Glascwm and Gladestry Hills

This upland is an excellent example of heather moorland of a predominantly dry type, but with interesting ecological transitions into a range of other upland vegetation types, including seasonal pools containing the rare fern pillwort. It has one of the largest red grouse populations in Wales and is actively managed for grouse. The other upland bird populations are also of some interest.

Glascwm and Gladestry Hills SSSI aerial photo

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Managing this site

The majority of the site is common land in private 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

The majority of the site is designated CROW open access land. There are also numerous public rights of way crossing the area. For detailed maps and information regarding access visit our access map via the resource section below.

Other information

Much of the land lies within the parishes of Glascwm and Gladestry, after which the two largest hills are named. Glascwm means ‘green valley’ with glas ‘blue, green’ and cwm ‘hollow, deep narrow valley, valley’. Gladestry may mean ‘Claud’s tree’. The personal name (Claud or Glaud) is unrecorded; the second element is probably Old English treow ‘tree, cross’ and frequently occurs with a personal name to denote a meeting-place. The Welsh name is Llanfair Llythynwg and means ‘church of Mary in Llythynwg’.

Resources

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Glascwm and Gladestry Hills Citation Download SSSI_1037_Citation_EN001.pdf (19 KB)
This upland is an excellent example of heather moorland of a predominantly dry heathland type, but with interesting ecological transitions into a range of other upland vegetation types. It has one of the largest red grouse populations in Wales and is actively managed for grouse. The other upland bird populations are also of high conservation interest.

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Glascwm and Gladestry Hills Map Download SSSI_1037_Map001.pdf (2 MB)

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Glascwm and Gladestry Hills Operations likely to damage the special interest Download SSSI_1037_PDO_EN001.pdf (18 KB)
The operations listed below may damage the features of interest of Glascwm and Gladestry Hills. 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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Glascwm and Gladestry Hills Site Management Statement Download SSSI_1037_SMS_EN001.pdf (104 KB)
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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