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Tir Coed Open Day at Elan Valley Visitor Centre is taking place on Sunday 2nd October. There will be woodland skills demonstrations and a chance to have a go at traditional crafts. There will be a presentation of certificates for the trainees of the Agored Cymru Level Two in Woodland Carpentry which has taken place in the Elan Valley over the last few months. There will also be an opportunity to engage in woodland crafts and informative talks with our volunteers and mentors who have made significant achievements over the last year.

Year 2 children from Ysgol y Dderi will be visiting Long Wood to take part in activities connected with their term theme of 'Happiness'. So really everything they do in the woods can make them happy! They will be getting close to nature, learning about the woods, making things out of natural materials and having fun.

Come celebrate the VINE project at Coed Tyllwyd! This is your opportunity to see the hard work of all who have engaged with the project, the newly built learning hub, and a time to celebrate the people who have worked to open up this beautiful woodland. Expect music, food, stories, crafts, and much more!

Coed Tyllwyd

Lon Tyllwyd

Llanfarian

Aberystwyth

SY23 4UJ

Directions:  Beware, satnavs may well deliver you to the wrong side of the valley with no way of getting across.

Drive to Llanfarian (a small village 3 miles to the South of Aberystwyth on the A487) 

If coming from Aberystwyth drive half way down the hill into the village and turn left into Lon Tyllwyd.

If coming from the South, drive past DGD machinery and half way up the hil lturn right into Lon Tyllwyd. 

After a few yards you come to a T junction  - Turn right.Drive for 1.5 miles down a narrow road until the road turns into a rough track, keep going straight on. There is a sign that says 'no motorised vehicles' - ignore this. Keep going straight on for 300m and there is a small car park in the woods on your left, and a larger one on the right. 

To give priority to those who need it most, attendees are encouraged if possible to park near the bus stop at the top of Lon Tyllwyd and to enjoy the walk to the woods or to share vehicles as parking space is limited. See you in the woods!

Autumn is a special time in the woods and Jade will be leading a foraging day, discovering all the woodland has to offer at this time of year, from sloes, haws, hazelnuts (if the squirrels haven't had them first!) seeds and fungi. Many of the girls from Tribal Unity Wales will be joining in the fun, but it's also open to public. Spaces are limited so please contact us to book your place.

Day 2 of Ysgol y Dderi visits to Long Wood. Today, children from year 1 will be having and taking part in a variety of activities that link with their theme of 'Happiness' this term.

Day 3 of Ysgol y Dderi visits to Long Wood. We look forward to welcoming 12 international teachers who are visiting the school in Lampeter as part of the Erasmus project (previously Comenius). These teachers will be coming from all across Europe and will be visiting the wood with year 2 children to enjoy some woodland fun to link in with their term theme of 'Happiness'

This is the fifth of five sessions for Powys Young Carers. It has been a really positive and enthusiastic reaction from the team at PYC who will go out of their way to ensure the young carers take up as many of the Tir Coed opportunities as they can in order to enrich the carers' lives. We are very impressed with PYC and they have been awarded a further 8 sessions across Powys with Tir Coed in order to provide educational woodland activities and skill development to young carers in more rural areas of Powys who otherwise may miss out. We look forward to a long lasting relationship with PYC into the future.

This is the last activity day for the Tir Coed VINE Project at Allt Goch Woods, Llanidloes. Colin Titley and Dave Thomas shall be leading the day and we shall be conducting general site maintenance, including bench repair, especially by the memorial tree. We shall also be preparing for the VINE Celebration event conducted by Tir Coed and Both Coed the day after: Saturday 22nd October - please see calendar event for that day. We need support to ensure the site is of impeccable standard as a local community woodland is such a precious resource. Please get in touch if you would like to lend a hand on the Friday?

We have a real treat in store Saturday 22nd October. Last year's partnership Open Day with Tir Coed and Both Coed was a massive success where over 100 residents, families and local businesses joined together to create a wonderful woodland experience to celebrate May Day. This year we are coming together again at Allt Goch Woods, llanidloes to celebrate Apple Day and the Autumn Harvest. This will be the final Open Day of the Tir Coed VINE Project and we hope that Both Coed will continue to be supported to  develop activities within the community woods into the future. Two Tir Coed volunteers who have progressed through mentorship and are now Tir Coed Support Tutors and Martin Cope, Tir Coed Project Officer, now sit on the Both Coed Committee. This Open Day will see local businesses providing pizzas on the open fire and natural teas. Tir Coed Tutors will be providing music and forest school activities. Pete Williams from Red Dragon Bushcraft will be leading an interactive fire-lighting and bushcraft session. There will be storytelling and dramatical performances. And Tir Coed's specialist ecologist, Scott Roe will be presenting his biodiversity monitoring report which will present the ecological impact of Tir Coed's training courses and activities over the last three years. Please 'get in touch' if you wish to come so we can gauge numbers. Also please get in touch if you wish to help out with preparations the day before (21st October) or in the morning of the 22nd?

Powys Young Carers are coming along to Allt Goch woods for some activity days.

Powys Young Carers from the Llanfyllin area come along for a bushcraft activity day.

Powys Young Carers from the Llandrindod area come along for a bushcraft activity day.