November 2014

New book digs beneath the National Park landscape

How the treasured landscapes of the Bannau Brycheiniog came to be has been revealed in ‘The Land of the Beacons Way’, a new book by geology writer Dilys Harlow.  Starting along the well-known and loved 100 mile trail of the Beacons Way, the book opens a window on the deep…

Zimbabwe Tourism Director visits Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Executive Director for Planning and Research at the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Sophie Zirebwa visited Bannau Brycheiniog National Park and other green destinations earlier this month to witness first-hand the green tourism developments and community regeneration taking place across the United Kingdom. Sophie Zirebwa enjoyed an itinerary developed by the Rural…

New beehives introduced at National Park site

As news of the new action plan to protect 1,500 species of pollinators devised by the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) emerged earlier this week, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority has announced its own plans to protect pollinators with news that Craig y Nos Country Park has…