The storms that have battered the Welsh coast this month have uncovered some fascinating archaeological remains. A four-mile stretch of coastline near Tywyn, north of Aberystwyth, was stripped back to reveal a prehistoric forest, with the clear remains of tree trunks dating back several thousand years. Old peat deposits were also exposed, and even showed the tracks of a Second World War amphibious landing craft, which had been test driven there before D-Day.
Farther south at Newgale, Pembrokeshire, another ancient forest was exposed after a pebble bank was washed back. These trees were dated to 10,000 years ago, shortly after