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'''Brecknock Wildlife Trust''' is a [[The Wildlife Trusts partnership|wildlife trust]] covering the [[Vice-counties|vice county]] of [[Brecknockshire]] in [[Wales]]. The |
'''Brecknock Wildlife Trust''' is a [[The Wildlife Trusts partnership|wildlife trust]] covering the [[Vice-counties|vice county]] of [[Brecknockshire]] in [[Wales]]. The Trust was founded in 1964, with a network of [[volunteer]]s carrying out most of its work. No full-time conservation officers were in post until 1987. [[Heritage Lottery Fund|Heritage Lottery funding]] helped the Trust to expand and a bequest of £1,000,000 in 2003 resulted in the appointment of a Reserves Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtwales.org/brecknockis50|title=Brecknock Wildlife Trust celebrates its golden anniversary|date=8 September 2014|website=Wildlife Trusts Wales|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> |
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The offices of the Trust are located in Lion House, [[Brecon]]. The Trust has 22 reserves, the majority of which are in the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]]. All are open to the public free of charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brecknockwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves.html|title=Our Nature Reserves|website=Brecknock Wildlife Trust|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> |
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The most visited of the reserves is at [[Pwll y wrach|Pwll-y-Wrach]] ("Witches' Pool", near [[Talgarth]]; the site is 17.5 [[hectare]]s in area, most of which is [[woodland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brecknockwildlifetrust.org.uk/pwll-y-wrach.html|title=Pwll-y-Wrach Nature Reserve|website=Brecknock Wildlife Trust|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> At the eastern end of the reserve is a [[waterfall]] flowing from the [[River Enig]] into the so-called Witches' Pool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breconbeacons.org/forests-woodland|title=Forests and woodland in the Brecon Beacons National Park|website=Brecon Beacons|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> The wildlife in this area includes [[bluebell]]s, [[woodruff]], [[orchid]]s, [[herb paris]], [[toothwort]], dormice and [[dipper]]s (which frequent the waterfall).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitmidwales.co.uk/Brecon-Pwll-y-Wrach-Nature-Reserve/details/?dms=3&venue=1012319|title=Pwll y Wrach Nature Reserve|website=Visit Mid Wales|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> |
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Another reserve run by the Trust, Glasbury Cutting, is located at [[Glasbury-on-Wye]], in the far east of the Trust's administrative area. Formerly part of the railway line between Brecon and [[Hereford]], which closed in 1962, it is composed partly of woodland and partly of a [[meadow]] created to encourage wild plants. [[Dormouse|Dormice]], a protected species, were discovered within the reserve in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brecknockwildlifetrust.org.uk/glasbury-cutting.html|title=Glasbury Cutting Nature Reserve|website=Brecknock Wildlife Trust|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> In the far south-west, Cae Lynden Nature Reserve is one of three reserves close together near [[Ystradgynlais]]. The grasslands of this former sports field encourage [[marsh fritillary]], [[meadow brown]] and [[Gatekeeper (butterfly)|gatekeeper]] butterflies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brecknockwildlifetrust.org.uk/cae-lynden.html|title=Cae Lynden Nature Reserve|website=Brecknock Wildlife Trust|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> |
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Vicarage Meadows, a grassland reserve near [[Abergwesyn]] in the [[River Irfon|Irfon Valley]], is managed by the Trust and the species growing there include [[bog asphodel]], [[wood bitter vetch]], [[greater butterfly orchid]]s and [[small white orchid]]s.<ref>{{cite book|author=James Lowen|title=A Summer of British Wildlife|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=M_uxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100|date=5 March 2016|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-78477-009-9|page=100}}</ref> |
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In March 2016, the Brecknock Wildlife Trust announced a new initiative in the Ystradgynlais area, called the Wild Communities Project. This is intended to capitalise on the results of an earlier project, the “Upper Tawe Valley Living Landscape Project". Lottery funding of £313,757 has been allocated to this project, which will take place over a three-year period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joycewatson.org.uk/launch-of-313757-wild-communities-project/|title=Cae Lynden Nature Reserve|website=[[Joyce Watson]], AM|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:07, 28 April 2016
Brecknock Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the vice county of Brecknockshire in Wales. The Trust was founded in 1964, with a network of volunteers carrying out most of its work. No full-time conservation officers were in post until 1987. Heritage Lottery funding helped the Trust to expand and a bequest of £1,000,000 in 2003 resulted in the appointment of a Reserves Officer.[1]
The offices of the Trust are located in Lion House, Brecon. The Trust has 22 reserves, the majority of which are in the Brecon Beacons National Park. All are open to the public free of charge.[2]
The most visited of the reserves is at Pwll-y-Wrach ("Witches' Pool", near Talgarth; the site is 17.5 hectares in area, most of which is woodland.[3] At the eastern end of the reserve is a waterfall flowing from the River Enig into the so-called Witches' Pool.[4] The wildlife in this area includes bluebells, woodruff, orchids, herb paris, toothwort, dormice and dippers (which frequent the waterfall).[5]
Another reserve run by the Trust, Glasbury Cutting, is located at Glasbury-on-Wye, in the far east of the Trust's administrative area. Formerly part of the railway line between Brecon and Hereford, which closed in 1962, it is composed partly of woodland and partly of a meadow created to encourage wild plants. Dormice, a protected species, were discovered within the reserve in 2000.[6] In the far south-west, Cae Lynden Nature Reserve is one of three reserves close together near Ystradgynlais. The grasslands of this former sports field encourage marsh fritillary, meadow brown and gatekeeper butterflies.[7]
Vicarage Meadows, a grassland reserve near Abergwesyn in the Irfon Valley, is managed by the Trust and the species growing there include bog asphodel, wood bitter vetch, greater butterfly orchids and small white orchids.[8]
In March 2016, the Brecknock Wildlife Trust announced a new initiative in the Ystradgynlais area, called the Wild Communities Project. This is intended to capitalise on the results of an earlier project, the “Upper Tawe Valley Living Landscape Project". Lottery funding of £313,757 has been allocated to this project, which will take place over a three-year period.[9]
References
- ^ "Brecknock Wildlife Trust celebrates its golden anniversary". Wildlife Trusts Wales. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Our Nature Reserves". Brecknock Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Pwll-y-Wrach Nature Reserve". Brecknock Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Forests and woodland in the Brecon Beacons National Park". Brecon Beacons. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Pwll y Wrach Nature Reserve". Visit Mid Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Glasbury Cutting Nature Reserve". Brecknock Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Cae Lynden Nature Reserve". Brecknock Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ James Lowen (5 March 2016). A Summer of British Wildlife. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-78477-009-9.
- ^ "Cae Lynden Nature Reserve". Joyce Watson, AM. Retrieved 28 April 2016.