Head Start For Restoration Of Valleys’ Ancient Woodlands  

The first steps have been taken towards restoring some of the most precious habitats in the Heads of the Valleys.

Forestry Commission Wales is carrying out a four-year survey of all Ancient Woodland Sites (AWS) and Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) across South Wales, which provide a last refuge for many of our rarest plants and endangered wildlife.

The results will help them to identify which areas are under most threat and enable it to prioritise its work to restore these delicate woodlands to how they were centuries ago.

Ancient woodlands are the subject of a number of UK Biodiversity Action Plans aimed at conserving and enhancing these irreplaceable areas, which provide the sole habitat for some plants and animals.