ŽŵƉĂŶLJEŽ͘ϮϭϯϮϳϯϲ ĂƌŐLJĨĞƌLJĚLJĨŽĚŽů 'ǁĂƌĐŚŽĚ 

r u t a n n

ŚĂƌŝƚLJEŽ͘ϱϭϵϬϮϭ

 ĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ

 e f i l d l i w w

ƉůĞĂƐĞŐŽƚŽǁǁǁ͘ƌǁƚǁĂůĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ

- You may encounter livestock when visiting the reserve. the visiting when livestock encounter may You -

&ŽƌŵŽƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕

- Paths may be muddy, slippery and uneven. and slippery muddy, be may Paths -

- Stout footwear is advised for walking the trails. the walking for advised is footwear Stout -

- Please keep dogs on a lead and clean up after them. after up clean and lead a on dogs keep Please - wildlife in Mid-. in wildlife

Keeping Safe Keeping

Trust and support support and Trust

for your guidance. your for Join Radnorshire Wildlife Wildlife Radnorshire Join

through all the seasons. There are interpretation boards interpretation are There seasons. the all through

managed by Radnorshire Wildlife Trust. Trust. Wildlife Radnorshire by managed

round for people to enjoy the unspoilt countryside unspoilt the enjoy to people for round

The Gilfach Nature Reserve is just one of a number number a of one just is Reserve Nature Gilfach The

itself is open all year all open is itself The nature reserve nature The

cover and information all year round for visitors. for round year all information and cover

on lead on

Nature Reserve Nature Site Picnic Trail Nature Keep dogs dogs Keep

the animals used to live. It now provides wet weather wet provides now It live. to used animals the

is the lower end of the longhouse where longhouse the of end lower the is

The Byre The

website to find out about events. about out find to website

car park, visitor facilities and short walks. Check our Check walks. short and facilities visitor park, car building, the longhouse is occupied by private tenants. tenants. private by occupied is longhouse the building,

right to get to the old farmyard where there is a small a is there where farmyard old the to get to right of the surviving original features. Now a grade II* listed II* grade a Now features. original surviving the of

You can also drive through the nature reserve, turning reserve, nature the through drive also can You Welsh dwelling which has been restored keeping some keeping restored been has which dwelling Welsh

15 The The is a traditional a is

Century Longhouse Century th nature trail at the otter hide. otter the at trail nature

take the hillside Wyloer walk and join up with the with up join and walk Wyloer hillside the take

activities and is open seasonally for light refreshments. refreshments. light for seasonally open is and activities

hc ae o yteodfryr. Alternatively farmyard. old the by you takes which

picnic area. The old barn is used for educational for used is barn old The area. picnic

From here you can walk on the circular nature trail nature circular the on walk can you here From

trail or by car, for visitor information, toilets and a and toilets information, visitor for car, by or trail

by foot on the nature the on foot by the Visit Old Farmyard Old Pont Marteg car park is just over the cattle grid. cattle the over just is park car Marteg Pont

for St Harmon. Look out for the brown tourist signs. tourist brown the for out Look Harmon. St for

of just off the A470 (SN 952 715), signposted 715), 952 (SN A470 the off just Llangurig of

We are 3 miles north of and 7 miles south miles 7 and Rhayader of north miles 3 are We

Wells FIND US: FIND

Llandrindod Llandrindod

HOW TO TO HOW

Rhayader

NATURE RESERVE NATURE

GILFACH

A

4 7

0 Wells Wells

St Harmon St Builth Builth

Wells Llangurig

Llandrindod Llandrindod

Rhayader

The farm time forgot... time farm The Llangurig

Newtown

Machynlleth Gilfach Nature Reserve Nature Gilfach

Barmouth Welshpool

Dolgellau

:LOGOLIH7UXVW

GILFACH’S OLD FARMYARD OLD GILFACH’S

5DGQRUVKLUH ZĂĚŶŽƌƐŚŝƌĞtŝůĚůŝĨĞdƌƵƐƚ

Gilfach is a Site of Special Scientific Spring Farm animals graze Interest (SSSI) and nestles within the the nature reserve. beautiful Cambrian Mountains of Mid- With the trees coming into leaf, try Please keep your dog on Wales. With over 400 acres, the nature and see warblers, redstarts & pied a lead at all times. reserve plays a vital role in conserving flycatchers in the oak wood. Frogs & Radnorshire’s natural heritage. lampreys will be spawning in pools. Hear the arrival of the cuckoo and try and spot The old a dipper bobbing on a rock in the river. Mid-Wales OLD FARMYARD railway runs through the St Harmon Summer reserve. Built in the 1860’s, it provided a vital The heather will be in full colour with link in transportation dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies W but closed in 1962. The old tunnel busying about. Mountain pansies can be provides an important habitat for bats seen scattered in the hillside and, after and the cuttings are sheltered spots for sunset, the glow worms are pinpricks of butterflies. light dotted along the railway track.

Autumn Key to Map

See the salmon leaping the waterfalls Otter Hide as they find a place to spawn. A stunning time to catch the valley shrouded in mist with the Gilfach Longhouse trees changing colour. Keep your eyes peeled for a glimpse of an otter. W Waterfall Winter Nature Trail 2½miles Wyloer Walk 1 mile Frost covered hedgerows and trees are a photographer’s dream at this time of year, Oakwood Path ¾mile with the red kites, ravens and buzzards PONT performing their acrobatic aerial displays MARTEG overhead. Polecats, weasels and stoats Walk might be seen out foraging. River Marteg Rhayader N 1 Llangurig 0 /4km