Caeau Llety Cybi, Llangybi, Ceredigion

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Caeau Llety Cybi, Llangybi, Ceredigion

Steep neutral lowland meadows, enclosed and divided by ancient and species rich hedgerows.

Location

Llangybi.

OS Map Reference

Main entrance: SN603534, Site centre: SN603535
A static map of Caeau Llety Cybi, Llangybi, Ceredigion

Know before you go

Size
3 hectares
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Entry fee

Open access reserve
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Parking information

Parking by arrangement at Cilgwyn Golf Course.

Access

Reserve access via steps at NE corner of reserve or by gate 200m along private lane to Llety-cybi Cottage. Not accessible to wheelchairs. No formal footpaths, but open access.

Public transport: The 588 runs from Lampeter or Aberystwyth to Llangybi.

 

Dogs

On a lead

When to visit

Opening times

Open access reserve

Best time to visit

Spring and summer

About the reserve

The reserve consists of four small herb-rich fields of neutral grassland showing some acidic characteristics. It is likely that the relatively steep gradient saved this site from the plough, and thus it has retained botanical interest. The sward is made up of Sweet Vernal Grass, Common Bent, and Heath-grass with a wealth of flowers, such as Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Black Knapweed, Burnet Saxifrage, Cat’s Ear, Ivy-leaved Bellflower, Pignut, Red Clover, Tormentil, Betony and Greater Butterfly Orchid, the latter a rarity in Ceredigion. In 2005, 298 spikes of the Orchid were counted.

The fields are surrounded by rich hedgerows, which contain young standard trees. The site is also rich in waxcap fungi, probably a result of the historic lack of ploughing and fertilisation.