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Forestry commission plans improvements to Welsh woodlands

Published: 24 January 2012

Visitors on holiday in Wales will benefit from selected improvements to the woodlands.

Forestry Commission Wales is planning to thin out areas of two Carmarthenshire forests to make them more attractive to visitors.

By removing trees from selected areas of the Pembrey and Penybedd forests, the commission hopes to provide more light and space for wildlife, and more "breathing space" for visitors.

Thinning the forests will also allow native trees to regenerate and will combat the recent spread of red band needle blight, a disease which has infected some of the plants.

Community ranger Jonathan Price said: "This important work is part of our ongoing management of these forests for the benefit of all users and to improve the forest environment for the future."

The project at Pembrey and Penybedd will run for the next five to ten years.

Forestry Commission Wales has already taken on a similar project at Gethin woodland near Merthyr Tydfil, by selectively thinning the trees to improve the biodiversity of the area.