Another old church and wild flower blog

I have really enjoyed it, what a lovely old church, bet it would make a lovely house if it got renovated proper, loved the walk with you beautiful photos and wildflowers, it was saying on Spring Watch last night that everyone needs to grow more wild flowers to attract more honey bees as there is not many of them.

Lovely place and walk there Hywel : )

I enjoyed that as well Hywel, the flowers and the church are lovely. So does everyone have to walk that mile to get to the church or is there access from another direction as well, by car. Such a shame that it fell into disrepair like that.

Thank you all for your comments.
Cinderella, there is no access by car to this church. It's only by shanks pony lol

Oh that lovely walk was just what I needed on this very wet morning. The old Church is so pictuesque and the wild flowers are so pretty,lovely the closeup of the Bush Vetch and the pretty dainty Speedwell flowers from my childhood. Thankyou Hywel brightened up my day;0)

I'm pleased to have done that Carole :o)

Lovely to see this, Hywel. Great old church. Love the Celtic cross and the tapestry of wildflowers. Thankyou.

This is so lovely,Hywel..and I wouldn't mind having to walk a mile to it..like Carole,I love Campions,Vetch and Speedwell...very many memories from my childhood too..ah,nostalgia...your pic of the cows in the river is great..it would make a lovely one for a frame..thanks for sharing,I really enjoyed the walk.:o)

Lovely blog Hywel. Really enjoyed it.
And I admire your knowledge of wildflowers. Something I am not good at:(
And you live in a beautiful area.

I'd happily walk a mile (or two) to such a lovely place, what a shame the church is not in use for anything now. Delightful blog, Hywel, and I loved the trees. I wonder how old they are?

The old gnarled trees just sit beautifully in their setting, don't they Hywel?....Wonderful blog, i stared at the 3rd pic for ages, it looks like a beautiful painting...love the Celtic cross too...:>)

How lovely, I could spend hours there all by myself..:))) Thank you for sharing this beautiful place with us.

What a beautiful place - and super photos! Aren't those yew trees wonderful? I so enjoyed that! Thank you, Hywel.

fantastic photos Hywel,what a beautiful place.really enjoyed your blog.

That's absolutely beautiful! I love it! if I win the lottery tonight I will buy it!!!!!!!!!! omg its so lovely there. love all the wild flowers too :))))))

It really is a special place isn't it Hywel? Part of its beauty is the loneliness.

So peaceful and unspoilt, I guess the birdsong was lovely too

What a beautiful church Hywel - stunning views!!!!! I especially like pictures 1 and 3. Thanks for the lovely scenery

After a busy day with heavy rain,it was so good to come into the dry and enjoy this walk with you Hywel. You've some smashing photos there, I loved seeing the cows in the river, everything looks so peaceful, the little chapel hidden away would be a place I'd love to visit, you're so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of Wales.

what a beautiful blog Hywel, I love your photo's and that church is so lovely, a shame it cannot be restored back to its former glory.

What a beautiful peaceful place! If I didn't love mountains so much it's the sort of place I could happily spend the rest of my days exploring! :o)

I really enjoyed the little walk Hywel , especially the one through the trees. What a lovely old church and isn't it a shame its getting neglected. You're very good on naming all the wild flowers . I never knew there was a white campion. The photos of all the flowers are amazing. Thanks for the tour.

Enjoyed my wee trip out today Hywel...thank you :) You do take such good pictures. You certainly know your stuff about wildflowers. Thanks again - it's too miserable here to do much!!

Oh Hywel, just beautiful, I do love your blogs and your wildflower/church walks. That walk through the trees..... Simply lovely.

Lovely blog Hywel and interesting to see the white campion. I've only ever seen it growing once, though the pink one grows prolifically everywhere here including the garden! I liked that close up of the vetch , and the composition of the bridge pic with the valerian - so peaceful.

I think that the white is biennial I tried to grow it once and it flowered but diddn't set seed so I don't think it liked it here....those old yew trees are lovely to see really interesting

I think the government should list your whole area to preserve the peace and tranquility of these lovely Welsh valleys. I would love to visit your area and see all those places. Maybe its a celtic thing but I love visiting old churchyards. That Celtic cross headstone is in wonderful condition. I could not read the date on it but if it is reasonably modern then the stonemason was a superb craftsman.

Years ago when I went to Wales, I noticed how the Campions were a darker red. They are pink in Northamptonshire. Are they affected by a nutrient in the Welsh soil ?

