Friday
17th
OCTOBER Satur
day
Llyn
Brenig
Denbighshire
18th
OC
TOBER
habitats, including fields
Elan
Valley
and birch woodland on
Powys
the south-western
side of the Moss, as well as venturing
out onto Cadney Moss, part of Britain’s third-
largest raised bog.
Elsewhere in the region, at Lyn Brenig in
Denbighshire, later in the month, you can
Sunday
enjoy a two-mile walk through woodland,
Mushroom crowd
12th
seeking out mushrooms of all types and
colours. A fungi and woodland expert will lead
One silver lining to the exceedingly wet summer is a
OCTOBER
the walk, guiding the group through the
magnificent harvest of mushrooms, and now is the
Whitchurch
different varieties to be found there.
best time of year to seek out these spoils of nature
Shropshire
And the day after that, another walk is all set
to take place, this time through the woodlands
IFFORAGINGFORFUNGI in the region’s mushrooms and toadstools. of the fabulous Elan Valley near Rhayader in
beautiful woodlands sounds like the perfect Roy Mantle of the Shropshire Fungus Group Powys, under the expert guidance of Ray Woods.
autumn outing for you, then you could do worse will lead an afternoon walk on which you might Elan Valley Estate, tel: 01597 810880 or visit
than take a trip down to the Fenn’s, Whixall and encounter peat brownies, moss bells, charcoal
www.elanvalley.org.uk
Bettisfield Mosses near Whitchurch in north burners, navels and flirts – and maybe even some Llyn Brenig Visitor Centre, tel: 01352 810614
Shropshire this month, where you’ll be able to scurfy webbers, purple jellytots and yellowleg Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses,
learn all about the amazing biodiversity of Britain’s bonnets! You’ll also get to explore different tel: 01978 293565
Sat
Sun
11th-12th
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
OCTOBER
Steam and Vintage Rally may have moved to
Cheltenham
Cheltenham Racecourse for 2008, but the
heritage lives on, as you’ll be able to travel
there by steam train. Gloucestershire
Warwickshire Railway (GWR) will be operating a
special service departing from and returning to
Toddington, between Cheltenham and Evesham.
The rally offers abundant attractions for all
the family, including traction, showman’s and
steam engines, classic cars, buses and motorcycles,
vintage lorries, tractors and military vehicles.
Meanwhile, the main arena will host non-stop
demos and parades and there’ll be ploughing,
stonemasonry and farriery as well as craft and
trade stalls, a model tent and – much needed
after that little lot! – a refreshments marquee.
Steaming
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Steam and Vintage Rally, tel: 01242 621405 or
visit
www.gwsr.com (includes timetable for
in to town
steam trains)
Fri
Sun
Pic: West End Photography
www.west-end-photography.co.uk
competitors cover 160km
3r
d-5th
over two days. But if that’s
OCTOBER
too much to take in or tackle,
Builth
Wells
there’s the easier Little Powys
Dragon and other events in
which competitors can win trophies for, all from
the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells.
NAF Red Dragon Endurance Festival,
tel: 01974 298 584
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