - Plot your route to find out the distance in miles and kilometres
- Distance tables - find out the distance in between major towns and villages to help you plan rest stops
- Wales Coast Path app - Track your progress using the official app which also tells you whether you're on the path or not. It also suggest further walks if you fancy extending your walk.
- Passports - Print out our passport and use the tick list to track your progress on the path with a pen and paper - making it an ideal low tech option to our app.
World Book Day 6 March
There are 7 official guidebooks for the path available in English from Northern Eye Books, covering the entire 870 miles in sections, with lots of interesting and useful information about what to expect on the path along with lots of points of interest. Browse guidebooks
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One of the official guidebooks "Penrhyn Llyn" covering Bangor to Porthmadog is also available in Welsh - ideal for Welsh learners and people who want explore the path in the native language of Wales. Shop now |
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Y Mor a Ni (the Sea and Us)
This is the UK's first national Ocean Literacy Strategy aimed at growing people's relationship with our coasts and seas. A key part of this work is launching Festival of the Sea events, featuring music and the arts, seafood demonstrations and water sport activities, amongst many other events and activities to connect and inspire people to make the most of the coast and seas surrounding Wales.
Dates for your diaries are: 8th March in Milford Haven and 22nd March in Flint. The strategy has been prepared by the Wales Coasts and Seas Partnership (CaSP Cymru). Find out more information
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Chill Cymru - Relax, unwind and enjoy this slow TV experience. There's lot of familiar places along the coast. How many do you recognise? Watch Chill Cymnru TV
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World Poetry Day 21 March. Listen to poetry inspired by the Welsh coastline and the path.
Originally curated to celebrate the path's 10th anniversary in 2022, the Wales Coast Path Blessing was penned by National Poet of Wales, Ifan ap Glyn was inspired by the Welsh coastline and the path. Listen to the Wales Coast Path Blessing
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Events See what’s happening on the path with our online events calendar.
Have you got an event on or near the Wales Coast Path? Submit a Suggest an Event form to us and we’ll promote it on on our website (subject to approval).
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