NOTICE ON 21st NOVEMBER 2025: Coed Pendugwm is temporarily closed due to ash dieback near the reserve making it unsafe to walk along the recommended route.
Coed Pendugwm with carpets of bluebells in spring © Tamasine Stretton
Location
OS Map Reference
SJ103143
Know before you go
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open 24 hours, 7 days a weekBest time to visit
March to JuneAbout the reserve
Coed Pendugwm is a wonderful woodland that's primarily managed for wildlife. Because of this, the site is challenging to access, due to steep, uneven paths, fallen branches, often muddy ground and limited signage. Public access is permitted, but this wild site's challenging terrain makes it only suitable for confident walkers with appropriate footwear and clothing
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.
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