Hafren
Recent wanderings in Mid Wales
![Hafren Forest, planted by the Forestry Commission in the 1930s. Through it flows the beginnings of the Afon Hafren (the River Severn), the longest river in Britain.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f3d1f13f-69ee-48bb-9938-12b7cdd97baa/90b3670f-b0b6-44b3-91ff-01d752581253_rw_1920.jpg?h=78a946ba158b2e30750d1a1a7994325c)
Hafren Forest, planted by the Forestry Commission in the 1930s. Through it flows the beginnings of the Afon Hafren (the River Severn), the longest river in Britain.
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The lingering touch of summer in the warmth from a September sun.
Crisp, fresh air wrapping itself around you in early morning and the wild beauty of Hafren Forest gently making space and time a place for you to breathe deep and rest.
I've not been back to Mid Wales since my Dad retired from work in Aberystwyth in the 00's.
It has been a long time since I've been back but the magic hasn't left the area,
if anything it has become stronger.
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The Dyfi estuary as viewed from above Aberdyfi.
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