Caerphilly Woodlands Trust
Coed-Y-Werin
registered charity 1094799
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A voluntary group who manage the woodland area on Caerphilly Mountain for the people of Caerphilly. They meet every sund
ay
and have lots of fun planting trees, digging ponds and
much more! Tools are provided and there is usually a cup of tea at the
end of each session! Dogs are welcome.
In 2002 the woodlands (comprising 'the Warren', 'Wernddu Woods' and
'Coed y Fan') were saved from the threat of development thanks to the
work of the then newly formed Caerphilly Woodlands Trust (CWT), the
Forestry Commission and other local partners.
The woodlands
are now owned by the Forestry Commission, who agreed to manage the
woodlands in partnership with the Caerphilly Woodlands Trust.
In April 2003 the CWT became the sole and permanent owners of
approximately 23 acres of the woodlands within 'the Warren', consisting
of the area known locally as the 'old clay pits' and surrounding area.
This area has now been renamed as 'Coed y Werin' to reflect that the CWT
manage these woods and hold them in trust for all the people of
Caerphilly.
The site has been given the important status of
site of specific scientific interest because it reveals over 350 million
years of geological history, a sort of 'storyboard'. You will be able
to see coal seams that were famously mined in the Rhondda, Taff and
Rhymney valleys. 
