The Forest Guide: Wales

A guide to exploring 325 of the most scenic, wildlife-rich and historically significant woodlands in Wales.

Gabriel Hemery is a forest scientist and passionate advocate for trees. He co-founded and is currently Chief Executive of Sylva Foundation, a charity caring for forests across Britain. Gabriel has written more than 90 technical articles, cited in 900 articles by other scientists. In 2011-12 he played a lead role in campaigning to save England's public forests. Gabriel regularly contributes to television and radio programmes, and has presented at several literary festivals. His first non-fiction book, The New Sylva, was published to wide acclaim by Bloomsbury in 2014. www.gabrielhemery.com / @gabrielhemery

Wales' Forests How to Use this Guide Access to Forests Keeping Safe North-West - Ynys Môn/Isle of Anglesey, Conwy, Gwynedd (Sites 1-72) North-East - Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham (Sites 73-101) Central-West - Ceredigion (Sites 102-135) Central-East - Powys (Sites 136-200) South-West - Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot (Sites 201-263) South-Central - Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan,Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf (Sites 264-286) South-East - Monmouthshire, Newport, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen (Sites 287-325) Site Designations Cymraeg Terms Glossary Useful Information Further Reading Regional Maps Index Acknowledgements