Visit famous Skomer Island with it’s colonies of migratory birds including burrowing Puffins (40,000) and Manx Shearwaters (250,000). We had the most amazing day trip this year. Day tickets must be purchased in advance using the online booking system. Numbers are limited to 250 each day to prevent erosion and disturbance to the islands wildlife, so booking early is advisable to avoid disappointment. Wisit their website using the link below to book your ticket.
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We are extremely lucky to have Ecologist and Artist Steve Halton living in Moylegrove and we have enjoyed a number of his wonderful nature walks – always full of fascinating information about the amazing nature that surrounds us.
Steve has a passion for nature, wildlife, landscapes and art. After degrees in Fine Art (Wildlife Illustration) and Ecology he has worked professionally in ecology all his working life and spent some time working as Assistant Warden on Skokholm Island just South of us in Pembrokeshire.
Steve leads walks, gives talks and teaches drawing, art and writing outdoors where it really matters, in all weathers and on all subjects and for everyone!
If you would like a walk along the Pembrokeshire coast, its woods and hills to see the wildlife, to draw outside or to simply sit quietly to be in nature with a sense of mindfulness and meditation then please get in touch with him.
We are so lucky to have this amazing resource right on our doorstep. Discover the wonders of nature at the centre and Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve. With regular sightings of kingfisher, otter and wading birds, Teifi marshes is home to some of the most wonderful flora and fauna in the UK. With a diversity of habitats to explore, activities to do and of course, scrumptious food to eat at the Glasshouse Café, you’ll have a great day out. Suitable for all ages.
Fantastic wildlife watching boat trips run from April through to the end of October to help you and your family make your own special memories along the Cardigan Bay Coast. Choose from a range of boat trips from 1 – 2 hours duration. The 2 hour trip boasts 90% likelihood or seeing dolphins! These popular coastal wildlife tours are in high demand during the summer months so please book in advance.
Pembrokeshire’s offshore islands are famous for their incredible natural beauty and fantastic array of wildlife, both above and below the surface.
Skomer and Skokholm islands and their surrounding waters are home to a huge variety of birds, including the largest Puffin Colony in Southern Britain, and the largest concentration of Manx-Shearwaters in the world. While Grassholm Island, slightly further offshore, is home to one of the largest Gannet Colonies in the world with over 39,000 pairs.
Pembrokeshire Island Boat Trips have been operating boat trips to explore this offshore wonderland for over 40 years and offer a variety of ways to experience these beautiful islands, whether you want to land and explore for yourself, take a gentle cruise through the idyllic surrounding waters, or opt for a high-speed adventure on one of their Sea Safaris.
Cardigan Bay Active are based in our neighbouring farm as well as having a centre in Cardigan itself. They offer a safe and well organised range of activities including; Coasteering, white water rafting and tubing, canoeing, climbing, sea kayaking, surfing and stand up paddle boarding (SUP). Whatever your taste in adventure you’ll find it here in Pembrokeshire. Mention that you are staying at Cwm Connell for 10% discount on guided activities.
Celtic Quest offer coasteering, cliff jump, rock hopping and other wet wild and fun activities in Abereidy and The Blue Lagoon which is further from Cwm Connell but well worth the drive.
A short walk from your cottage door, through the wooded valley is a beautiful sheltered pebble cove owned by the National Trust and registered as a site of scientific interest. You’ll often find Grey seals here, basking on the rocks. There’s a little river winding its way to the sea through the cove, with a perfect ‘Pooh Stick’ bridge. From here you can walk some of the most impressive sections of the Coastal Path. Explore the spectacular Witches Cauldron, a blow hole caused by the collapse of a cave roof. We often take a day out to kayak or swim here, spy on the birds and explore the caves.
A large sandy beach at the mouth of the River Teifi, perfect for a long walk and backed by dunes. Close to Caridgan. Lifeguard on duty. You can pick up the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path here, or the Poppit Rocket Bus. This beach has a European blue flag award. A partial dog ban from 1st May – 30th September. Boat by laws apply. There is an RNLI station here, we never get tired of watching them launch their boats for practice on Sunday mornings, using their huge tractor, a boys dream. Many a happy BBQ and numerous games of rounders spent on this beach. The beach shelves gradually with lots of stranded tidal pools to play in.
This beach has everything, miles of creamy sand, caves with walls of flowering plants and moss dripping down the sides, sand dunes perfect for making camps and hide and seek, pretty views of Newport town and castle, and a long wide scenic estuary with colourful boats bobbing on the water. It is a mecca for bird watchers and all the geese and other migrating water birds collect in the estuary in the autumn. Newport has it’s own wide bay so in the summer boats can sail out to little sheltered beaches nestled along the coast.
A really picturesque small sandy cove, with steps down the cliff. Parking is above. Dolphin spotting is a popular past time from this beach. The tide washes it clean and flat, great for ball games or digging a hole. Beautiful views with great swimming as the beach shelves quickly.
A firm family favourite. This beach has a small entrance so parking is just before the village with a five-minute walk downhill. Lifeguard on duty. When the tide goes out it reveals a second beach with a waterfall where the Saith river tumbles over the cliff – perfect for a fresh water shower. When the tide is fully in our boys love to do a spot of mini-coasteering, leaping from the fantastic rocks just offshore, a level suitable for all ages to jump from, even cautious mum!. Lovely ice-cream shop close by. The Sailor Arms overlooking the beach do really good food with a great view.
