Brecon Beacons – Natur Cymru special edition spring 2012

Artwork by Denise di Battistta

• Llangorse Lake - the essence of an entirely natural lake. Gareth Ellis
• Fires and remote sensing technology to monitor restoration.  Judith Harvey & Shaun Lewis
• Waun Fignen Felen - recovery of degraded moorland. Arwel Michael  
• Y Gyrn - Blue Greys crossed with a Blonde. Joe Daggett            
• Pipeline - gas from Milford Haven to England via the Brecon Beacons. Graham Cowden
• Challenges of conservation management in the National Park. Paul Sinnadurai
• Cynrig and captive rearing of crayfish. Catrin Grimstead & Oliver Brown                
• Capel Horeb quarry’s ancient plant evidence. Christopher Cleal
• Counting and measuring limpets in Pembrokeshire. John Archer-Thomson                                          
• Challenges and joys of opening 870 miles of Wales Coast Path. Sue Rice & Denis McAteer     
• Living Wales - a layman’s view of the ecosystems approach. Huw Jenkins
• National Nature Reserves - 74 hidden treasures revealed. Sue Parker
• Phytophthora in Wales. Owen Thurgate
• Methane derived bubbling reefs. Ivor Rees
• Role of NATUR and training in times of change. Celia Thomas
• Fancy a chat? New BTO Cymru survey. Kelvin Jones

Publication date 15^th March. Cover price £4.00 or quarterly by subscription at £16 p.a. or £15 by direct debit. ISSN 1742-37400103 Format: 170 x 220mm, 50 pages, full colour

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Brecon Beacons Special

Coming soon ..... the spring edition of Natur Cymru with a Brecon Beacons theme. Many articles written by local experts working in the front lines of conservation. Artwork for the cover kindly provided by Denise di Battistta.

Explore the finer points of Llangorse Lake or learn how to lay a 1200mm gas pipe through 36kms of national park in the 'most benign way'. The devastation of last year’s wildfires and the use of remote sensing technology to help restoration. What’s happening at Waun Fignen Felen? Farming Y Gyrn with Blue Greys. Rearing the right sort of crayfish at Cynrig. Containing the spread of phytophthora. Challenges of managing the Brecon Beacons National Park. Capel Horeb quarry boasts remnants of vascular plant tissue – the oldest evidence in the world.

Plus articles from further afield including the Wales Coast Path, monitoring limpets with the Field Studies Council at Dale Fort, new information on our 74 National Nature Reserves, BTO Cymru’s chat survey and an easy to understand introduction to the government’s Natural Environment Framework.

Retail price £4 distributed by Welsh Books Council. Available 15th March 2012. Annual subscription £16 or £15 by direct debit.