Bwlch Wood

Wood, Forest in Brecknockshire

Wales

Bwlch Wood

A40 by Llwyfen Farm With the sunlight highlighting the slopes of Pen Allt-mawr. — A40 by Llwyfen Farm Credit: Jennifer Luther Thomas

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Bwlch Wood Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.895307/-3.2375693 or Grid Reference SO1422. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

A40 by Llwyfen Farm

With the sunlight highlighting the slopes of Pen Allt-mawr.

Jennifer Luther Thomas

Roman road

The bridleway on the left follows the route of a Roman road. To the right is the entrance and driveway to Middlewood Farm, The Welsh Venison Centre.

Jennifer Luther Thomas

Fields to Castle Wood

Jennifer Luther Thomas

Buckland Hill near Bwlch

The A40 Brecon/Abergavenny road passes through a gap in the hills at Bwlch (Welsh = pass) where a spur of the Black Mountains/Y Mynyddoedd Duon reaches across the broad valley of the River Usk/Afon Wysg. It is probably the presence of the hard-wearing sandstones of the Brownstones Formation seen amongst the bracken in this shot which account for the presence of Buckland Hill. It would have been over-ridden by the Usk valley glacier moving southeastwards through here during the last Ice Age. The area is now access land.

Alan Bowring

Views from Buckland Hill

A line of lichen-encrusted low sandstone buttresses decorate the western edge of the hill immediately south of the village of Bwlch (Welsh = 'pass') on the A40. Emerging from a bracken-covered slope scattered with oaks, birch and hawthorns they afford an excellent viewpoint for the distant ridges of the Black Mountains/Y Mynyddoedd Duon. These same purple/brown rocks (the Brownstones Formation within the 'Old Red Sandstone') also form the larger part of the Brecon Beacons to the south. The prominent spur of 'Crug Hywel' can just be seen in the distance on the right SO2220

Alan Bowring

Bridleway to Cefn Moel

This public right of way runs between bracken banks across slabby Old Red Sandstone bedrock ('Senni Beds' for the initiated) to join the Beacons Way running north from Bwlch.

Alan Bowring

Track at Penlan

This track leaves the gated minor road between Bwlch and Felindre/Cwmdu at a hairpin above the farmstead of Penlan. The status of the track is unclear although the bracken-covered hillside to its left (west) is depicted as access land by OS. Walkers can gain access to Cefn Moel from here though as the sign suggests, motorcyclists are bidden not to do so.

Alan Bowring

Quarries at Tremynfa, Bwlch

The east facing slopes of the hillside north of Bwlch hide a number of small outcrops of the Devonian age 'Senni Beds' or Old Red Sandstone which has been quarried in several places in the past for building stone. Bracken has now claimed these slopes, designated as open country so access is available.

Alan Bowring

Quarried Senni Beds sandstone at Tremynfa

This close-up shot taken in the disused and overgrown quarries in the hillside north of the village of Bwlch reveals the rich colour of this stone which is widely used for building locally.

Alan Bowring

Glacial overflow channel

Just west of the village of Bwlch, the modern A40 crosses this depression on a 5m high embankment. It was at this point that glacial Llangorse Lake/Llyn Syfaddan overflowed into the Usk catchment. It currently empties into the Wye via the Afon Llynfi but that northerly exit was blocked towards the end of the last Ice Age and the dammed waters found an outlet (at a height of 190m) to the south instead.

Alan Bowring

Roman Road

A modern-day bridleway follows the course of the former Roman Road leading down from Allt yr Esgair towards the village of Bwlch in the distance.

Alan Bowring

Roman Road

The straight line of the Roman Road is followed by this green track (bridleway) heading from Allt yr Esgair towards the col at Bwlch.

Alan Bowring

Beacons Farm Shop, Middlewood Farm, Bwlch

A purpose built outlet for fantastic locally produced meat and products. See; Link

Jonathan Billinger

The B4560 approaches Nant-y-felin

B4560 approaches Nant-y-felin towards Llangorse

Shaun Ferguson

The B4560 passes Pendre

The B4560 passes Pendre towards Llangorse

Shaun Ferguson

Glasfryn terrace Bwlch

Glasfryn terrace Bwlch just off the A40.

Shaun Ferguson

Ascent of Cefn Moel

The Beacons Way rises from the south along Cefn Moel towards Mynydd Llangorse. This view is north-west from the south-eastern corner of the square.

Graham Horn

View east from the Beacons Way

The small pool reflects blue on this cold showery Saturday in March. The distant view draws the eye past the Rhiangoll/Usk valley junction and wooded Myarth Hill to the plateau of Blorenge.

Jonathan Billinger

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Bwlch Wood is located at Grid Ref: SO1422 (Lat: 51.895307, Lng: -3.2375693)

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