Apri l– September • Ebril l– Medi 2014 INTRODUCTION Three Cliffs Welcome to the 2014 Environmental Events Swansea booklet which provides details of over 250 events taking place in and around Swansea from April to September. These include guided walks and cycle rides, a wide range of talks, workshops and training courses about wildlife and environmental issues, and lots of children’s activities in amazing natural settings. Most of the events are FREE or at low cost so everyone can get involved. There are several festivals to enjoy this year too: in May, it’s the Big Welsh Walk Weekend; in June there’s Wales Biodiversity Week, Bike Week and the Gower Walking Festival; in August, it’s the Gower Cycling Festival; and in September, the new Love Your Countryside Festival and the annual Swansea Open House. This booklet is produced by the City and County of Swansea’s Nature Conservation Team (contact details below) with funding from Natural Resources Wales. Please note that information on events run by other organisations is published in good faith and the City and County of Swansea cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies. For further information on local organisations and projects, please refer to the contact list at the back of the booklet. Additional events may also be listed on their websites. If you have relevant events that you wish to be included in the next edition, please get in touch. City and County of Swansea Nature Conservation Team Tel: 01792 635777 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.swansea.gov.uk/natureconservationteam Front Cover: Worm’s Head Causeway Seashore Safari Back Cover: Swansea Ramblers on Fairwood Common 2 CYFLWYNIAD Swansea Bay Promenade Langland to Caswell Croeso i lyfryn Digwyddiadau Amgylcheddol Abertawe 2014 sy’n nodi manylion dros 250 o ddigwyddiadau a gynhelir yn Abertawe ac o’i hamgylch rhwng mis Ebrill a mis Medi. Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys teithiau cerdded tywys, ystod eang o sgyrsiau, gweithdai a chyrsiau hyfforddi am faterion bywyd gwyllt ac amgylcheddol, a llawer o weithgareddau i blant mewn lleoliadau naturiol anhygoel. Mae’r rhan fwyaf o’r digwyddiadau AM DDIM neu’n rhad fel y gall pawb gymryd rhan. Mae sawl g wˆ yl i’w mwynhau eleni hefyd: ym mis Mai, cynhelir Penwythnos y Daith Gerdded Fawr Gymreig; ym mis Mehefin, cynhelir Wythnos Bioamrywiaeth Cymru, Wythnos Feicio a Gwˆ yl Gerdded G wˆyr; ym mis Awst, cynhelir Gwˆ yl Feicio G wˆ yr, ac ym mis Medi cynhelir yr wˆ yl newydd Caru Cefn Gwlad a’r digwyddiad blynyddol Tˆy Agored Abertawe. Lluniwyd y llyfryn hwn gan Dîm Cadwraeth Natur Dinas a Sir Abertawe (manylion cyswllt isod) gydag arian gan Gyfoeth Naturiol Cymru. Sylwer bod gwybodaeth am ddigwyddiadau a gynhelir gan sefydliadau eraill yn cael ei chyhoeddi’n ddidwyll ac ni fydd Dinas a Sir Abertawe’n derbyn cyfrifoldeb am unrhyw wallau. Am fwy o wybodaeth am sefydliadau lleol, gweler y rhestr o gysylltiadau yng nghefn y llyfryn. Mae’n bosib y rhestrir digwyddiadau ychwanegol ar eu gwefannau. Os oes gennych unrhyw ddigwyddiadau perthnasol yr hoffech i ni eu cynnwys yn yr argraffiad nesaf, cysylltwch â ni. Tîm Cadwraeth Natur Dinas a Sir Abertawe Ffôn: 01792 635777 E-bost: [email protected] Gwefan: www.abertawe.gov.uk/natureconservationteam 3 BIODIVERSI TY IN SWANSEA Red Admiral on Field Scabious Bluebell at Bishop’s Wood Swansea has a natural environment of outstanding quality and beauty with a great diversity of landscapes and habitats including upland moorland, coastal cliffs, sandy beaches, heathland, woodland, wetlands, river valleys, grasslands, sand dunes and estuaries. These habitats, together with the many parks and gardens, pockets of urban green-space and large areas of farmland, support a huge diversity of plant and animal species and make Swansea one of the most attractive and ecologically diverse counties in the UK. To find out more about biodiversity in Swansea and what you can do to help maintain and enhance it, visit www.swansea.gov.uk/natureconservationteam or www.biodiversitywales.org.uk Love Your Countryside Festival This year, we are inviting everyone to celebrate the wonderful natural heritage, biodiversity and wild spaces of rural Swansea . The Festival will take place from Saturday 6th to Sunday 21st September and will include an exciting programme of events and activities taking place at a number of different locations. The aim of the Festival is to inspire people to get more connected to, love, value and look after their local wildlife and the countryside. The Festival is part of the City and County of Swansea’s Countryside Connections Project which is funded through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 (funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) and Natural Resources Wales. To find out more about Countryside Connections and the Festival, e-mail [email protected] or contact the Nature Conservation Team on 01792 636893. 