Coed Diosgydd

Wood, Forest in Caernarfonshire

Wales

Coed Diosgydd

BusyBus at Betws-y-Coed BusyBus provide minibus and coach sightseeing trips and tours, cruise excursions, holidays, mini-breaks and general minibus private hire services.
This appeared to be a minibus service sightseeing tour. — BusyBus at Betws-y-Coed Credit: Richard Hoare

Coed Diosgydd, located in Caernarfonshire, Wales, is a picturesque woodland area with a rich history and diverse ecosystem. Covering an area of approximately 500 acres, it is a significant natural reserve in the region.

The woodland is primarily made up of native tree species such as oak, birch, and beech, creating a dense and vibrant canopy that provides a habitat for a wide range of flora and fauna. The forest floor is carpeted with lush ferns, mosses, and wildflowers, adding to the beauty and biodiversity of the area.

Coed Diosgydd has a long history of human interaction, with evidence of ancient settlements dating back to the Bronze Age. The woodland was once an important source of timber for the local community and was managed sustainably for centuries. Today, it serves as a recreational area for nature enthusiasts, offering various walking trails and picnic spots.

The forest is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including rare bird species such as the redstart and pied flycatcher. Mammals like badgers, foxes, and bats can also be spotted within the woodland. Additionally, the forest supports a variety of insect life, with butterflies and dragonflies being particularly abundant during the summer months.

Coed Diosgydd is not only a natural treasure but also an important site for conservation efforts. The area is carefully managed to protect and enhance its ecological value, ensuring that future generations can continue to enjoy its beauty and biodiversity.

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Coed Diosgydd Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.099872/-3.8248177 or Grid Reference SH7757. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

BusyBus at Betws-y-Coed

BusyBus provide minibus and coach sightseeing trips and tours, cruise excursions, holidays, mini-breaks and general minibus private hire services. This appeared to be a minibus service sightseeing tour.

Richard Hoare

St Mary's Church, Betws-y-Coed

David Robinson

Cefnrhos Gwawr

Cefnrhos Gwawr forestry

Colin Prosser

Boardwalk carries path over marsh NW of Llyn Elsi

Although marked as a relatively small path (and not a public right of way) on the map, this part of the footpath network around Llyn Elsi clearly sees a lot of use and is well-maintained. Proximity to the tourist mecca of Betws-y-Coed explains the popularity of a walk mostly deep in planted forestry, though a continuous drizzle meant we met few others today on this west side of the reservoir.

Andy Waddington

Outcrop in shore of Llyn Elsi

It's important for reservoirs to be on impermeable rock, and the whole of Llyn Elsi lies on the Cwm Eigiau Formation of siltstones and mudstones with occasional small beds of sandstone of Caradoc (Late Ordovician) age. The local Caradoc epoch spans all of the ICS Sandbian stage and the first half of the Katian stage, and is 458-448 million years old. Clearly, it doesn't leak. It's an attractive body of water by reservoir standards as it seems to be maintained at a pretty constant level without ugly draw-down beaches. Surrounded by forest (albeit mostly planted exotic conifers) it was also pretty sheltered on this somewhat miserable British summer day.

Andy Waddington

Gnarled oak by Llyn y Parc

Whilst there are a lot of planted conifers (mostly spruce) and some volunteer seedlings from those, there are also plenty of native trees, including birch and alder which like the damp location, and oaks, some of which are old and gnarled (among others which are no more than tiny saplings). There was plenty of time to take photographs whilst offspring senior and partner took the dogs for a swim in Llyn y Parc (not my idea of the weather for that activity). This was one of the older and more scenic oaks, with one big bough that had lost its bark, but regrowth sprouting determinedly from the trunk.

Andy Waddington

Swallow Falls

The Swallow falls near Betws-y-Coed on the Afon Llugwy.

Bob Walters

Recycled Orangutan at Betws-y-Coed

Sculpture(?) made from collected rubbish. Outside the cafe at Betws-y-Coed railway station. It is named "Dr Sen" (Link

Betwys Railway Station).

David Dixon

Footbridge over Mainline and miniature Railway at Betws-y-Coed Railway Station

David Dixon

Teithio'n Saffach

Whilst coronavirus restrictions have eased in England they are more cautious in Wales and passengers are still required to wear face coverings on trains. This poster, at Betws-y-Coed Railway Station, gives instructions on the correct way to wear a face mask.

David Dixon

Afon Llugwy, Pont-y-Pair Rapids

Recent heavy rainfall has caused the river to become swollen and the rapids above the Pont-y-Pair Bridge are more spectacular than usual.

David Dixon

Afon Llugwy at Betws-y-Coed

Recent heavy rainfall has caused the river to become swollen and the rapids above the Pont-y-Pair Bridge are more spectacular than usual.

David Dixon

Betws-y-Coed, Pont-y-Pair Bridge and Rapids

Recent heavy rainfall has caused the river to become swollen and the rapids beneath the Pont-y-Pair Bridge are more spectacular than usual. The bridge is said to date from the late-fifteenth century although the present fabric is probably seventeenth century and it was widened and partly rebuilt in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century. It is a Grade II* listed building (Cadw reference 3230 Link

David Dixon

Fire station and Rhes Dolydd

A pleasing group of buildings in a slate vernacular. I thought that the fire station resembled a chapel; maybe that was deliberate?

Jonathan Wilkins

Bro Gethin, Ffordd Gethin

Housing in an outlying part of Betws-y-coed.

Jonathan Wilkins

Forest track

Rock outcrops by the side of a forestry access road. Without the benefit of this activity by the Forestry Commission, we would have no view of the rocks in this area.

Jonathan Wilkins

Quarry in the forest

A small quarry operated (originally) by the Forestry Commission to produce stone for building access roads in this tract of upland forestry. The rock exposed here belongs to the Cwm Eigiau Formation (Ordovician, Soudleyan to Longvillian), which is mostly siltstone and mudstone hardened into poor-quality slate by tectonic forces. Here there was a knoll, now quarried away, comprising competent sandstone which was better for crushing down for surface dressings. Grading of the site is preparatory to closure for extraction.

Jonathan Wilkins

Edith the Rhino, on Betws-y-Coed Station Platform

Edith is a wire sculpture being filled with discarded container tops of various colours, shapes and sizes, collected in aid of Rhinos around the world, to raise awareness of Rhino poaching for their horn. Text taken from Link

Stephen Armstrong

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Coed Diosgydd is located at Grid Ref: SH7757 (Lat: 53.099872, Lng: -3.8248177)

Unitary Authority: Conwy

Police Authority: North Wales