Cristin withy bed, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd: osiers & other willows growing in the wet ground are cut regularly to provide withies for baskets etc.

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Cristin withy bed, Bardsey Island: osiers & other willows growing in the wet ground are cut regularly to provide withies - tough flexible branches - used for tying, binding, basketry & making lobster pots etc. Artist & writer Brenda Chamberlain lived on Bardsey 1947-61, mainly in Carreg farmhouse; she described her experiences in the book Tide-race published in 1962. Mist nets are placed in the withy bed to catch birds so they may be ringed and studied.

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Size: 4961px × 3710px
Location: Cristin Withy Bed, Bardsey Island, off Aberdaron, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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