Work has taken me to Cardiff tonight so for the 30 Day Challenge I am once again on my own.
The hotel I am in overlooks Cardiff Castle so for tonights wander I decided to have a look at Bute Park which is located next to Cardiff Castle.
The first thing I found when I entered the park was this lovely carved bench identifying different trees by their leaves – better than any ID book.
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The park is a beautiful place to have a bimble in the evening. Before I knew it carvings (natural and man made) were popping up everywhere with the odd little squirrel staring me out.
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I took all the pictures with my phone camera (Sony Z3) and was quite chuffed to get close enough to the little fella in the bottom left picture to get a decent shot of him.
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The park not only has beautiful sculptures it also has some stunning trees like the Cedar in the bottom picture.
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Eventually I found the River Taff and this mature nettle perfectly silhouetted by the sun’s reflection.
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Further along the river bank I came across a downed Willow tree. The tree was over the river so as I scrambled over it I came across this little fella sitting on another tree by the bank. He was so chilled he let me get close enough that I could easily touch him.
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The dominant flower along the length of the River Taff I walked was the beautiful Red Campion.
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It was nice to walk through the park looking at and photographing both the fine detail and some of the bigger scenes.
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The walk finished up at the back of Cardiff Castle.
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I have never been to Bute Park before and I have to say it is probably the best city park I have ever come across.
I’ll be back 🙂
Cheers
George