Blog — Inspiration: The Welsh Woodlands

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So I've talked a lot about some of the endangered animals in our woodlands here in the UK, so I thought I'd change it up a bit today and talk about the predators.  In this country, there's very few 'wild' animals that could cause a huge amount of harm to someone out for a walk luckily. So our predators are pretty deadly to their smaller prey, just not so much for us, which gives us a chance to admire them if we encounter them out in the wild.   1. The Fox Photo by James Armes on Unsplash.com The fox is a...

Carmarthenshire in Wales is a great place to see some interesting creatures out and about, it's quiet and rural, with lots of green land, woods and places for animals to hide, so you do often have to keep your eyes peeled!

I can be pretty reclusive sometimes, it's very easy to just happily exist in my flat. But then when I head out for a nice walk in the woods in Carmarthenshire, or a beach in Swansea, I remember again how lovely it is being outside and how much I enjoy it.

If you look through my patterns, giftware products, even my sketchbooks, you'll notice a lot of animals. Woodland animals, underwater animals, pets, all kinds. I do love drawing them, they just have so much character that I can't get from inanimate objects. I've always loved animals, and when I moved to a small holding around age 10 I got to see a lot more of them. We finally got a dog and I helped take care of chickens, pigs, sheep, lambs, doves, ferrets, fish, guinea pigs, a rabbit, a horse and even a hedgehog. We don't have many animals left...

I've always found it quite a peaceful place, no phone signal, not allowed to stop the car, and rarely seeing another car over the road. Also a great place to spot some wildlife on the way up into the mountains, I've seen a fox, hares, a barn owl and polecats all in the same weekend. With the lack of housing and people the further up you go, the more the wildlife flourishes.