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2. CRAIG YR ADERYN Site Guides for Recreation CRAIG YR ADERYN Protected Landscapes of Wales CRAIG YR ADERYN Site Guides for Recreation Protected Landscapes of Wales 2. CRAIG YR ADERYN Site Guides for Recreation CRAIG YR ADERYN Protected Landscapes of Wales Introducon The impressive, rocky outcrop, Craig yr within its boundaries all the climbing Abergynolwyn Aderyn (Birds’ Rock) juts sharply out of crags, as well as a small area of moorland. the Dysynni valley, rising to a height of As its name suggests, it is renowned for 258m. The area lies within the Snowdonia its bird populaon as an important Naonal Park and consists of rocky crags, breeding and roosng site for the red- acid grassland, heath and bracken. Craig billed chough which is on the Amber List yr Aderyn is designated as a Site of of UK birds of conservaon concern due P Craig yr Aderyn summits Special Scienfic Interest (SSSI) and to its localised breeding distribuon in synni Y Palis Mawr and Y Palis Bach- on Dy Special Protecon Area (SPA). The SPA the UK. Af ‘the large stockade the small covers an area of 89.26ha and includes stockade’. A stockade is a defensive structure of tall walls made of logs placed side by side vercally, with the tops sharpened to provide Designaon security. Today the summit is sll reached via the original The European Union have idenfied the Sites of Special Scienfic Interest (SSSIs) Y Palis Bach entrance to the hill fort. most important sites for wildlife in Europe are the most important sites for Wales' & hill fort as the Natura 2000 sites. There are two natural heritage and are legally types of Natura 2000 sites: designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Iron age hill fort The Special Protecon Areas (SPAs) - Craig yr Aderyn designated because of rare or migratory Naonal Nature Reserves (NNRs) are summit is occupied by a small hill fort thought to originate birds and their habitats. designated under the Naonal Parks and Col Crag from the Iron Age. The fort Special Areas of Conservaon (SACs) for Access to the Countryside Act 1949, or Y Palis Mawr wall’s line the crest of the a wide range of habitats and species under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981. hill's lower terraces, and other than birds. today are covered in turf. In addion to these internaonal See back cover for more informaon on Artefacts discovered at the designaons there are UK conservaon designaons. site include Roman poery designaons: and a curved lead bar, possibly an armlet. Site of Special Scienfic Interest (SSSI) Special Protecon Area (SPA) 1km e al-y-llyn Lak yngil / T Towyn Llyn Mw Site Guides for Recreation CRAIG YR ADERYN Protected Landscapes of Wales Dysynni drainage Up unl the 18th Oak fern grows in the century the Dysynni estuary would cool, damp rocky crevices of have come up very close to the foot of Craig yr Aderyn. Whilst tricky Craig yr Aderyn but the natural to find it can be idenfied in extension of the shingle spit on the dark places by its bright coast caused the river to silt up, unl it green colour and small oak- was no longer navigable at high de. shaped fronds. Since the 1700s the valley has been extensively drained to create miles of flat ferle farm land. More recently a local drainage scheme focused on strengthening the banks and straightening the river’s course- sll one of the most highly mechanised drainage projects ever undertaken in Wales to date. Land management The majority of Craig yr Aderyn is open access land used for sheep farming. Sheep numbers and bracken control are managed carefully to ensure the grass is kept to a short sward to provide foraging habitat for chough. Norsemen Tywyn was aacked and burned by marauding Norsemen in 963AD. As the enemy approached a warning beacon would be lit on the coast and the residents of Tywyn would flee to the safety of Craig yr Aderyn. Craig yr Aderyn quarry Up unl Bracken Originally a woodland plant, Goats In the early 1960s a herd of feral the late 1980s the hill was quarried for bracken rhedyn in Welsh, spreads goats were introduced from the road stone on its north side. To prevent prolifically across much of the Welsh Rhinogydd to graze the narrow, further degradaon the Snowdonia uplands through under-ground rhizome precipitous ledges of the cliff face to Naonal Park Authority acquired this (dense root stalks), making it difficult to prevent sheep from becoming stuck. One small area to protect it and allow it to control. Grazing cale have been found by one the goats vanished, some say regenerate. to limit its growth by trampling it flat, they ate their way through local gardens prevenng further spread. back to their beloved