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Pengelli Forest

Pembrokeshire  >  United Kingdom

Part of the largest block of ancient oak woodland in west Wales. A good area for woodland birds.

Aggiunto* da Toby Middlemist
Ultimo aggiornamento 22 aprile 2022
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Descrizione

The main body of Pengelli Forest with its gently undulating topography and many small streams has developed on poorly drained boulder clay soils. The woodland – owned and described in detail in Elizabethan times by the noted Pembrokeshire historian George Owen- was once very important to the local economy as a source of timber, and was grazed by livestock that were confined within a bank and ditch. The canopy comprises a mixture of Birch, Ash and Alder with a wide range of hybrid Oaks. Over much of the site there is a dense understorey of Bramble, Hazel, Honeysuckle, Hawthorn and Holly. This is the only known location for the Midland Hawthorn in Pembrokeshire and Aspen, Goat Willow, Wild Cherry, Wych Elm and Apple are also to be found.

The range of birds is typical of such a woodland with species including Codirosso , Luì verde , Poiana , Luì piccolo , Allocco and Sparviere with Beccaccia visiting in winter. These species were augmented in the 1980s by the Balia nera , which uses nest boxes for nesting. Cincia alpestre , Picchio rosso minore and Cuculo are also found on the reserve. For more information about the status of Balia nera in Pembrokeshire check the link below.

Dettagli

Accesso

Access: Grid References O.S. Explorer map OL35 North Pembrokeshire. Main entrance: SN123396, Site centre: SN130393. See Map. The reserve is about 2.5 km from Felindre Farchog via road and lane. Limited roadside parking is available at the entrance. There are easy walks near the entrance but no wheelchair access; elsewhere paths can be muddy and steep. On the map below you find a suggested circular walk of 4 km long.

Note that the reserve is actually very close to Castell Henllys but you cannot easily access it from there.

Terreno e habitat

Foresta , Alberi e cespugli sparsi

Caratteristiche dell’area

Collinoso , Terreno piano

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

No

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Primavera

Percorso

Strada sterrata , Sentiero stretto

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Difficoltà media

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

Informazioni aggiuntive

Pengelli Forest is part of the largest block of ancient Oak woodland in west Wales. The woodland can be broadly divided into two sections. Adjacent to the entrance is Pant-Teg Wood, the steep slopes supporting woodland dominated by Sessile oak and Birch regrown from clear-felling during 1914-1930. There is a good understorey of Hazel, Holly and regenerating Oak. The ground flora is characteristic of acid Sessile Oak woodland with Wavy Hair-grass, Common Cow Wheat and Bilberry, with numerous moss species. Three trees of the native Wild Crab Apple are present and valley bottoms support Alder and Willow.

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