by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Nov 29, 2023 | River of the Month
November 2023 Rising on Mynydd Llangeinwy in Glamorganshire, South Wales, the Afan is a small spate river that passes through a once heavily industrialised valley before entering Swansea Bay at Port Talbot, some 16 miles from its source. It is something of a rare yet...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Oct 26, 2023 | River of the Month
October 2023 The Ely (or Afon Elai in Welsh) is a relatively short and largely urban river in South Wales. Unusually for the rivers of the area, it does not have a reservoir in its headwaters and instead rises from the hills just north of Tonyrefail (Mynydd Penygraig,...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Sep 27, 2023 | River of the Month
September 2023 Rising on the Clwydian Hills, the Afon Alyn is the longest of the river Dee’s tributaries. Its Welsh name is Alun, which translates as “meandering one.” From source, the Alyn at first flows north through the villages of Llandegla,...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 7, 2023 | River of the Month
August 2023 The short Afon Gwyrfai is typical of many of the rivers in north-west Wales. Starting on the slopes of Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon), it passes through two llyns (Llyn y Gader and Llyn Cwellyn) before joining the sea after just 13 miles at Y Foryd in...