Lovely blog anyway, cheer us all up.

Lovely blog Hywel. That little church is so very lovely

What a fantastic response lol :D .... thanks everyone.

Diane the soil isn't the same all over Wales, so that can't be the reason.
I've seen pale and dark campions in different places myself. I don't know why ... but maybe it's a nautural variation.

Scotsgran the date on the cross is 1949, but since the graves point away from us, the names on the other side must be older.
I wish the area was really as peaceful as it looks on my photos lol ...

It is a very interesting church and churchyard.

I really enjoyed this Hywel, I always wonder when seeing these old churches how far the community travelled to worship there, is, or was there in years gone by a thriving village nearby?
Lovely photo`s Hywel...

Love the old church, and the tree trunk is fascinating.That cow had got his eye on you Hywel.Is the Campion also known as cock robin?...... I think I called it that as a child.

Lovely blog and pictures Hywel what a beautiful old church, such a shame it is unused nowadays, that tree trunk was fascinating and the Celtic cross.........
well everything really a treat on a wet and windy day :o)

looks a lovely peaceful place to go Hywel, love it..

Such a lovely area you live in Hywel. Love seeing the old churches. Thanks for the tour!

Thank you all for reading my wild flower blogs :o)

Poppylinda, yes it is called that. It's got several names I think :o)

Sue, the church is near Llandeilo, but formed a different parish to the town, and it's a long way from the road.

Didnt win the lottery last ngiht Mr Hywel! :(

Shame :o( lol. Maybe next week !

I love your blogs hywel, what an odd little place to find! love the cows too :o)

What a beautiful place Hywel. In the photo's it comes across as being a lovely peacefull place. Its a shame the church has been left to fall into disrepair, but wonderful to see so many wildflowers in the church yard. Just beautiful.

Maybe tonight! lol

Thank you all. Your comments are much appreciated :o)

I hope so Pixi lol I'll keep my fingers crossed for you :D

Really lovely blog, I do envy your beautiful scenery, pictures superb especially the cows, (love cows).........

Hywel, it is quite magical.I love old churches. What is it about old church yards and Yew trees? The picture of the cows wading in the stream is fabulous. It takes you back to an idyllic, bygone time when life moved at a more leisurely pace. I can almost hear the strains of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony playing gently in the background...

Thank you both for reading my blog :o)

maybe next week lol

Never give up hope lol ;o))

Magical places and lovely photos

Well Hi Annella :o) Nice to hear from you ... and thanks for your comment.

It's a lovely blog :o)

Thank you ...

Thankyou soooo much for this lovely blog. I was feeling very fed up with our lovely British weather and wondering what it would feel like to be out in the sun and your blog has just given me hope and a reminder of how wonderful our countryside is xx

Wow what a lovely blog. Like others I felt I did the walk with you. AMAZING photo's and thank you for taking us with you xx

Well! What a lovely walk.

Thanks for that, quite refreshing.

It is a delight to see that not everything has been reduced to commercial marketing. Let it be, is what I say; Let the place sleep and succumb to nature.

Beautiful.

Beautiful, lovely to share it with us

I enjoyed your blog Hywel. I would not want to renovate the old church myself. It has a kind of decaying beauty that makes it so lovely. I love the way you show us it with an appreciative artistic eye and throw in your knowledge of wild flowers. ~Thank you so much for sharing this with us all.

I love this blog Hywel...That lovely old church seems to have grown out of the land, and the beautiful old stone will return once again to the earth as it should. Such a magical place....Thanks once again for taking us there. I always say it, but you live in a beautiful part of the world:-)

Too true, Bornagain. Poppylover, you're so right about the decaying beauty of the church and think of all the wild flowers which would be disturbed in the process of renovation. It's the same when flowers fade; they often have beautiful seed-heads to follow or berries or hips and if we tidy too much, we lose not only that aspect of their personalities but the bounty they provide to the wildlife of our gardens.

Hear, hear Hywel - so true.

aww lovely, tuesdaybear, sounds so profound, but true! :-))

Sorry Tuesdaybear - my comment should have been addressed to you :-(

Tuesdaybear, apparently the yew is supposed to symbolise everlasting life as even if the main trunk dies, it is surrounded by replacement trunks, that's what I read anyway lol. All the old aged yews in our local churchyard have many twisted narrow trunks surrounding the main:-)