About the event

There are more than 250 acres of woodland in Penllergaer Valley Woods, managed by the Penllergaer Trust. After 20 years of careful restoration and conservation, the estate features a mosaic of biodiversity with woodland pastures, heathland, two lakes, wetland and a river running through it.

It’s the former home of John Dillwyn Llewellyn, an extraordinary horticulturalist, astronomer and pioneering photographer whose daughter Mary Dillwyn was the first female photographer in Wales.

One of the core aims of the Trustees who manage the estate is to protect nature and nurture biodiversity. Stuart, who is one of the Trustees, will lead the walk around the estate, which is home to a huge variety of wildlife including kingfishers, dippers, mallards, heron, dabchicks, passing otters and increasingly - they hope - water voles!

New wetlands, naturally protected by thick vegetation, have been created to encourage the return of water voles, one of the UK’s fastest declining mammals. Invertebrates, amphibians and aquatic plants are also benefitting from the project.

We ask for donations of at least £1 per adult to go towards our WTSWW group funds. All are welcome. Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by adults. There are toilets at the Visitor Centre and there is car parking on site which can be paid for in cash or by card. There is also bicycle parking.

Please meet in front of the Visitor Centre to begin the walk promptly at 10.00am. It will last for two hours. Refreshments are available in the cafe.