Monday, November 11, 2013

Data: Porth Yr Ogof 11/11/2013 Christine Grosart Not Dived

Your name: Christine Grosart Observation date: 11/11/2013 0:00:00
Site Visited Porth yr Ogof

Church Sinks Observations
The river water was Flowing under the bridge
Church sinks flora: Catkins, Alder ? tree.
Church sinks fauna: None.
Church sinks water temperature: 9
General Church Sinks observations: Coiled fencing wire on East bank at bridge. Observation time: 12:30 PM. weather - raining and misty. Dull. Environment Agency River Levels data: recorded at 06:30 AM 0.59m

Top Entrance Observations
Accessible by walking up the riverbed?: No
Top Entrance Flora: not visited
Top Entrance fauna: not visited
Top Entrance water temperature: not visited
Top Entrance general observations: not visited
Dives done into Top Entrance?: No

Top Entrance Dive Log
Top Underwater Visibility:
Top Water flow:
Tope entrance underwater fauna:
Top Entrance other observations:

Tradesman's Entrance Observations
Tradesman's flora: Harts Tongue fern, Moss,
Tradesman's fauna: None.
Tradesman's water temperature: 10
Tradesman's water level: 34cm (measured with tape measure from crack on ledge to water level.
Did you dive at Tradesman's Entrance?: No


Tradesman's underwater visibility:
Tradesman's water flow:
Tradesman's underwater fauna:
Tradesman's general observations:


Main Entrance Observations
Main Entrance flora: harts tongue ferns, trees
Main Entrance fauna: none
Main Entrance water temperature: 10
Main Entrance general observations:

Resurgence Observations
Resurgence flora: harts tongue ferns
Resurgence fauna: none
Resurgence water temperature: 11
General resurgence observations: Visietd 13:56. Remembrance cross at plaque. Log across resurgence.

Little Neath River Cave Observations
LNRC Observations:

Final Observations
General Observations: One group of cavers (youth) only using dry entrances. Weather overcast, raining, misty and water levels up and brown.

Blog Post 11th November 2013








     South Wales Caves


Rich and I headed over to Wales, pretty much knowing that the weather would not be in our favour to dive, so we were still committed to taking photos at our surface sites.
Rich photographs the Mellte at Ystradfellte Church Sinks
The water levels were indeed well up and there was hardly another soul in site. It was a grey, misty and damp day with poor light. We noted lots of rusty old fencing along the riverbank and did not see a single creature all day. Most were wisely tucked up for the winter.