Coed Pendugwm

Bluebells at Coed Pendugwm copyright Tamasine Stretton

Coed Pendugwm with carpets of bluebells in spring © Tamasine Stretton

Polite notice 19th October 2023: The track to the nature reserve car park is currently very muddy, and vehicular access is not recommended unless you have a four-wheel drive.

92 fungi/lichens
320 plants
803 insects
90 birds & mammals
Ancient wild wood

Location

Pontrobert
Welshpool
Powys
SY22 5JF

OS Map Reference

SJ103143
A static map of Coed Pendugwm

Know before you go

Size
3 hectares
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Entry fee

No
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Parking information

Park in the small car park, at the bottom of the track, opposite the farm

Grazing animals

No

Walking trails

The route is waymarked; the path is uneven and steep in places and crosses the stream twice (may be impassable when in flood).

Access

Contact Trust for disabled access information.

Dogs

On a lead

When to visit

Opening times

Open 24 hours, 7 days a week

Best time to visit

March to June

About the reserve

Majestic sessile oaks have nurtured this quiet corner of Wales for over 400 years providing leafy cover for plants and animals and creating a 'wild wood' – the likes of which once covered large areas of the country. Although only 3.2ha in size, the reserve is part of Pendugwm Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), designated in recognition of the special trees, plants and animals that live here, including the elusive dormouse.

It is hard to beat a broadleaved woodland in Spring, with the colourful, abundant woodland flowers and melodious bird song filling the air. Coed Pendugwm is a great place to watch Pied Flycatchers, as they busy themselves raising the next generation, above a carpet of bluebells.

Follow this reserve on social media using #CoedPendugwm

Contact us

Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
Contact number: 01938 555654
Contact email: info@montwt.co.uk

Environmental designation

Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)