Wild Communities Trail - Hedgehog 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 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!

You are at the junction of the tarmac footpath and a small road that leads up hill to the cemetery.  At the gate you will see a cattle grid.  In one corner there should be a small ramp.  That is to allow small animals, such as hedgehogs to get out of the cattle grid should they fall in. Please replace and cover as you found it. 

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

Well done to SNIFFADOGZ on being First to Find.

Placed with kind permission from Ystradgynlais Town Council.