29th November 2025

 

Bore da pawb, croeso.

Cymaint yn digwydd yn ystod yr wythnos ddiwethaf, llawer iawn o reoli cynefinoedd gan gynnwys adfer ardal wlyb yn Pembrey Burrows GNL, a phlannu coetir newydd.

So much happening in the past week, a great deal of habitat management including restoring a wet area at Pembrey Burrows, and planting  a new woodland.

There is an area on the Pembrey Burrows LNR that I remember ten years ago was floristically rich, however for too many reasons to go into here, the area has been encroached by Eared Willow, Sea Buckthorn, one or two Aspen, and despite an acceptable grazing regime much rough grass and resulting "thatch" on the ground.

I discussed a plan with my colleague from Natural Resources Wales and well when a plan comes together it comes with surprises, under the willow etc there was a dune slack waiting to blossom , and now it will.

Plenty of south facing slopes for inverts to use, and a great seedbed for all those buried seeds which didn't have chance under the existing conditions; I am looking forward to spring and summer to see how nature recovers. Very little excavation was needed it was removing the willow etc by its roots that allowed the water to rise to the surface very quickly.

This project will require careful monitoring of the returning species - there may be surprises!

Bird highlights already include dozens of Pied Wagtails, Meadow Pipits and, briefly, a Common Snipe! The area will be securely fenced to reduce any disturbance.

Meanwhile back in Pembrey Country Park, myself Ray, one of our stalwart conservation vols, along with contractors planted 629 young trees into a rough unused area of the park as a condition of the felling licence to remover 120 Corsican Pine and Willow from another restoration project  

(Ray and I planted the 19 "big trees" ).

This area excludes people and dogs at the moment to allow the trees to establish and to allow time for me to design a network of paths so that the woodland will be used for quiet relaxation, with perhaps a couple of suitable rustic benches dotted around.