Portal North. ISSUE 2 - Magazine - Page 7
By some estimates, we’re now
exposed to more information in a
day than people were in a whole
year just a century ago. We dedicate
over an hour daily to consuming
news and spend three quarters of
our waking lives online.
Getting away from the screens and
going o昀昀-grid is driving rapid growth
in ecotourism, with global reports
suggesting two thirds of travellers
now prefer eco-friendly breaks or
seek low-impact accommodation.
Cefn Coed in Wales ticks many
of these boxes. The clue is in the
name, meaning ‘back of the woods’
in the native tongue.
And on a sunny morning in late
spring, the only thing piercing the
stunning silence is a Great Spotted
Woodpecker hammering at a tree.
Mawddach Estuary
7
