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Lower Plantation

Wood, Forest in Montgomeryshire

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Lower Plantation

Gregynog Hall The garden facade
Gregynog Hall Credit: Kevin Waterhouse

Lower Plantation is a small woodland area located in the county of Montgomeryshire, Wales. Situated in a rural setting, it covers an approximate area of 50 acres and is known for its abundant flora and fauna. The woodland is primarily composed of various species of trees, including oak, beech, and birch, which create a dense canopy that provides shade and shelter for the diverse range of plant and animal species found within the area.

The forest floor is carpeted with a rich variety of wildflowers, ferns, and mosses, creating a vibrant and colorful undergrowth. The woodland is also home to numerous species of birds, such as woodpeckers, owls, and thrushes, which can be heard chirping and singing throughout the day.

Lower Plantation offers an ideal habitat for many small mammals, including squirrels, rabbits, and hedgehogs, which can often be spotted scurrying among the trees or foraging for food. The woodland is also known to harbor a population of deer, which occasionally make their presence known by leaving tracks and signs of their grazing activities.

The area is popular among nature enthusiasts, hikers, and birdwatchers who appreciate the tranquil and scenic beauty of the woodland. Several walking trails crisscross the area, allowing visitors to explore the diverse ecosystem and enjoy the peaceful ambiance. The natural beauty of Lower Plantation makes it a valuable asset to the local community, providing a haven for wildlife and offering a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

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Gregynog Hall The garden facade
Gregynog Hall
The garden facade
Bus shelter and cottage on the B4389 A little used facility as apparently there is only one bus a week that serves the village.
Bus shelter and cottage on the B4389
A little used facility as apparently there is only one bus a week that serves the village.
Rhododendrons at side of path to lake At Gregynog Hall
Rhododendrons at side of path to lake
At Gregynog Hall
Gregynog Hall water garden
Gregynog Hall water garden
Drive junction on Gergynog estate By entrance to water gardens, left to Welshpool right to Newtown
Drive junction on Gergynog estate
By entrance to water gardens, left to Welshpool right to Newtown
Gregynog Hall and Gardens
Gregynog Hall and Gardens
Joining the B4389 at Tregynon From the road to Gregynog Hall
Joining the B4389 at Tregynon
From the road to Gregynog Hall
Timbered house At the edge of Tregynon village.
Timbered house
At the edge of Tregynon village.
Gregynog Hall Once the heart of a landed estate, the Hall now a conference centre owned by the University of Wales.
Gregynog Hall
Once the heart of a landed estate, the Hall now a conference centre owned by the University of Wales.
Redwoods at Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Redwoods at Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Bridge in the grounds of Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bridge in the grounds of Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Formal flower bed at Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Formal flower bed at Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Part of the coloured concrete decoration on Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Part of the coloured concrete decoration on Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog Paul Atterby discusses the merits of a wardrobe (from Gregynog Hall, I think) for the camera.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
Paul Atterby discusses the merits of a wardrobe (from Gregynog Hall, I think) for the camera.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog A general view of the event. It looks a bit lacking in the crowds we have come to expect at Antiques Roadshows but my photos were taken late in the afternoon after most of the valuations had taken place and the filming of individual items was going on. The morning had been cold and damp so I guess most visitors has left by the time we got there.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
A general view of the event. It looks a bit lacking in the crowds we have come to expect at Antiques Roadshows but my photos were taken late in the afternoon after most of the valuations had taken place and the filming of individual items was going on. The morning had been cold and damp so I guess most visitors has left by the time we got there.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog Mark Poltimore discussing a painting for the cameras.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
Mark Poltimore discussing a painting for the cameras.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog Richard Price looking up details of a watch.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
Richard Price looking up details of a watch.
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Lower Plantation is located at Grid Ref: SO0897 (Lat: 52.571184, Lng: -3.3566918)

Unitary Authority: Powys

Police Authority: Dyfed Powys

What 3 Words

///inferior.gentle.acquaint. Near Newtown, Powys

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Located within 500m of 52.571184,-3.3566918
Barrier: cattle_grid
Lat/Long: 52.5697224/-3.3501871
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Gregynog Car Park
Name Cy: Maes Parcio Gregynog
Lat/Long: 52.5685981/-3.3508779
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Direction: 170
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 14
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 52.5722471/-3.3513773
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