Rhinogydd! Site Guides for Recreation CRAIG YR ADERYN Protected Landscapes of Wales Eastern Face Col Crag al ess tr ace on t F Cen es Bur W The Bas Craig yr Aderyn (Birds’ Rock) takes its name from the abundance of bird life seen on and around its crags. Wheatears, stonechats and linnets are common; Ravens, kestrels and red kites oen fly here and both the barn owl and lile owl have bred in the gullies and ledges of the cliff face. Climbing There are four principal crags used for rock climbing; the Eastern Face, the Central Buress, The Bason CRAIG YR ADERYN and the Col Crag. The Eastern Face has the longest routes, however these are all subject to a seasonal restricon and are Group climbing The Col Crag, located on the saddle Seasonal restricon Runs from the 1st March to the 31st heavily vegetated. The Central Buress, which has an upper between the 2 highest peaks is a popular venue for single July. This is to protect nesng choughs, peregrines and and lower er, and is also subject to the restricon. The pitch climbing with groups. About 30 feet high, with 2 cormorants. Climbers are also asked to avoid climbing here Bason, framed by its impressive 'Diamond Face', is the most worthwhile routes, the crag sits in the ‘bowl’ of a meadow, near to dusk to avoid disturbing roosng chough. popular part of the rock, and contains a mixture of single and creang a comfortable spot for the waing group. For more mul-pitch routes, none of which are subject to any kind informaon on crag equee follow the Green Guide for of restricon. Climbers on the back cover. Site Guides for Recreation CRAIG YR ADERYN Protected Landscapes of Wales HISTORIC LANDSCAPE t Castell y Bere Just up the valley stands the ruins of Castell y Bere, a castle built in 1221 by Llewelyn Fawr (known in English as ‘Llewelyn the Great’) and captured by the English in 1283. According to local folklore, a watchtower stood on top of Craig yr Aderyn's fort and was used to warn Castell y Bere of approaching danger by lighng a beacon or flying a red flag. Geology The Tal y Llyn valley PLANTS lies on the Bala Fault line, a major q Tormenl Although it looks a geological feature in Wales MYTH lile like a buercup, the formed 800 million years ago. tormenl, tresgl y moch in Welsh, Cantre'r Gwaelod Looking Volcanic magma rose up through is actually a member of the rose down the valley from the summit this fracture, creang Cadair Idris family. Its four petalled yellow you can catch a glimpse of nearby. Craig yr Aderyn itself is flowers appear May to October Cardigan Bay, home to the well predominantly volcanic, the rock and typically grow low to the known legend of Cantre'r being known as 'rhyolic tuff' ground. Its medicinal properes Gwaelod. It is said that a great created from ash deposited aer are said to cure fever, diarrhoea, tract of low lying rich farmland the erupon. During the last ice burns, sore throats, infected reached from Pembrokeshire to age 12,000 years ago, a glacier gums, bed weng and toothache. the Llyn Peninsula, nearly 50 carved its way down the Dysynni miles in length and holding 16 valley creang the classic steep towns. Defended from the sea by sided U-shape. Evidences of sluice gates, the area was glacial deposion and acon have inundated when Seithenyn, the created the landforms seen today. 'keeper of the gates', became River Capture The upper drunk and forgot to close them. course of the Afon Dysynni starts Trees have been spoed below in the Tal y Llyn valley and follows the water at low de in Tywyn p Buerwort are a low, scky plant which like to grow in damp the fault line. It became blocked and if you walk on the coast path condions, they have delicate blue flowers that grow above starfish-like by a major landslide, causing the you might catch a glimpse of the leaves. It is one of two insecvorous plants (the other being sundew), river to divert northwestwards drowned houses lying beneath meaning it traps insects on its scky leaves and digests them to finding a new course in the the waves or hear the bells of the supplement its diet. The Welsh name, tafod y gors translates as 'tongue of Dysynni valley, the process known church ringing! the bog'. as 'river capture'. Site Guides for Recreation CRAIG YR ADERYN Protected Landscapes of Wales p Cormorant Despite being 7km from the sea, Craig yr Aderyn is believed to support the only regular inland breeding colony of cormorant in Wales, which along with its chough populaon, gives it its SSSI status. The cormorant, known as mulfran in Welsh, is a large, p Meadow Pipit Corhedydd mostly black coloured waterbird with a long neck and almost replian y waun in Welsh translates as appearance.
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