Coed Felinrhyd

Coed Felinrhyd is an attractive woodland situated just outside the village of Maentwrog. The woodland runs along the southern side of Ceunant Llennyrch, the gorge of the Afon Prysor, which is home to a rare assemblage of lower plants which thrive in the humid conditions of this Atlantic oakwood. An ancient woodland, much of the site was planted with conifers and then infested by the invasive Rhododendron ponticum, which left its special habitats in poor condition. Decades of work to thin planted conifers and control invasive species are now starting to restore the woodland to its former glory. There is a good network of paths from which to explore the woodland, taking in the oak, ash and hazel festooned with with mosses and lichens and the spectacular waterfall Rhaeadr Du. Keep an eye out for dippers, woodland birds such as the Wood Warbler and if you're very lucky you might even catch a glimpse of an otter.