Cwm Taf Fechan Woodlands, Merthyr Tydfil

Name: Cwm Taf Fechan Woodlands
Address: Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom

#21 among attractions in Merthyr Tydfil

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Cwm Taf Fechan Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Merthyr Tydfil, in south Wales. It has semi-natural broadleaved woodland, with a variety of plants, some of which are rare. The 60.9 hectares site under protection is dominated by oak, ash, downy birch, and hazel and hawthorn. The Taf Fechan river flows nearby. ()

Coordinates: 51°46'16"N, 3°23'33"W

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Merthyr Tydfil United Kingdom

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Cwm Taf Fechan Woodlands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cyfarthfa Castle, Morlais Castle, Pont-y-Cafnau, Cefn Cil Sanws.

1 miS
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
26 min walk • Cyfarthfa Castle is a castellated mansion that was the home of the Crawshay family, ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The house commanded a view of the valley and the works, which ‘at night, offer a truly magnificent scene, resembling the fabled Pandemonium, but on which the eye may gaze with pleasure’.
0.7 miNE
Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles
Morlais Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
18 min walk • Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Not much remains today of the castle first begun by Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Gloucester on land claimed by Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford.
1.1 miS
Bridge
Pont-y-Cafnau, Merthyr Tydfil
30 min walk • The Pont-y-Cafnau, sometimes written Pont y Cafnau or Pontycafnau, is a 14.2-metre long iron truss bridge over the River Taff in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn Cil Sanws, Brecon Beacons
31 min walk • Cefn Cil Sanws is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. The summit at 460m above sea level is crowned by a trig point.