Craig y Rhiwarth

This reserve contains some of the finest examples of limestone plant communities in Brecknock. The reserve contains more than 400 species of trees, flowers, moss and lichens.

Location

Nearest town: Glyntawe. Post code SA9 1GP.

OS Map Reference

Main entrance: SN 843157

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Know before you go

Maint

5 hectares

Pris mynediad

Free

Manylion parcio

Park at Craig y Nos Country Park.

Anifeiliaid pori

None.

Llwybrau cerdded

The reserve is open to visitors and you are allowed to visit the reserve on foot for your quiet enjoyment of the wildlife present. However, the site features many areas of scree, steep slopes and cliffs making access very difficult and which should be avoided for your safety. The site can be very wet at any time of year.

Mynediad

The paths via Craig y Nos Country Park to the entrance of the reserve are wheelchair accessible.

Dogs

Ar dennyn

When to visit

Amseroedd agor

Open access reserve.

Amser gorau i ymweld

All year

Am dan y warchodfa

The ash woodland has a ground flora that includes lily of the valley, wood spurge, wood fescue and various mosses.

Grassland areas of the reserve have typical limestone grassland flora such as wild thyme and salad burnet and the rarer soft-leaved sedge and mossy saxifrage.

Please Note:
The northern part of Craig y Rhiwarth Site of Special Scientific Interest is no longer part of the nature reserve. It is private land and access is restricted to existing public rights of way only.

Species:

Ash, Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bramble, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Bulbous Buttercup, Centaury, Cock's foot, Common Frog, Crested Dog's tail, Daisy, Dandelion, Eyebright, Field Wood-rush, Harebell, Hawthorn, Knapweed, Lily of the Valley, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Quaking-grass, Raven, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain, Salad Burnet, Selfheal, Sweet Vernal-grass, White Clover, Wild Thyme, Wood Spurge.