Forgotten rainforest of Pembrokeshire to be restored
News is coming in of plans to restore a lost Atlantic rainforest deep in the heart of Pembrokeshire.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales has announced that it will be recreating the temperate rainforest at Trellwyn Fach, situated in the Gwaun Valley.
Forests such as this used to cover much of the west coast of Britain as a result of Atlantic storms, heavy rainfall and high humidity levels, however they were destroyed as a result of extensive deforestation.
The 146-acre Trellwyn Fach site includes a remnant of a Celtic rainforest to the south, while its northernmost end runs onto open moorland on the Dinas mountain.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales plans to improve the wildlife value of its new nature reserve through low intensity grazing and will also monitor any changes in biodiversity through habitat and species surveys including breeding bird surveys and butterfly transects. It is expected that around two-thirds of the site will become broadleaved woodland through its planting and regeneration programmes.
The Trellwyn Fach project is part of the Wildlife Trust’s Atlantic rainforest recovery programme, which is supported by a £38m donation from Aviva.
Forgotten rainforest of Pembrokeshire to be restored
News is coming in of plans to restore a lost Atlantic rainforest deep in the heart of Pembrokeshire.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales has announced that it will be recreating the temperate rainforest at Trellwyn Fach, situated in the Gwaun Valley.
Forests such as this used to cover much of the west coast of Britain as a result of Atlantic storms, heavy rainfall and high humidity levels, however they were destroyed as a result of extensive deforestation.
The 146-acre Trellwyn Fach site includes a remnant of a Celtic rainforest to the south, while its northernmost end runs onto open moorland on the Dinas mountain.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales plans to improve the wildlife value of its new nature reserve through low intensity grazing and will also monitor any changes in biodiversity through habitat and species surveys including breeding bird surveys and butterfly transects. It is expected that around two-thirds of the site will become broadleaved woodland through its planting and regeneration programmes.
The Trellwyn Fach project is part of the Wildlife Trust’s Atlantic rainforest recovery programme, which is supported by a £38m donation from Aviva.