From the Welsh 'Glanmorlais' - on the banks of the Morlais stream. This is a small village close to the village of Crofty which offers a shop for provisions and lovely local pub called the Crofty Inn, which serves excellent food. North Gower The National Trust owned marsh is seven miles long and is considered to be a valuable habitat for wildlife. It is very popular with birders as it attracts many exotic visitors. The ‘Big sky’ landscape, regularly attracts artists who come to photograph and paint both the villages and the marsh landscape. There are huge flocks of starlings at the right time of year, swooping back and forth across the estuary. There has been a Hen Harrier in residence for the last couple of years, skeins of migrating geese in autumn setting out from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s reserve across the estuary, grumbling and squawking at each other as they cross over head arguing about which way is south. Visit North Gower and be overwhelmed by the peace and quiet and the feeling of being immersed in the local wildlife – it doesn’t attract the buckets and spades of the south Gower beaches. Walk onto Whitford Sands in the middle of summer and you might well be the only person there. Walk out onto the marsh and have it to yourself apart from the ponies…and sheep…and Egrits…and herons…and ducks…and starlings...........