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gradually removing the conifer trees. conifer the removing gradually resource for the nation. the for resource provides a great view point for the distant Bristol Channel. Bristol distant the for point view great a provides

The picnic area overlooks the beautiful reservoir and reservoir beautiful the overlooks area picnic The woodland floor. We can create these conditions by conditions these create can We floor. woodland growing non-native conifer trees to provide a timber a provide to trees conifer non-native growing

timber. These areas were largely replanted with quick- with replanted largely were areas These timber. plants will soon regenerate as more light penetrates the penetrates light more as regenerate soon will plants exploring the wood. the exploring

much of the remaining native woodland was felled for felled was woodland native remaining the of much grassland and a BBQ area so you can really make a day of day a make really can you so area BBQ a and grassland the seeds from those that still remain and other woodland other and remain still that those from seeds the

Foresters’ Oaks car park offers picnic benches, open benches, picnic offers park car Oaks Foresters’ then, and especially during the first and second world wars, world second and first the during especially and then, on our side. Although most of the native trees were felled, were trees native the of most Although side. our on

planted with conifer trees as far back as the 1700s. Since 1700s. the as back far as trees conifer with planted habitat. This is a long term and ambitious plan, but nature is nature but plan, ambitious and term long a is This habitat. Wentwood are quiet country lanes. country quiet are Wentwood

Wentwood was one of the first woods in the UK to be to UK the in woods first the of one was Wentwood For those of you who prefer to cycle, the roads leading to leading roads the cycle, to prefer who you of those For plants and animals that are associated with this important this with associated are that animals and plants

broadleaved woodland. You will be able to enjoy the trees, the enjoy to able be will You woodland. broadleaved some idea of its past industrial use. industrial past its of idea some Coach parking is available at Foresters’ Oaks car park. car Oaks Foresters’ at available is parking Coach

start your visit and explore different parts of Wentwood. of parts different explore and visit your start We are restoring parts of Wentwood to its natural native natural its to Wentwood of parts restoring are We charcoal hearths and remains of an old mill also give us give also mill old an of remains and hearths charcoal

There are several car parks that provide an ideal base to base ideal an provide that parks car several are There of the expansive land for their grand hunts. Ancient tracks, Ancient hunts. grand their for land expansive the of Wentwood – the future the – Wentwood

Facilities Castle, whose inhabitants really made the most the made really inhabitants whose Castle, Chepstow

was once the hunting preserve for preserve hunting the once was

Bluebells • gog Clychau’r Stag • Hydd : WTPL / Steven Kind Steven / WTPL : photo Ffoto

history spanning over 1,000 years. It years. 1,000 over spanning history mae golygfan arbennig dros Sianel Bryste yno. Bryste Sianel dros arbennig golygfan mae

Wentwood has a long and illustrious and long a has Wentwood Mae’r ardal bicnic yn edrych allan dros y gronfa ddwˆ r hardd ac hardd r ddwˆ gronfa y dros allan edrych yn bicnic ardal Mae’r Ffoto

History of the wood the of History

go iawn yn fforio yn y goedwig. y yn fforio yn iawn go photo : WTPL / Gordon Murray

Parcio Foresters’ Oaks yn cynnig fel y gallwch dreulio diwrnod dreulio gallwch y fel cynnig yn Oaks Foresters’ Parcio

genedl.

Mae meinciau picnic, glaswelltir agored ac ardal BBQ ym Maes ym BBQ ardal ac agored glaswelltir picnic, meinciau Mae

darparu adnodd pren ar gyfer y gyfer ar pren adnodd darparu

sy’n arwain at Goed Gwent yn lonydd gwledig tawel. gwledig lonydd yn Gwent Goed at arwain sy’n

roeddent yn tyfu’n gyflym er mwyn er gyflym tyfu’n yn roeddent

Ar gyfer y rhai hynny ohonoch sy’n dewis seiclo, mae’r ffyrdd mae’r seiclo, dewis sy’n ohonoch hynny rhai y gyfer Ar

nad oeddent yn frodorol ond frodorol yn oeddent nad

Gwent. Mae lle i barcio bysus ym maes parcio Foresters’ Oaks. Foresters’ parcio maes ym bysus barcio i lle Mae Gwent.

yr ardaloedd hyn gyda choed coniffer choed gyda hyn ardaloedd yr

delfrydol i’ch ymweliad i fforio yng ngwahanol rannau o Goed o rannau ngwahanol yng fforio i ymweliad i’ch delfrydol

