March 2017

Successful crowd funding campaign fixes popular footpath

Work to fix one of the most eroded footpaths in the heart of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park has been completed thanks to funding from the 2016 Mend Our Mountains Campaign. The repairs were to the Neuadd path high above the Neuadd Reservoir and part of the popular horseshoe walk…

National Lottery grant success for the Gunpowder Works

The future of a former Gunpowder Works site, at Glyn-neath in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, has been secured thanks to a National Lottery grant of £659,000. The grant recognises the location as one of the most significant sites of industrial heritage in South Wales. The successful grant will mean…

Applications are now open for the Sustainable Development Fund in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

The Sustainable Development Fund is now open for projects designed to achieve a more sustainable way of living. The Communities Team at the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority manage the fund and are looking for projects which need financial support - especially projects relating to green energy, promoting rural economic…

Celebrate St David’s Day by walking the Bannau Brycheiniog without leaving your armchair thanks to Google Maps

To celebrate St David’s Day this year people around the world will be able to ‘walk’ in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park without even having to leave their house. Iconic sections of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in South Wales are available for the first time from 1st March on…