{"id":29170,"date":"2023-12-31T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=29170"},"modified":"2023-12-30T22:51:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T22:51:58","slug":"a-rainy-damp-and-wet-christmas-day-walk-through-the-deserted-wenallt-woods-north-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-rainy-damp-and-wet-christmas-day-walk-through-the-deserted-wenallt-woods-north-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"A rainy, damp and slippery Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-01.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although Christmas is a grand time to be with your family, I was delighted to be able to spend a couple of hours in splendid isolation walking through the Wenallt Woods on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>The weather wasn&#8217;t ideal &#8211; it didn&#8217;t stop raining for a moment &#8211; but that meant I only briefly saw one person on my travels.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some photos from the afternoon&#8217;s stroll:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-02.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was definitely welly weather!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-03.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Wenallt (also known as Coed-y-Wenallt) is a \u00a044 hectare area of semi natural ancient woodland to the north of Cardiff, designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the park<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffparks.org.uk\/otheropenspaces\/wenallt\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-04.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-05.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-06.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-07.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-08.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-09.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-10.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-11.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-12.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-13.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-14.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-15.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-16.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-17.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-18.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-19.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-20.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-21.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-22.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-23.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-24.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-25.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/wenallt-woods-2023-26.jpg\" alt=\"A rainy, damp but delightful Christmas Day walk through the deserted Wenallt Woods, north Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>See more photos<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-a-walk-up-the-wenallt-north-cardiff-on-christmas-day-2022\/\">In photos: a walk up the Wenallt, north Cardiff, on Christmas Day 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Join the discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/cardiff-chitter-chatter-news-and-more.304182\/page-59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardiff news and discussion<\/a>\u00a0(over 1,700 posts)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/forums\/wales-cymru.51\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wales forum<\/a>\u00a0(64,000 posts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although Christmas is a grand time to be with your family, I was delighted to be able to spend a couple of 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