North Wales Koi Club Forum

I went on a very enjoyable walk a few weeks ago near Beddgelert in Snowdonia. Starting at the National Trust car park (free to members) just off the A4085 approx. 2 miles south of Beddgelert you walk back towards Beddgelert along the footpath on the lefthand bank of Afon Glaslyn. Afon Glaslyn.jpg As...

Autumn to Winter in 24 hours.

The first photo was taken 24 hours ago in a small beech woodland near Moel Famau. The second photo was taken this morning of my pond in the back garden with 125mm of snow on the pond covers.

Jubilee_Tower_Moel_Famau.jpg Moel Famau is the highest summit in the Clwydian Range at 554m with the iconic Georgian Jubilee Tower on the top. There is an excellent view from the top with the peaks of Snowdonia visible to the west and in the opposite direction there is an excellent view over the Wi...

Well now that spring is here it's time for us to think about our koi, we are a koi club after all. I've been busy cleaning out the filters ready for coming years koi keeping. I recently purchased 5 small koi (Tosai) from Quality Nishikigoi in Warrington, Tim has a number of offers on at the moment w...

Blackthorn Blossom.jpg It looks as though spring is going to be early this year. The blackthorn bushes are in full blossom, the daffs have been flowering for a couple of weeks now and the frogs have started spawning in my small garden wildlife pond. One word of caution however, on the 25th of March...

This is Benny my 18 month old springer spaniel. He's been a constant companion on all my walks over the last year. His recall is very good so, unless there are sheep present, it's quite safe to let him off the lead and for every mile I walk he probably runs at least two.

The Judging was carried out by Tim Waddington of Quality Nishikigoi in Warrington. The koi were originally supplied to the club by Quality Nishikigoi in May 2022. 1st Koi C owned by Majdi Jerbi 2nd Koi D owned by Colin Jones 3rd Koi E owned by Peter Sellers 4th Koi A owned by Chris Jones 5th Koi B o...

Here are the 5 deutsu showa photographed for judging by Tim Waddington, Tim supplied the koi in May 2022. The koi have then been grown on by their owners for just over a year and were photographed in October 2023. Which one do you think is the winner? I'll post the results after the award ceremony a...

Afon Mawddach.jpg This photo is of the Afon Mawddach taken in the Coed Y Brenin forest near Dolgellau. The area was famous for its gold mining after gold was discovered in the area in the 1840's. There have been at least 24 major mines operating over the years with peak gold production occurring in...