’ dfydoy rn Ailblannwyd bren. yn ddefnyddio i’w

Mae llawer o feysydd parcio i’w cael sy’n cynnig man cychwyn man cynnig sy’n cael i’w parcio feysydd o llawer Mae

llawer o’r coetir brodorol ei gwympo ei brodorol coetir o’r llawer

Cyfleusterau

raddol. hynny, ac yn enwedig yn ystod y ddau ryfel byd, cafodd byd, ryfel ddau y ystod yn enwedig yn ac hynny,

gynhyrchu’r amodau hyn drwy waredu’r coed coniffer yn coniffer coed waredu’r drwy hyn amodau gynhyrchu’r plannwyd coed coniffer cyn belled yn ôl â’r 1700au. Er 1700au. â’r ôl yn belled cyn coniffer coed plannwyd

: WTPL / Steven Kind Steven / WTPL : photo Ffoto : WTPL / Gerald Cubitt Gerald / WTPL : photo Ffoto wrth i fwy o oleuni dreiddio i lawr y coetir. Gallwn coetir. y lawr i dreiddio oleuni o fwy i wrth Coed Gwent oedd un o’r coedwigoedd cyntaf yn y DU lle DU y yn cyntaf coedwigoedd o’r un oedd Gwent Coed

weddill a phlanhigion eraill yn y coetir yn adfywio yn gyflym yn adfywio yn coetir y yn eraill phlanhigion a weddill diwydiannol yn y gorffennol. y yn diwydiannol

brodorol gael eu cwympo, bydd yr hadau o’r coed sy’n coed o’r hadau yr bydd cwympo, eu gael brodorol olion hen felin hefyd yn rhoi rhyw syniad i ni o’i ddefnydd o’i ni i syniad rhyw rhoi yn hefyd felin hen olion

mae natur ar ein hochor ni. Er i’r mwyafrif o’r coed o’r mwyafrif i’r Er ni. hochor ein ar natur mae rhwysgfawr. Mae llwybrau hynafol, aelwydydd golosg ac golosg aelwydydd hynafol, llwybrau Mae rhwysgfawr.

hwn. Mae hwn yn gynllun tymor hir ac uchelgeisiol, ond uchelgeisiol, ac hir tymor gynllun yn hwn Mae hwn. y defnydd gorau posibl o ehangder y tir at gyfer eu helfeydd eu gyfer at tir y ehangder o posibl gorau defnydd y

planhigion a’r anifeiliaid sy’n gysylltiedig â’r cynefin pwysig cynefin â’r gysylltiedig sy’n anifeiliaid a’r planhigion gyfer Castell Cas-gwent, ac roedd ei breswylwyr yn gwneud yn breswylwyr ei roedd ac Cas-gwent, Castell gyfer

brasddeiliog naturiol. Byddwch yn gallu mwynhau’r coed, y coed, mwynhau’r gallu yn Byddwch naturiol. brasddeiliog dros 1,000 o flynyddoedd. Roedd unwaith yn faes hela ar hela faes yn unwaith Roedd flynyddoedd. o 1,000 dros

Rydym yn adfer darnau o Goed Gwent fel coetir brodorol coetir fel Gwent Goed o darnau adfer yn Rydym Mae gan Goed Gwent hanes maith a diddorol sy’n pontio sy’n diddorol a maith hanes Gwent Goed gan Mae

Coed Gwent – y dyfodol y – Gwent Coed Hanes y goedwig y Hanes

Dormouse • athew P Nightjar • Mawr Troellwr

: WTPL / Brian Aldrich Brian / WTPL : photo Ffoto

Brynbuga Usk A449 Coed Gwent Wentwood Coed Gwent Wentwood Casnewydd Newport Ffoto photo: WTPL / Brian Aldrich A48 M48 M4 Darn o goetir hynafol mwyaf Cymru Coed Gwent heddiw Mae Coed Gwent yn parhau i fod yn hafan i fywyd gwyllt. Casnewydd ’ largest block of ancient woodland Yn y gwanwyn gallwch grwydro ar hyd y llwybrau drwy M4 Newport garped o glychau’r gog a gwrandewch ar yr adar yn trydar eu cân. Gellir clywed y troellwr mawr yn aml, ac os ydych M49 Caerdydd Bryste yn effro efallai cewch gipolwg ar bathew, gwiber, madfall Afon Hafren Cardiff River Severn Bristol neu garw. Gallwch weld morgrug y coed hefyd yng Nghoed Gwent, ac er eu bod yn bethau bach mae ganddynt bresenoldeb mawr. Chwiliwch am eu nythod (twmpathau Mynediad ar y ddaear) sy’n sefyll 3-4 troedfedd uwchben y ddaear – O’r meysydd parcio a’r prif fynediadau i’r goedwig Dihangwch i er ceisiwch osgoi’r temtasiwn i eistedd arnynt! mae’r llwybrau cerdded a’r llwybrau ceffylau yn rhychwantu Coed Gwent ac felly gallwch fforio’r dawelwch y coedwigoedd yn ddiogel ac yn hawdd. goedwig hynafol Access fwyaf sydd ar ôl From the car parks and main entrance points to the yng Nghymru woods the footpaths and designated bridleways span Wentwood so you can explore the woods safely and Escape to the with ease. tranquillity of the largest area of Ffoto photo: WTPL / Steven Kind Clychau’r gog • Bluebells ancient woodland Today at Wentwood Wentwood remains a haven for wildlife. In spring you in Wales can wander along the paths surrounded by carpets of bluebells and listen to a harmony of bird song. The nightjar can often be heard, and if you stay alert you might be able to spot a dormouse, adder, lizard or deer. The wood ant can also be found at Wentwood, though very tiny it has a big presence. Look out for their nests (mounds on the ground) that stand 3-4 ft high – though don’t be tempted to sit on them! FCW-1245 A3Wentwood_A317/02/201214:25Page2

