NEATH PORT TALBOT LANDMAP LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT Final Report Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Countryside Council for Wales December 2004 WHITE consultants Main Cover Photograph: Upper Clydach River Valley towards Pontardulais 18-19, Park Place Cardiff Small Cover Photographs: CF10 1FL Aberavon Sands & Margam Works Tel: 029 2064 0971 Mynydd Bromil Scarp Fax: 029 2064 0973 Cwm Afan at Pontrhydyfen Email:
[email protected] Mynydd Gwrhyd Website: www.whiteconsultants.co.uk Cwmgors Final Report Neath Port Talbot Landscape Assessment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study has been undertaken under the guidance of a client steering group and a wider local information users group. We would like to thank the members of both groups for their guidance and, in particular, the individuals in the client group for their support. Client Steering Group: Owain Lewis Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Jill Bullen Countryside Council for Wales Rebecca Wright Countryside Council for Wales Local Information Users Group The Group comprised of the above and the following: Ruth Brown Brecon Beacons National Park Steve Moon Bridgend CBC Michael Gandy Celtic Energy Ltd. Brian Humphreys City & County of Swansea Julian Atkins City & County of Swansea Richard Beale City & County of Swansea David Eagar Countryside Council for Wales Russell De’Ath Countryside Council for Wales Caroline Wheeler EL & LLL, Port Talbot Lyndsey Taylor Forestry Commission Andrew Sowerby Forest Enterprise Nigel Ajax-Lewis Glamorgan Wildlife Trust Delyth Lewis Groundwork Bridgend Neath Port Talbot CBC Alun Pugh Menter Iaith Tawe, Afan, Nedd Iona Gregory Menter Iaith Tawe, Afan, Nedd Doreen Jones [NALC] Community Councils Rep Tim Dorken National Assembly for Wales Basil Hollington NAWAD Cllr.