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Atlantic Geoparks
Bwa Maen
Craig-y-nos Country Park
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Walking
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Places to go
Castles and Crags
Carreg Cennen Castle
Caves and Kilns: delving into the wild
Craig-y-nos Country Park
Cribarth
Henrhyd Falls
Penwyllt and Ogof Ffynnon Ddu NNR
Waun Fignen-felen
Classic Beacons
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad
Craig y Fro
Cwm Llwch
Mynydd Illtud and Traeth Mawr
Pen y Fan and Corn Du
Historic Brecon – rivers and ramparts
Brecon
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Pen-y-crug
Land of Legends
Llandovery
Llyn y Fan Fach
Mynydd Myddfai and Usk Reservoir
Y Garn Goch
The Black Mountain – Earth’s riches
Henllys Vale
Herbert’s Quarry
Water and Woodlands, Tracks and Trains
Brecon Mountain Railway
Garwnant
Taff Trail (Geopark sections)
Waterfall Country – Falls, Ferns and Faults
Dinas Rock
Penderyn Quarry Line
Pontneddfechan and Sgwd Gwladus
Porth yr Ogof
Waterfalls Walks
Easy access
Understanding
What’s so special?
Rocks and geology of the Geopark
Quaternary Period
Quaternary Timechart
Neogene Period
Palaeogene Period
Cretaceous Period
Jurassic Period
Triassic Period
Permian Period
Carboniferous Period
Carboniferous Limestone
Carboniferous Timechart
Coal Measures
The Marros Group
Devonian Period
Devonian Timechart
Silurian Period
Silurian Timechart
Ordovician Period
Ordovician Timechart
Cambrian Period
Precambrian ‘Era’
Faults and Folds
Earthquake!
Geological faults in the Geopark
Landslide!
Geological timescale
Geological history of the future
Archaeology and industrial heritage
Geopark Timeline
The Stone Age
The Bronze Age
The Iron Age
The Roman period
The Dark Ages
The Norman Conquest of Wales
The Middle Ages and beyond
Legacies of the Industrial Age
Reservoirs
Rotten Stone
Silica Mines
Silica mines at Pontneddfechan
The Gunpowder Works
Building stones of the Geopark
Transport by road, rail and water
The Brecon Forest Tramroad
Penwyllt
Forestry
Quarrying of Limestone
Limekilns
Wildlife and habitats
Climate
Coal Measures and Marros Group areas
Limestone areas
Meadows and Pastures
Old Red Sandstone areas
Rivers, lakes and ponds
Afon Llwchwr
River Neath
River Tawe
River Towy
River Usk
Taf Fawr & Taf Fechan
Soils
Woodlands
Myths and legends
The Lady of the Lake
Elidorus
The Sleeping Warriors of Craig y Ddinas
The Intoxicated Coachman
Place names
Hill and mountain names
River names
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Looking after
Countryside Code
Gorge-walking Code
RIGS in the Geopark
List of RIGS
Education and research
GA 2017 excursion
Old Red Sandstone Conference 2014
Geopark Research Seminar 2011 – abstracts
Useful links
Geotrails
Resources and training
Geology Guides
Maps
General maps
Geological maps
Historic maps
Downloads
Contact
Alan Bowring, Fforest Fawr Geopark Development Officer
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
Plas y Ffynnon, Cambrian Way, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7HP
Phone 01874 620415
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