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- You may encounter livestock when visiting the reserve. the visiting when livestock encounter may You -
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- 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-Wales. in wildlife
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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
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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 Llangurig just off the A470 (SN 952 715), signposted 715), 952 (SN A470 the off just Llangurig of
We are 3 miles north of Rhayader and 7 miles south miles 7 and Rhayader of north miles 3 are We
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