1980: Coed Lletywalter, 38 hectares of ancient woodland and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Snowdonia National Park, becomes the Trust’s first Welsh wood.
1987: The Trust acquires Coed Hafod y Llyn, a 16.6 hectare ancient woodland in the Vale of Maentwrog in the Snowdonia National Park. Lying alongside the famous Ffestiniog Railway, the wood is especially prized by local people and visitors as it borders three other woods which are all in sympathetic ownership, with open access.
1993: Greencastle Wood in Carmarthenshire is the Trust’s latest acquisition, a wonderful 50 hectare site, designated as an SSSI, which includes ancient woodland, species-rich grassland and commanding views over the Tywi estuary.
1999: Coed Maesmelin, a 16.8-hectare ancient wood north of Neath in south Wales, is the 1000th wood acquired by the Trust.
2001: Llanidloes, is the location for the Trust’s first permanent Welsh office, formally opened by local MP, Lembit Öpik.
2001: Coed Cadw, (the Woodland Trust in Wales), starts a major £650,000 project to restore seven of its planted ancient woodland sites. The European Union supports the project with a grant of £249,000 under Objective 1 funding.
2002: Following a campaign by Coed Cadw (the Woodland Trust), all ancient woodland in Wales receives firm protection from development as a result of the Assembly’s new “Planning Policy Wales”.
2005: Plas Power Education, a Heritage Lottery Fund funded project, begins in Wales, as a pilot to trial the Woodland Trust’s education activities for young people. The lessons learnt will inform future Trust education projects throughout the UK.
2006: Thanks to massive public support and our most successful fundraising appeal ever, in January of 2006, the Trust completed the purchase of over 350 hectares (nearly 900 acres) of Wentwood Forest, near Newport - Wales’ largest planted ancient woodland site and the ninth largest planted ancient woodland in the UK.
2008: Coed Cadw (the Woodland Trust in Wales) moves to a new office in Cardiff.