Habitat Restoration

The Carnedd Wen habitat restoration project is the largest one of its type ever to be proposed in Wales, and would involve the clearing of the majority of the trees at Llanbrynmair Forest to restore a habitat once considered by environmental experts to be one of the finest examples of blanket mire and dwarf shrub heath in Wales.

As Llanbrynmair Forest matures, and the tree canopy closes, the number of black grouse that populate the area is dwindling. Through the creation of a suitable habitat, the restoration project will protect the black grouse, which are considered by the RSPB to be a conservation priority species.

Black Grouse at the Carnedd Wen site 

The restored habitat will also provide a key habitat for the hen harrier, one the UK's most intensively persecuted birds, which thrives in open areas with low vegetation and breeds on the upland heather moorlands in Wales.

A Hen Harrier chick 

Detailed information on the Carnedd Wen habitat restoration project will be on show at our public exhibitions.