Coed Crafnant

Filled with primitive plants and ancient oak trees, the Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve at Coed Crafnant connects you to Britain’s forested past. The 6,000 years of continual shelter from these trees has created the perfect conditions for mosses, lichens and ferns to flourish – indeed, species have been recorded here that were once thought to be nationally extinct. This wild, ancient Atlantic oak woodland is steeply sloped and roughly divided into terraces, each with its own microclimate and inhabitants. A visit in spring and summer will reward you with a wealth of wildflowers and nesting birds, but the wild tranquillity of this remote valley will hold your attention at any time of the year.