One of my modules this year is Wildlife Conservation and as part of it I went on a field trip to Cors Fochno or Borth Bog. Cors Fochno is a raised peat bog in the enormous Dyfi nature reserve located between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth . The field trip was to learn how various types of protection help to save special areas such as Borth bog which is one of only a few raised peat bog left in the UK, Cors Fochno is both a Biosphere reserve and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Bog life We arrived at the bog around 2 o'clock and despite the wind and the rain the trip was a really fun experience. The walk around the bog started near a field with a lovely, albeit wet and bedraggled, pony. Peat bogs re full of different types of moss that can only be found in the anoxic, and incredibly damp conditions the bog has to offer. There is also a wide range of other flowers and plants unique to Cors Fochno but as its still early spring many of them weren't in blo
Over the past three years i've been to six Comic cons, i've been to one day cons and three day cons, fandom specific cons and general Comic cons and i've been in cosplay and out of cosplay and I believe that through my experiences I can confidently give advice to first time con goers about what to expect and what to take. 1. What to pack If you are planning on cosplaying (going in costume) to a convention you may be unwilling to break the look by taking a bag but i've learnt that its almost essential. Most convention centres do offer their own food and drink but i've found most of them to be extortionate so packing yourself a lunch and taking a bottle of water with you will save you a lot of money that you can then spend on more merch. It's also a good idea to have a large breakfast before going to the convention centre because you will be walking around for quite a few hours. The convention centre is going to be packed full of people and