Dyfnant Forest
Dyfnant Forest is a remote forest in northeastern-central Powys, Wales.
Location
Dyfnant Forest lies to the west of the
Geography
The original forest was planted by the Forestry Commission. It is approached from a country road from Llangadfan, which branches into a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) foot track. It is well served by 64 kilometres (40 mi) of forest tracks.[2][3] The forest tracks include the Rainbow Trails, which were established by a partnership between Forestry Commission Wales and the Dyfnant and Fyrnwy Horse Riders' & Carriage Drivers' Association; set in peaceful forest environment the trails consist of five horse-riding trails.[3][4]
Wildlife
The forest is a large working forest, of predominately
Within the forest, Dyfnant Meadows spread over a small area of 9.5 hectares (23 acres), which is mainly an open land. This grassland continues to be used as a hill pasture for sheep and cattle. Apart from the grassland, the flora includes
Notable bird species in the forest include goshawk, crossbills and black grouse in particular. The goshawk has appeared increasingly since the 1980s.[5]
Other developments
A wind farm to produce 80–120 megawatts of power has been proposed in the Dyfnant Forest[7] provoking local controversy due to its incompatibility with the development of the trails for riding, carriage driving etc.
A particular 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) stretch of the trail in the forest is identified (by the Forestry Commission for Welsh Assembly Government) as an encouraging place (for children visiting the area to identify 10 species) to look for wildlife species such as squirrel, frog, stoat and owl amidst rich foliage of several tree species.[8]
It was used as a special stage during the 2013 Wales Rally GB.
References
- ISBN 978-1-74104-202-3. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85284-299-4. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Dyfnant Wood". Foresrty Commission, Government of UK. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Dyfnant Forest". Forestry Commission. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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- ^ "Dyfnant Meadows:Hidden Treasure". Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Dyfnant Forest Wind Farm". Scottish Renewables. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Look out, look out, there's a woodland animal about!, News release No. 13992". Forestry commission; Government of UK. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2011.