Abertreweren - Defynnog, Sennybridge

Site Description

The site is located on a steep west-facing slope overlooking a deep, wide valley of mostly improved pasture, with the A4067 running through it. The northern section of this ancient woodland was clear felled in the early 1980’s and part restocked with native broadleaves and part planted with hybrid larch. The southern half still remains as a mature ancient semi natural woodland, mostly sessile oak, downy birch and rowan, with ash and alder on spring lines, and a scattered under storey of hazel and hawthorn.

In spring a carpet of bluebells adds to the rich colour within the wood. The wood is a significant feature in the local landscape, one of several blocks of ancient woodland running along the hillside. The Woodland Trust is restoring the areas planted with larch back to broadleaved high forest through progressive removal of the majority of the larch and promoting natural regeneration. The semi natural woodland and the plantation areas in restoration are the key features of the site. Access to and within the site is difficult due to the steep slope and wet western end. There is no parking along the busy A4067.