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Forestry Commission |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference - access: |
SH 670 175 and SH 640149 |
| National Grid Reference - car park: |
SH 697185 |
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Description:
Coed y Garth is a large woodland set on the south side of the Mawddach estuary. This woodland links in to the Mawddach trail, a multi-use (walking, cycling, and riding) path that runs from Dolgellau to Barmouth. The forest can be accessed from two points on the trail, the first near Penmaenpool and the second near the village of Arthog.
There is a circular walk through the forest, with many features, including, two Victorian pools, the remnants of two old farmsteads and a lime kiln dating from 18th-19th century when lime was produced to scatter on agricultural land to improve soil quality.
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| Managed by: |
Forestry Commission |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference: |
SH 750 046 |
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Description:
Cwm Cadian is located west off the A487 just south of Corris and North of Pantperthog, with the turning marked as Tan y Coed. Here you will find a car park, picnic and toilet facilities, two way-marked trails and an animal trail for the children.
Both the green and red trails at Tan y Coed lead you through the oakwoods of Cwm Cadian and back along the Afon Dulas.
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Glasdir & Afon Wen (Ganllwyd)
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| Managed by: |
Forestry Commission |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference: |
SH 737 225 |
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Description:
Glasdir and Afon wen are situated east off the A470 just South of Ganllwyd, using the entrance to Ty’n y Groes. Situated at Glasdir is a car park, with a picnic site by the side of the Afon Las River. The forest has Open access, Waymarked walk and Public Rights of Way. Following the road up towards the village of Hermon you will get up to the Afon wen and Bryn prydydd sites where can follow the path that snakes up the side of the hill from Afon wen to Bryn prydydd
Turn left out of the Glasdir Car Park entrance, cross a small bridge over the Afon Wen, within a few yards turn right, follow this tarred road for a third of a mile to a forest road on your right. Follow this forest road parallell to the Afon Wen for fantastic views of Ffridd Goch in Autumn Colours. A mile after joining the forest road turn right at forest marker post 41, cross a footbridge over the Afon Wen and follow a narrow path to a tarred road. Turn right and follow this road to a crossroads, turn right again and walk downhill back to the Glasdir Car Park.
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Coed Felinrhyd (Maentrog)
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| Managed by: |
Woodland Trust |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference: |
SH 656 389 |
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Felinrhyd West
Felinrhyd East
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Description:
Situated on the opposite side of Maentwrog Power Station, climbing up Ceunant Llenyrch and the Rhaeadr Du, feeding into the Afon Dwyryd. Coed Felinrhyd is an ancient semi-natural woodland listed as a special area of conservation (SAC), plantation on ancient woodland site (PAWS) and a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Rich with diverse mosses, lichens and liverworts, there is plenty to see, and the woodland trust have put in a waymarked trail full of interesting information about the woodland, its past and present management and historical events that took place in the woods.
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| Managed by: |
National Trust |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference: |
SH 727 233 |
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Description:
Dolmelynllyn is quite a large woodland that reaches high above the village of Ganllwyd and the A470. This site hosts excellent examples of mature oak, with waymarked trails leading you around the mature oak stand.
The Dolmelynllyn Estate near Dolgellau contains one of Wales’s most impressive waterfalls, Rhaeadr Ddu, which can be reached by footpath from Ganllwyd, as well as sheepwalks on Y Llethr, the highest peak in the Rhinog Mountains. This whole area is full of wildlife interest and is particularly noted for its late summer and autumn colours.
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The Maentwrog block
Along both sides of the Dwyryd, the valley slopes host some of the best examples of upland oakwood within the project (in my humble opinion). Most of the project partners manage sites within this area, and there is plenty of opportunity to walk the length of the valley top, taking in the breath-taking views of the Afon Dwyryd heading out to sea.
the following are some of the sites that make up the Maentwrog block:
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Hafod Boeth (north of Maentrog)
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| Managed by: |
Tilhill Forestry Ltd |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference: |
SH 646 416 |
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Description:
Hafod Boeth is situated north of Maentwrog, on the A487 on the B4410 (Turning by the Oakley arms pub). The site has a car park and lake, with plenty of picnic tables within the forest, Hafod Boeth is a popular recreation site with stunning views of the glacial valley down below.
Managed by Till-Hill, the site was badly infested by rhododendron, but project work has safeguarded the regeneration of the oak trees.
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Coed Hafod y Llyn (north of Maentrog)
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| Managed by: |
Woodland Trust |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference: |
Car parks at SH 653 413 and SH 653 404 |
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Description:
Coed Hafod y Llyn is that the historic Ffestiniog Railway snakes through them on its long climb from Porthmadog up to Blaenau Ffestiniog. As a result, some 200,000 visitors a year get a chance to enjoy the area’s picturesque beauty, while some take the opportunity to make use of the railway halts to enjoy a woodland walk while leaving their car elsewhere
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Cymerau Isaf (Vale of Ffestiniog)
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| Managed by: |
Woodland Trust and Countryside Council for Wales |
| OS Landranger Sheet Number: |
124, Dollgellau |
| National Grid Reference: |
SH 690 427 |
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Description:
Historic influences on woodland in the area include shipbuilding, estate planting and management, a saw-mill enterprise, a tannery known to have been in operation in the adjacent village of Rhyd y Sarn in the nineteenth century, and quarrying.
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