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Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark is set within the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. It comprises the western half of the National Park, stretching from Llandovery in the north to the edge of Merthyr Tydfil in the south, from Llandeilo in the west to Brecon in the east.
Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark aims to promote the wider understanding of the area’s heritage – not just geological, but other aspects of its natural history and the wider cultural heritage – and to encourage the development of sustainable tourism based upon that heritage for the benefit of both residents and visitors to the area.
Join Geopark officer, Alan Bowring for an afternoon’s exploration of the geology and industrial archaeology of Cribarth, the limestone ridge which rises behind Craig-y-nos Country Park. Alan describes it as ‘the most interesting hill in the entire National Park‘.
Walk organised in association with The Big Skill. Book your place here.
Join Geopark officer, Alan Bowring for a gentle circuit of Craig-y-nos Country Park, peering back millions of years to understand the origins of this landscape.
Walk organised in association with The Big Skill. Book your place here.
Join National Park officer, Eleanor Greenwood for an afternoon’s circular walk from the country park to the former village of Penwyllt, home to a national nature reserve, Britain’s deepest cave and an extraordinary industrial heritage.
Walk organised in association with The Big Skill. Book your place here
Edith Evans of Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust will explore the history and prehistory of these hillsides between Penderyn and Garwnant Forest. From Bronze Age cairns through Mediaeval farmsteads to the early industrial era limekilns – plenty to see en route – and all amidst a natural landscape of shakeholes and limestone pavements.
CHANGED ARRANGEMENT: Please note that this walk is organised and led by the Friends of the Brecon Beacons (a.k.a. Brecon Beacons Park Society) and not by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.
