Coed Nant-y-Merddyn-uchaf

Coed Nant-y-Merddyn-uchaf is of special interest for its area of mixed deciduous woodland developed on the steep western valley side of the Afon Aled. The woodland communities found here are dominated by a mixture of broadleaved trees and shrubs including sessile oak, birch, ash, wych elm and hazel.

Coed Nant y Merddyn Uchaf SSSI aerial photo

© This orthophotography has been produced by COWI A/S from digital photography captured by them in 2006. Licensed by the Welsh Assembly Government's Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside.

Managing this site

This site is in both private and public ownership. The special features of this SSSI and CCW’s views about site management have been summarised in a Site Management Statement, addressed to the owners and managers of the land. The statement can be found in the resource section below.

Access information

There is no public access to this site.

Other information

Coed is ‘trees, woodland’ (coed). Nant-y-merddin-uchaf means ‘upper valley of the ruin’ from nant which here is a ‘narrow valley’ in which a stream flows, y ‘the’, merddyn (the standard spelling) ‘ruin’ (probablyof a cottage or farm house) and uchaf ‘upper’. Nant-y-Merddyn is still the name of a homestead here.

Resources

Corporate

Coed nant y merddyn uchaf Citation Download SSSI_1135_Citation_EN001.pdf (18 KB)
An area of mixed deciduous woodland developed on the steep western valley side of the Afon Aled and representing the best Clwyd example of a woodland-type occurring mainly in Scotland, Wales and Northern England at medium altitudes and under medium rainfall conditions.

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Coed nant y merddyn uchaf Map Download SSSI_1135_Map001.pdf (324 KB)

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Coed Nant y merddyn uchaf Operations likely to damage the special interest Download SSSI_1135_PDO_EN001.pdf (18 KB)
The operations listed below may damage the features of interest of Coed Nant y Merddyn Uchaf SSSI. Before any of these operations are undertaken you must consult CCW, and may require our consent. The list of operations is not a prohibited list.

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Coed Nant y Merddyn Uchaf Site Management Statement Download SSSI_1135_SMS_EN001.pdf (1 MB)
This management statement contains CCW’s opinion of the way in which the SSSI should be managed in order to maintain its special interest. It also provides a basis for future discussions and decisions on the conservation management of the SSSI.

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