Reading the dialogue about our new Welcome Shelter has been
amusing; from my & Iestyn’s (we’re the wardens, and both of average height –
6ft 4 & 6ft 5) point of view the holes are ideal of course…
But the main point to make is that the building isn’t a hide
or viewing screen, so the “windows” are not viewing windows. They are there to
house some lovely artwork painted on glass produced by local school students a
few years ago. And they’re high so that we can have noticeboards and
interpretation below them. We have put some temporary interpretation there to
explain this to visitors. As I’m sure Harry knows, Cors Caron, though a lovely
place for birds, doesn’t really have a “bird spectacle”, so hides aren’t really
the best option for seeing stuff on the reserve
As Liz has said, the most likely sighting through the windows
will be a misbehaving dog or human visitor – though the artwork on the glass
does include a range of birds (and other wildlife) if Harry is happy to add that
type of sighting to his year list.
And it will have a bench below the windows, so Harry, or any
other Hobbit/person of reduced stature, can clamber up on the bench if they
really want to look through them!
And it was cheap, which is partly why it’s taking a while to
get it finished.
Andy Polkey
A well- reasoned reply from Andy regarding the recent, fairly silly, correspondence about the Cors Caron structure.
I can't help feeling that I've been cast as the villain of the piece. My only contribution (apart from admitting to being a Hobbit: fair play, the truth had to come out) was to have my photograph taken, and I didn't even know that Bob was about to take it. All comments regarding the structure, i.e. it's usefulness, cost, design etc were down to other people.
Personally, I am very impressed with the developments in that area; the car park/picnic area, toilets and the boardwalk. A big improvement from the days when we just had that narrow little lay-by just past Maesllyn.
Harry Pepper