Wild Communities Trail - Six-spot Burnett Moth Traditional Cache

The Wild Communities Trail will take you around the wild places of Ystradgynlais including 3 nature reserves managed by Brecknock Wildlife Trust and 2 parks owned by the Ystradgynlais Town Council. The total length of the trail is six miles but it can be broken down into sections. The trail is child friendly although some short sections are muddy. Information cards about an aspect of the wildlife found in this area are in most of the containers. 

The Ystradgynlais area has, perhaps surprisingly, very good habitats for wildlife and a number of rare species of plants, insects, reptiles etc can be seen if you are quiet.  100 years ago this area was the hotbed of the Industrial Revolution with coal mines scarring the countryside and iron works belching out smoke and steam. How quickly nature has reclaimed the land!

Diamond Park

Arguably the town developed as a result of the heavy industries of coal and iron.  The sites of the Diamond and Gurnos coal mines have now been cleared and the landscaped area redeveloped into parkland as Diamond Park. the park is maintained by Ystradgynlais Town Council.

Adjacent to the Diamond Park is the Wern Plemys Nature Reserve maintained by the Brecknock Wildlife Trust

These colourful red and green moths are often seen in numbers on yellow or purple flowers during the day. The paths in Diamond Park are mainly wheelchair accessible but some have significant slopes.  This cache is near the entrance and can be done as a cache and dash. The path is level however wheelchair users may need assistance to retrieve and replace the container.

Please leave the information cards in the containers when you have signed the log and replace carefully as you found it.

Well done to WELSHMAN65 on being First to Find.

Placed with kind permission from Ystradgynlais Town Council.