Early November was, as usual, a wet period in South Wales. Surprisingly though, a pair of swans have decided to take up residence on the rugby pitch. We were informed by the RSPB that they'd leave when the pitch dried out - which could have been any time up until about May judging by previous years!

We decided to have a "name the swans" competition to raise money for Children in Need, but the swans decided to fly off before Children in Need day. However it did raise a great deal of interest with students setting up a Facebook group called "Y Pant Swans" which had over 250 members!

It made a change to turn the playing fields into a nature reserve for a while, but on the whole, the PE department are pleased to have the pitch back without having to worry about hurting the swans with stray balls.