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Wildlife at Hafod
Ceredigion
Wales
Cwmystwyth and Devil's are the nearest towns or villages.
OS Grid Reference: SN 768 736
 The Hafod estate is an amazing woodland that has been manipulated and planted with some extremely interesting and rare tree and plant species. Here Kites and buzzard are common with the more smaller bird species frequenting the oak woodland such as pied flycatchers and greater spotted woodpeckers. The whole forest is a PAWS site (plantation on an ancient woodland site) and as such the intention is to manage the forest to encourage more broadleaf woodland using sensitive methods of thinning. The main thinning is being carried out by horses, work which can be seen most days.
Birds: We have information about Red kite
Insects and reptiles: Butterflies and moths survive in some of the more open habitats. Some of the more common and rare species are as follows Common Blue, Small pearl bordered fritillaries, Dark green Fritillaries, Small, heath, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled wood, Meadow brown, Ringlet, Meadow brown, Large skipper, Brimstone, Small skipper, Small tortoiseshell and Purple hairstreak. The cow field and the area below the Hafod office are the best two places to look for these species. We have information about Large heath and Pearl-bordered fritillary
How to get there:
From the Hafod Arms Hotel in Devil's Bridge take the B4574 to Cwmystwyth. Pass the The Arch car park and proceed downhill. Turn right shortly after passing the "Cwmystwyth" sign. Go throught ADAS Pwllpeiran and proceed to a T junction and turn right. Pass Hafod Church and turn left into Hafod Car Park.
From Pontrhydygroes proceed north on the B4343 and turn right onto the B4574 towards Cwmystwyth when you see the Forestry Commission Hafod sign. Proceed along this road for 1 mile. The Hafod Car Park is on the right hand side.
Local Weather Forecast (Multimap) Enter through:
Hafod Car Park
Facilities:
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Contact:
Tony Ellis
Area Manager
01974 282540
e-mail: tony.ellis@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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What's of interest
If you follow the link to Jonathan West's horse logging site below you can read more about the use of horses to extract timber and see pictures of Thor, Jonathan's horse, in action at Hafod.
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