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People disgust me. If you can't value and respect this land, don't bother crossing the fucking border. #BannauBrycheiniog #Cymru #tourists
BBC News - Anger as human poo and maggot-infested food left behind at beauty spot.
Back to work today but my heart and thoughts remain in Bannau Brycheiniog 💚
Whilst working in the back garden a few weeks ago doing some strimming and pruning of branches I thought I noticed something in the grass.
Turns out it was this little fella. Haven’t seen a shrew since as long as I can remember
#nature #BannauBrycheiniogNationalPark #BannauBrycheiniog #cymru #shrew
I remembered about this photo today when I saw quite a few butterflies roaming around our garden.
It’s the first year I can remember since we moved here in 2019 that I’ve seen so many large white and red admiral butterflies
#butterfly #BannauBrycheiniog #bannaubrycheiniognationalpark #nature #cymru
£1m boost for project to protect Wales’ most threatened breeding bird, the curlew.
https://nation.cymru/news/1m-boost-for-project-to-protect-wales-most-threatened-breeding-bird/
WATERFALL COUNTRY: £6-a-day car park opens early at Pontneddfechan — as MP questions plan to lease it to a private operator
A new 136-space car park is now open at Pontneddfechan, with Neath Port Talbot Council saying it made “considerable efforts” to open the facility ahead of schedule to help manage the impact of peak summer visitor traffic on the village.
The car park is the first part of a wider suite of visitor facilities at the gateway to Waterfall Country, with a children’s play park, an eight-bedroom visitor accommodation building and a farm/community shop all due to open later this year. The project is funded by the UK Government.
The council said the development is “purposely designed for better management of existing visitor numbers and is not designed to stimulate further trips”, offering what it called a safer, more organised arrival point for visitors and easing congestion in the village and surrounding areas.
All-day parking at the new car park is charged at a flat £6 (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council / Facebook)The car park operates seven days a week from 8am to 10pm, with gates locked at 10pm and no overnight parking permitted. Parking is charged at a flat rate of £6 a day, payable at the on-site machine by coins or card, or through the MiPermit app.
The council said the price had been “deliberately set to reflect existing provision across the region”, adding: “Setting a lower charge could lead to an increase in visitor numbers, which would risk adding further pressure to the village and undermine the overall aims of the development.”
New toilet facilities on the site are also now open daily between 8am and 7pm.
Payment is by coins, card or the MiPermit app (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council / Facebook)Waterfall Country — the stretch of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park between Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte that is home to more than a dozen waterfalls — has seen years of pressure from visitor traffic, with residents left unable to cope with the number of cars attempting to park in the village. A free park and ride service was first piloted in 2021 in an attempt to ease the congestion. The scheme returned in later summers as pressure on the village continued.
The council consulted on £7.7m of development plans for the village in 2023. Construction started last summer.
Seating in the courtyard between the new buildings (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council / Facebook)But the scheme’s operating model is facing questions. In a letter seen by Swansea Bay News, David Chadwick, the Liberal Democrat MP for neighbouring Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, wrote to the council’s chief executive Frances O’Brien on 16 June raising concerns passed to him by constituents about “the sequencing of decisions, the procurement model being adopted and the long-term implications for residents and local businesses”.
Mr Chadwick said he understood the council had begun procurement for a long-term operating lease of the visitor hub — including the accommodation, retail facilities, public toilets and the car park — before the outcome of the current Traffic Regulation Order consultation is known, and asked how prospective operators were expected to assess the commercial value of the opportunity before parking restrictions in the village are finalised.
The 136-space car park includes accessible parking bays (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council / Facebook)He also questioned why no Preliminary Market Engagement exercise was carried out before procurement began, and asked whether alternatives had been considered — including keeping the car park under direct public management while leasing only the commercial elements of the development.
“Several constituents have questioned whether a publicly funded parking facility, developed primarily to address visitor management challenges, should form part of a private commercial lease rather than remaining under public control with any surplus revenue being reinvested into local infrastructure, visitor management and community benefit,” he wrote.
The MP also raised the question of capacity. A visitor traffic study commissioned by the national park authority identified substantial excess parking demand during peak periods, including significant pressure within Pontneddfechan itself, and Mr Chadwick asked whether the new 136-space car park is sufficient to meet that demand — and what happens when it fills up, including any assessment of parking displacing into surrounding areas.
The development includes visitor accommodation, a shop and a play park, opening later this year (Image: Neath Port Talbot Council / Facebook)Noting that earlier studies around Waterfall Country had emphasised community-led solutions and tangible local benefit from tourism, he asked what opportunities local businesses, community organisations and residents would have to influence how the facility is run.
“Given the scale of public investment involved and the importance of maintaining public confidence in the project, I would be grateful for a detailed response to these matters,” he wrote.
The council’s announcement notes that the accommodation and shop will open “once an operator has been appointed” — the appointment at the heart of the MP’s questions.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Project to ease traffic chaos near popular waterfalls to start this summer
Work began last summer on the new parking and visitor facilities at Pontneddfechan.
Council asks for views on Pontneddfechan development at gateway to waterfalls
The £7.7m development plans went out to public consultation in 2023.
