Fiddlers Elbow

Fiddlers Elbow is a semi-natural broadleaved woodland that has other habitats essential to the maintenance of the special wildlife interest. These include running water and scrub. This diversity of habitats similarly supports a wide range of species and these too are a key component of the special interest of the site.

Fiddlers Elbow 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

The site is owned by a private individual and the Woodland Trust. 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 site is managed as a National Nature Reserve and is open to the public. The Offa’s Dyke path passes through the site. For detailed maps and information regarding access visit our access map via the resource section below.

Other information

The site forms part of the Wye Valley Woodlands/ Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy Special Area of Conservation.

Resources

Corporate

Fiddlers Elbow Citation Download SSSI_0612_Citation_EN001.pdf (16 KB)
The woodlands of the lower Wye Valley form one of the most important areas for woodland nature conservation in Britain, comparable with the Caledonian pinewoods, the oceanic oakwoods of western Britain, the New Forest and the mixed coppices of East Anglia.

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Fiddlers Elbow Map Download SSSI_0612_Map001.pdf (354 KB)

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Fiddlers Elbow Operations likely to damage the special interest Download SSSI_0612_PDO_EN001.pdf (18 KB)
The operations listed below may damage the features of interest of Fiddlers Elbow. 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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Fiddlers Elbow Site Management Statement Download SSSI_0612_SMS_EN001.pdf (28 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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