Coed Llwyn Rhyddid
The Nature Reserve is closed due to Ash Dieback.
Know before you go
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Currently closed due to Ash dieback.Best time to visit
May-Aug, Jun-Aug, Oct-FebAbout the reserve
Coed Llwyn Rhyddid is a mixed woodland partly planted some time in the last hundred and fifty years. The canopy is made up of Oak, Ash, Beech, and a mixture of conifers, principally Scots Pine, with an understorey of Holly, Hazel and Rhododendron. The woodland herb layer includes Wood Anemone and Bluebell. The drainage ditches support Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage. Other plants include Crab Apple, Yellow Pimpernel, Wood Sedge and Wood Sorrel.
The conservation interest of the wood is that in the 1990s it was the third largest heronry in Wales with around 35 pairs. In 2005, 28 pairs were recorded. Nesting Herons have been recorded in the Hensol area since at least 1872.
The Herons nesting at the top of Scots Pine trees can be viewed from the roadside parking near the farm entrance track.
The Herons generally return to the wood towards the end of January. The breeding cycle takes until July for the chicks to fledge, and late August for the Herons to leave the wood.