Gorse Farm

Gorse Farm Nature Reserve

Jonathan Stone

Gorse Farm

A pocket-sized reserve with a pond and marshy grassland.

Location

Cefnllys Lane
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 5LE

OS Map Reference

SO 068 612
A static map of Gorse Farm

Know before you go

Maint
1 hectare
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Manylion parcio

On the roadside
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Anifeiliaid pori

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Llwybrau cerdded

A short tarmac path with steps crosses the reserve.

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Mynediad

An easy access reserve off Cefnllys Lane.

Dogs

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When to visit

Amseroedd agor

All year round

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All year round

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Over seventy species of aquatic insects have been recorded at this little reserve, most notably the water beetle Cerycon ustulatus.  A huge variety of mini-beasts include pond skaters, water ladybirds, damselflies, leaf beetle and marsh beetle to name a few.  The rare and legally protected great crested newt hunts amongst the tussocks.

The wet grassland and pond margins are good places to see the colourful ragged robin, as well as the fragrant meadowsweet in high summer.

Please do not enter the pond itself

The water may only be about 2ft (60cm) deep at the pond edge but there is a lot of deep and sticky mud.

Contact us

Radnorshire Wildlife Trust
Cyswllt ffôn: 01597 823298
Cyswllt e-bost: info@rwtwales.org