Mill Wood

Mill wood was used for 150 years for timber production. The name comes from the sawmill that was run by the Romilly Estate from around 1850. The woodland is around half a mile long and is steeply wooded on both sides of a central stream - the Nant Talwg. A designated right of way follows the course of the stream.

Large areas of the woodland were clear felled and replanted but areas which were harder to work in (mostly on the slopes) were left and have kept their mature oak, ash, elm and field maple.

The rest of the woodland is broken into distinct sections that have different species of trees of different ages and in different condition.

One of these is planted with beech and the original lines of planting can still be seen after the 1950s clear felling. Woodland glades were cut in the 1980s and you can now see a mixture of grasses, wildflowers and other groundcover plants.

Another interesting area, bordering Cwm Cidi, is a mix of mature oak, beech and yew with several large ashes. There is a large amount of standing and fallen deadwood which provide an important habitat for lots of invertebrates and the animals that feed upon them.

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