Great Triley Wood

Great Triley Wood is a wet woodland that is periodically flooded by the two forks of the Afon Gafenni stream that pass from south to north across the site. The damp conditions created by this flooding provide ideal habitat for wet woodland species such as marsh marigold, water dropwort, wood avens and sedges. Dryer areas of the wood also have a rich ground flora that includes numerous woodland specialists such as herb paris, yellow archangel and wood sorrel. The canopy and shrub layers include a diversity of species and age classes and there is excellent fallen and standing dead wood habitat. The site is bordered by a dual carriageway on the east and a railway on the west. To the north and southeast the site is bordered by active pasture land and to the southwest there is adjoining floodplain woodland. The Key Features of the site are Floodplain Woodland. Conservation features of the floodplain woodland are the waterways and the otters that have historically used the streams. Due to the lack of safe local parking, difficulty in accessing the site and the wet ground conditions it is considered that the site is unsuitable to promote public access. Access is permitted, but visitors should be aware that ground conditions are difficult.