Location
Wern Ddu
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 9BN
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When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
April to July, September to NovemberAbout the reserve
The air blows fresh from Wales at Craig Sychtyn and there are grand views across to the Tanat Valley and beyond to the Berwyn Mountains from this fine old wood.
Pied flycatchers breed in this wood in nest-boxes supplied for them; listen for buzzards, ravens and woodpeckers. In spring look out for orchids and cowslips; in autumn for the bright orange berries of stinking iris; in summer for nettle-leaved bellflower, a local speciality also known as the blue foxglove.
The Oswestry uplands are dotted with old limestone quarry workings and here at Craig Sychtyn you will find lime kilns filled with leaves and a disused quarry – now a good place for limestone-loving flowers.
How to get to Craig Sychtyn
Take the Trefonen road out of Oswestry and then turn right towards Llansilin. After approximately 3 miles up and down the hill turn left, signed Wern Ddu. Carry on up this lane for 1 ½ miles and then park with care on the verge. Walk up the track signed Allt y Rhiw to the reserve.
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