As the final field trip of the course he's teaching, G had arranged for someone to guide us round some old lead mine sites near Llanrwst. This was just a surface tour looking at the locations of the shafts and adits and also exploring some of the old ore processing sites, one of which has been nicely excavated and made safe for visitors.

My pictures of the mine sites are really only good for a record of the visit, but I've polished up the prettiest shots and ( most of them are behind the cut here... )



While we were standing listening to our guide explain various details about one location, this confident little chap came and perched nearby. He or she is an immature robin.

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