I was invited to explore Fforest Fawr with Martyn Evans, Senior Advisor Team Leader at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to see how larch disease has spread through the local woodland. He explained how NRW are going to control the threat and manage the harvesting of the affected trees. Follow @mytongwynlais We met at the gates … more…
County Councillors and our Member of Parliament have met with Natural Resources Wales to discuss the larch trees in Fforest Fawr. The Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Councillors posted an article on 23 August 2017 titled, “Trees at Forest Fawr – Don’t Panic!”. It states, “We had a reassuring meeting with representatives of Natural Resource Wales yesterday … more…
Natural Resources Wales have announced plans to remove approximately 4,000 infected larch trees from Fforest Fawr. Preparatory work will begin next month to prune and prepare the trees. Harvesting will begin in September 2018 and work is likely to continue through to 2021. Access will not be restricted during the initial preparation and harvesting will … more…
Hello and welcome to the return of our social media roundup series. We’ve been busy with other projects but now we’re back and… pretty much the same as before. Follow @mytongwynlais So what happened this month? Rain, rain and more rain. So much for a dry January! The community rallied together for the year’s first … more…
The general election dominated the start of the month. Cardiff North 2015: Results and Reactions. http://t.co/owRNLo25hW pic.twitter.com/ZlArRS7frn — Tongwynlais.com (@mytongwynlais) May 16, 2015 Rob Browne captured this great shot of Craig Williams waiting for the results to be counted. Pics of a memorable #GE2015 vote count in Cardiff. Great night to be a photographer. @JoStevensLabour … more…
If you aren’t following us on Facebook and Twitter, then you’re really missing out! It’s been an incredibly busy month in the village. We’ve had two lots of filming in Fforest Fawr, a prize winning Great Dane, record numbers at Castell Coch, the iron bridge closed for 3 weeks and the launch of the Time … more…
Tongwynlais will always be home sweet home to me.