Vale of Neath to become major heritage attraction after £17.7m Levelling Up Fund success
The UK Government funding that is paying for the Waterfall Country improvements.
A cold but beautiful day, walking with my oldest friends to the top of Sugar Loaf mountain.
#sugarloafmountain #southwales #monmouthshire #bannaubrycheiniog #breconbeacons #nationalpark #walk #countryside #abergavenny #mountain
Ger Cronfa Ddŵr Tal y Bont. Near Tal y Bont Reservoir. #BannauBrycheiniog #Cymru
End of the trip today. I'm now waiting for the train back home.
It was such a delightful wonderful rejuvenating weekend. Last time I was there I broke apart (which was needed but not pleasant). This time I sang with joy and laughed and smiled so much my jaw aches from it.
No photo of last night's caveman TV. I was too busy enjoying it. So straight to this morning with a frosty field. This was rather unexpected but made for a magnificent gift 💚
I have been for a little walk, no more than a very slow twenty minutes and all on roads, but it felt soooo good.
Made it to my favourite place on earth 🏕️
The lovely lovely guys of the campsite picked me up from a localish station so I didn't have to wait all afternoon in Swansea (or sample a long bus journey).
Wales being typically Welsh. I love days like this, listening to the rain, and having the wood burner going with no desire to do anything but let time flow over me gracefully.
Craig Cerrig-Gleislad, Brecon Beacons, c.1990 - J Arthur Dixon Postcard
Penyfan and Corn Du silhouetted in the distance against a clear blue sky. Picture taken from the Blorenge, Abergavenny #silentsunday #photography #wales #BannauBrycheiniog
One of the many Neolithic chambered long barrows around Y Mynyddoedd Duon (the Black Mountains) in South Walesfor today's #StandingStoneSunday offering.
Pen-y-Wyrlod above the Afon Gwy/River Wye; the long barrow itself has been ploughed down, leaving these stones from its chamber exposed.
This visit May 2012.
Y Mynyddoedd Duon (the Black Mountains) in South Wales for today's #StandingStoneSunday
The wrecked Pen y Beacon stone circle, situated at the foot of the summit of the same name (Hay Bluff in English). Only one sizable stone remains standing, although there are numerous smaller stones buried in the turf. Tremendous views and sometimes an ice-cream van.
This visit May 2012 while walking Offa's Dyke Path.
#StoneCircle #BlackMountains #BannauBrycheiniog #LlwybrClawddOffa #OffasDykePath
Maen Llia within #BannauBrycheiniog for #StandingStoneSunday. Also with added #defaidodon.
Beautiful views today. This photo really doesn't give you the full appreciation for how steep and how far down this was. #BannauBrycheiniog #Cymru #Wales
A mossy little stone in a big landscape for today's #StandingStoneSunday
Lower Neuadd standing stone in the upper reaches of the Taf valley. Further up towards the head of the valley is a group of Bronze Age ring cairns, and above that the highest Bronze Age cemetery in Southern Britain on the summits of Pen y Fan and Corn Du. The stone may have been a marker to point the way.
This visit on a day of sleety snow, April 2012.
There has also been a brief visit to keeper's pond up on Blorenge (you can see Blorenge from our garden) this afternoon. Glorious weather. #BreconBeacons #BannauBrycheiniog #SouthWales
I miss this place.
I must find a cheap place to stay at for winter visits.
#BannauBrycheiniog #Photography #Monochrome #MonochromePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BNW #MastoArt #BlackAndWhite
As far as asking you to #LichenSubscribe , the Bannau Brycheiniog don't mess about!
Made the most of the fine weather in Abergavenny after a Ramblers Cymru meeting and went exploring. The town is almost entirely surrounded by mountains and hills; Blorenge Sugar Loaf & Skirrid Fawr among them. #BannauBrycheiniog #Ramblers #SaturdayFun #Monmouthshire #Abergavenny #Cymru #Wales #SirFynwy #Blorenge #SugarLoaf #SkiridFawr #BannauBrycheiniogNationalPark
South Wales, in the shadow of Bannau Brycheiniog, for today's #StandingStoneSunday
The Growing Stone, at Cwrt y Gollen (a former military base) between Crickhowell and Abergavenny. The stone is a red sandstone monolith around 12 feet tall, one of the most impressive menhirs in South Wales.
Visited August 2011. Portrait, may need a click.
OMG. This is so embarrassing. #Cymraeg #BannauBrycheiniog
Watch: BBC newsreader slammed for pronunciation of #Welsh national park
https://nation.cymru/news/watch-bbc-newsreader-slammed-for-pronunciation-of-welsh-national-park/
The Aurora Borealis in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) near Carreg Cennen Castle
#aurora #borealis #bannaubrycheiniog #breconbeacons #astrophotography #nightsky
The Aurora Borealis in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) near Carreg Cennen Castle
#aurora #borealis #bannaubrycheiniog #breconbeacons #astrophotography #nightsky
I stopped for lunch at the last viewpoint of my beloved hills and ate the last of my Welsh cakes. It was delicious as ever.
And what a ride it was 💚
Glorious hill after glorious hill. Many sweaty ascents matched by mostly pothole free joyous descents.