Rheidol zinc mine

[mikem]

Short visit from 21.20:

Iolo's River Valleys - Series 1: 1. The Rheidol Valley

Iolo Williams explores the Rheidol valley and looks for elusive pine martens. He’s also treated to views of red kites nesting in a village and explores a remote zinc mine.

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[Graigwen]

Short visit from 21.20:

Iolo's River Valleys - Series 1: 1. The Rheidol Valley

Iolo Williams explores the Rheidol valley and looks for elusive pine martens. He’s also treated to views of red kites nesting in a village and explores a remote zinc mine.

www.bbc.co.uk

Pine Martens have been around in mid-Wales long before the recent releases of imported animals. I had four sightings of Pine Martens in the woods above Cwmsymlog while doing soil sampling and other work in 1970/71 (reported to the Vincent Wildlife Trust some years ago).
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[mikem]

He does say that they were believed extinct, but were still present before the releases.