4 BIOAMRYWIAETH YN ABERTAWE Bluebottle on Fleabane Bramble at Welshmoor Mae gan Abertawe amgylchedd naturiol o safon a harddwch eithriadol, gydag amrywiaeth eang o dirweddau a chynefinoedd, gan gynnwys gweundir uchel, clogwyni’r arfordir, traethau tywod, rhostir, coetir, gwlypdiroedd, dyffrynnoedd afonydd, glaswelltiroedd, twyni tywod a morydau . Mae’r cynefinoedd hyn, ynghyd â’r llu o barciau a gerddi, mannau gwyrdd trefol ac ardaloedd helaeth o ffermdir, yn cynnal amrywiaeth aruthrol o rywogaethau planhigion ac anifeiliaid ac yn gwneud Abertawe’n un o siroedd mwyaf deniadol ac ecolegol amrywiol yn y DU . Am fwy o wybodaeth am fioamrywiaeth yn Abertawe a’r hyn y gallwch ei wneud i helpu i’w diogelu a’i gwella, ewch i www.abertawe.gov.uk/natureconservationteam neu www.biodiversitywales.org.uk Gwˆyl Caru Cefn Gwlad Eleni, rydym yn gwahodd pawb i ddathlu’r dreftadaeth naturiol hyfryd, y bioamrywiaeth a’r mannau gwyllt yn Abertawe wledig . Cynhelir yr wˆ yl o ddydd Sadwrn 6 Medi i ddydd Sul 21 Medi a bydd yn cynnwys cynnal rhaglen gyffrous o ddigwyddiadau a gweithgareddau mewn nifer o fannau gwahanol . Nod yr Wˆ yl yw ysbrydoli pobl i gysylltu, caru, gwerthfawrogi a gofalu am eu bywyd gwyllt lleol a chefn gwlad. Mae’r Wˆ yl yn rhan o Brosiect Cysylltiadau Cefn Gwlad Dinas a Sir Abertawe a ariennir drwy Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007 –2013 (ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Chronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop dros Ddatblygu Gwledig) a Chyfoeth Naturiol Cymru. I gael mwy o wybodaeth am Gysylltiadau Cefn Gwlad a’r Wˆ yl , e-bostiwch [email protected] neu ffoniwch y Tîm Cadwraeth Natur ar 01792 636893. 5 EVERYONE WELCOME Most events listed in this booklet are open to anyone. Please be considerate to others and the environment. Remember the countryside code and use sustainable travel where possible. CANCELLATIONS The event leader will usually be at the start of an event even if it has been cancelled due to poor weather or other circumstances. To avoid unnecessary journeys, you may wish to call in advance. DISABILITY If you have a visual, hearing or mobility disability and need further details in order to join in some of these events, please contact the organiser for more information. DOGS Dogs are not allowed at many events, especially countryside walks. Please call event leader to check. CAR PARKING Not all walks or other events start from recognised car parks. Please be considerate when parking and take care not to obstruct gates, other vehicles, etc. SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL Many of the events in this booklet can be accessed using public transport or cycling. For bus routes and timetables please contact Traveline Cymru on 0871 200 2233 or at www.traveline-cymru.info or visit the BayTrans website www.baytrans.org.uk CROESO I BAWB Mae croeso i unrhyw un gymryd rhan yn y rhan fwyaf o’r digwyddiadau a restrir yma. Cofiwch fod yn ystyriol o bobl eraill a’r amgylchedd bob tro–cofiwch y côd cefn gwlad a defnyddiwch gludiant cynaliadwy lle bo modd. CANSLO Fel arfer bydd arweinydd y digwyddiad yn bresennol ar ddechrau digwyddiad, hyd yn oed os yw wedi cael ei ganslo oherwydd tywydd gwael neu amgylchiadau eraill. I osgoi teithiau diangen, mae’n syniad i chi ffonio ymlaen llaw. ANABLEDD Os oes gennych nam ar eich golwg neu’ch clyw neu anabledd symudedd ac mae angen mwy o fanylion arnoch er mwyn cymryd rhan yn rhai o’r digwyddiadau hyn, cysylltwch â’r trefnydd am fwy o wybodaeth. CWˆN Ni chaniateir cwˆ n mewn llawer o ddigwyddiadau, yn arbennig ar deithiau cerdded yng nghefn gwlad. Cysylltwch ag arweinydd y digwyddiad i gadarnhau hyn. MEYSYDD PARCIO Nid yw pob taith gerdded neu ddigwyddiadau eraill yn dechrau o faes parcio cydnabyddedig. Byddwch yn ystyriol wrth barcio a sicrhewch nad ydych yn rhwystro gatiau, cerbydau eraill etc. CLUDIANT CYNALIADWY Gellir mynd i lawer o’r digwyddiadau sydd yn y daflen hon trwy ddefnyddio cludiant cyhoeddus neu feicio. I gael llwybrau ac amserlenni bysus, cysylltwch â Traveline Cymru trwy fynd i www.traveline-cymru.info neu ffoniwch 0871 200 2233 neu ewch i wefan BayTrans www.baytrans.org.uk 6 LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS 2014 Local Produce Here are the basic details and contact information for several regular markets in Swansea. Gorseinon Food and Craft Fayre MEET Second Saturday of each month, 9.30am–1pm, Canolfan Gorseinon Centre, Millers Drive, Gorseinon CONTACT Canolfan Gorseinon Centre, 01792 897657 Llangennith Local Produce Market MEET Last Saturday of each month, April to September, 9.30am–1pm, Llangennith Hall, Llangennith, Gower CONTACT Catherine Evans, 01792 386262 Mumbles Local Produce Market MEET Second Saturday of each month, 9am–1pm,