North Wales Koi Club Forum

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...

This stone footbridge over Afon Cwm Llan is a popular location for photographer ascending Snowdon via the nearby Watkin Path, whilst the deep pools above the footbridge are also very popular on hot days in the summer for walkers to cool down in. Afon Cwm Llan.jpg I've visited the lower sections of t...

Well winter's not quite done with us. This photo was taken on Bryn Alyn the day after the previous snow had all melted. Thankfully this time the snow was only on the hills and not on the pond, Bryn Alyn's summit is 403m. Bryn Alyn Snow.jpg A lovely sunny morning, great to be out walking with the dog.

Just when I thought we were going to have an early spring this year, winter's back with a vengeance. After a few weeks of warm dry weather i ended up with around 6 inches of snow on the pond covers. March Snow.jpg Since then, in the space of 5 days, the temperature has risen from 0C to 12C and the s...