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Parkwood

About Parkwood

Parkwood is a popular woodland situated on the famous Gower Pennisula, West of Swansea. It is a wood of majestic and mature oak, ash and conifer trees, home to buzzards, woodpeckers, nuthatch, lesser and greater horseshoe bats and a wealth of other wildlife. There are also many archeologically valuable sites here, covering 14,000 years.

How to get there:

Park Mill is the nearest town or village.

Turn right half a mile past Parkmill.

OS Grid Reference: SS538897
For details of public transport visit http://www.traveline-cymru.info/

Start your visit from:

Parkmill
A bag of locally produced charcoal

Facilities:

Parking

Activities:

WalkingHorse Riding
horse riding

Permit only. For further information please contact the local area manager on 0845 604 0845

Contact:

Jon Price

0300 068 0300
e-mail: jonathan.price@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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What's of interest

At this site charcoal kilns are still used to produce charcoal from the thinnings and coppice.

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