Croeso i Goed Gwent Gyda dros 1,000 hectar o goetir di-dor, Coed Gwent yw’r man delfrydol i’w fforio ar droed, ar feic neu hyd yn oed ar gefn ceffyl. Mae’r llwybrau troellog yn eich arwain yn hamddenol drwy’r coed heddychlon gan eich tywys ar daith wahanol ar bob ymweliad. : WTPL / Fiona Granger : Mae Coed Gwent yn lle gwych i fynd â’ch teulu. Pen y

photo cae-mawr Mae llawer o weithgareddau y gallwch eu gwneud

p’un ai fforio’n dawel am fywyd gwyllt, adeiladu Ffoto Cadira llochesi neu hyd yn oed drefnu eich helfa drysor Beeches eich hun. Am syniadau llawn hwyl ewch i Darren The www.naturedetectives.org.uk Wood Five Paths Dilynwch yr arwyddion marcio neu defnyddiwch y map a geir yn y daflen hon i’ch arwain drwy’r ardal hon o brydferthwch naturiol a hanesyddol. Ond peidiwch â theimlo eich bod yn gorfod dilyn yn ôl traed eraill, pam na wnewch chi ddilyn : WTPL / Steven Kind WTPL / Steven : eich llwybr eich hun? Coed Gwent photo Cadwch lygaid barcud am y Dderwen Little Wentwood Oak Ffoto Gyrliog. Foresters’ Oaks Afon Usk Curley Welcome to Wentwood Oak

With over 1000 hectares of continuous woodland, WTPL / Nick Spurling : Cronfa Coed Gwent

Wentwood is the perfect place to explore on foot, photo Wentwood A48 / M4 GN bicycle or even horseback. The winding paths gently lead Reservoir Ffoto you through the tranquil woods taking you on a new journey every visit. Llanfair Wentwood Discoed Wentwood is a great place to take the Gate family. There are lots of activities you can do Caerllion Allwedd Key whether quietly exploring looking for wildlife, ar Wysg Llwybr hawdd Ffordd goedwigaeth Maes parcio building shelters or even organising your own Easy grade trail Forest road Car park treasure hunt. For fun ideas visit A449 A48 / M4 Llwybr canolradd Lwybr coedwigaeth Safle picnic Medium grade trail Forest trail Picnic site www.naturedetectives.org.uk Parc Llwybr anodd Arwyddbost Pwynt gwybodaeth Seymour 53 Follow the marker posts or use the map provided Hard grade trail Waymarker post Information point in this leaflet to guide you through this area of natural and historical beauty. But don’t feel like

: WTPL / Brian Aldrich WTPL / Brian : you have to follow in the footsteps of others, why

photo not make your own route? A48

Ffoto Look out for the Curley Oak. A48

Os ydych chi wedi mwynhau ymweld â Choed Gwent, ac os hoffech chi ddysgu mwy am goedlannau eraill, mae croeso i chi fynd at www.visitwoods.org.uk Am ragor o wybodaeth am y Comisiwn Coedwigaeth yng Nghymru ewch at I ddysgu mwy am Goed Cadw ewch at Elusen gofrestredig yng Nghymru a Lloegr yw Coed Cadw (the Woodland Trust), Rhif 294344. Swyddfa gofrestredig: Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6LLwww.forestry.gov.uk/cymru www.forestry.gov.uk/wales www.coedcadw.org.uk/cymru www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/wales If you enjoyed your visit to Wentwood and would like to find out more about other woods you can visit, go to www.visitwoods.org.uk For more information about Forestry Commission Wales go to For more information about the Woodland Trust go to The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales No. 294344. Registered Office: Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6LL www.forestry.gov.uk/cymru www.forestry.gov.uk/wales www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/wales www.coedcadw.org.uk/cymru