Ancient trees and sites to visit
Chirk Castle Park, Wrexham
Chirk Castle has over 480 acres of estate parkland with plenty of veteran trees set in this old deer park, and a section of Offa’s Dyke.
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Cwm Byddog Nature Reserve, Radnorshire
Cwm Byddog, a Radnorshire Wildlife Trust reserve, is a wooded valley with very ancient trees including oak pollards, and the remains of a motte and bailey castle.
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Dinefwr Park, Carmarthenshire
The site includes a medieval deer park with ancient and veteran oaks.
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Dyffryn Gardens, Vale of Glamorgan
Ash, oak, horse chestnut and sycamore.
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Oak at the Gate of the Dead, Wrexham
It was at this site in 1165 that Welsh forces ambushed an invading English army in the Battle of Crogen
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Plas Newydd Beech
This multi-stemmed beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) has the largest trunk of any beech tree in Britain.
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The Discoed Yew, Presteigne, Wales
The Discoed Yew in St Michael's churchyard is likely to be a remarkable five thousand years old. It is probably one of the five oldest in the British Isles.
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Tredegar, Newport
A 250 year old Cedar of Lebanon dominates the Cedar garden at this National Trust property. Other points of interest include an ancient oak avenue, the last remaining avenue of seven which used to radiate out from Tredegar House.
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