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Woodland Trust Cymru Coed Cadw are The Woodland Trust in Wales. We plant, protect and restore native woods.🌳 We welcome feedback – both positive and negative.

Welcome to the official page for the Coed Cadw – The Woodland Trust in Wales. We make sure we're available to respond to your comments and queries between 9am and 5pm from Monday to Friday. If you have a specific enquiry about our work, you can email our team at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you within 10 working days.

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Wentwood Forest has some fascinating stories to tell... and pine martens are one of them. 🌳Our Site Manager, Rob, recent...
13/10/2026

Wentwood Forest has some fascinating stories to tell... and pine martens are one of them. 🌳

Our Site Manager, Rob, recently joined Lucy and Jenny from Vincent Wildlife Trust on BBC Radio Wales's Country Focus at Wentwood Forest to talk about the return of pine martens to Wales.

The feature explores the story of pine marten recovery, recent sightings, the importance of local communities, and what the future could hold for Wentwood. 👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0032bty

The Martens on the Move project has been made possible thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Photos by Will Barker and MotM volunteer Michael Fullaga. 📸

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Mae gan Goedwig Wentwood rai straeon hynod ddiddorol i'w hadrodd... ac mae bele'r coed yn un ohonynt. 🌳

Yn ddiweddar, ymunodd ein Rheolwr Safle, Rob, â Lucy a Jenny o Ymddiriedolaeth Bywyd Gwyllt Vincent ar Country Focus BBC Radio Cymru yng Nghoedwig Wentwood i siarad am ddychweliad bele'r coed i Gymru.

Mae'r nodwedd yn archwilio hanes adfer bele'r coed, y golygfeydd diweddar, pwysigrwydd cymunedau lleol, a beth allai'r dyfodol ddeffro i Wentwood. 👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0032bty

Mae prosiect Martens on the Move wedi bod yn bosibl diolch i ariannu gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol.

12/10/2026
Fungi season is here! Have you seen many near you? 🍄 From fairy toadstools to wobbly blobs of jelly, there are around 15...
10/10/2026

Fungi season is here! Have you seen many near you? 🍄

From fairy toadstools to wobbly blobs of jelly, there are around 15,000 species in the UK!

We were successful in spotting a few around our Welsh woods this week, here’s what we saw: shaggy ink cap, porcelain fungus, boletus and honey fungus!

With their incredible mycelium network, fungi play an almighty role in helping woodland ecosystem by providing benefits to soil health and symbiosis with trees. 💚

Rosie Blatchford 📸


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Mae’r tymor ffyngau wedi cyrraedd! Ydych chi wedi gweld llawer yn eich ardal chi? 🍄

O gaws llyffant y tylwyth teg i flobiau o jeli, mae tua 15,000 o rywogaethau yn y DU!

Fe wnaethon ni lwyddo i ddod o hyd i rai yn ein coedwigoedd yng Nghymru wythnos yma, dyma beth welsom ni: cap inc aflêr, ffwng porslen, cap tyllog a ffwng mêl!

Gyda’u rhwydwaith myceliwm anhygoel, mae ffyngau’n chwarae rhan enfawr yn helpu ecosystem coetiroedd drwy helpu iechyd y pridd a symbiosis gyda’r coed. 💚

09/10/2026

For the first time in 100 years, Wentwood has been restored to majority broadleaf woodland. 🙌

This long-term restoration has been pivotal for nature recovery, supporting a greater variety of species and helping mammals like the iconic pine marten to thrive.

The work is far from over, but this milestone is a broad step to making Wentwood a special place for the future. 💚

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Am y tro cyntaf ers 100 mlynedd, mae’r rhan fwyaf o Goed Gwent wedi ei adfer yn goetir llydanddail unwaith eto. 🙌

Mae’r gwaith adfer hirdymor hwn wedi bod yn hanfodol ar gyfer adfer natur, gan gefnogi amrywiaeth ehangach o rywogaethau a helpu mamaliaid fel y bele eiconig i ffynnu.

Mae rhagor o waith i’w wneud o hyd yma, ond mae’r garreg filltir hon yn gam i’r cyfeiriad cywir i wneud Coed Gwent yn le arbennig ar gyfer y dyfodol. 💚

Could you spot an ancient tree if you saw one? 👁️Ancient trees don’t all look the same, but here are a few clues that co...
05/10/2026

Could you spot an ancient tree if you saw one? 👁️

Ancient trees don’t all look the same, but here are a few clues that could help:

🌳 A smaller canopy (aka crown), reduced in size and height.
🌳 A trunk that’s much wider than other trees of the same species nearby.
🌳Rough, lumpy, characterful bark with deep cracks and crevices.
🌳 A hollow trunk, often with one or more openings to the outside - providing valuable habitat for wildlife.

We're helping map some of Wales' oldest and most important trees through the Ancient Tree Inventory, and you can help too.

Find out more via the link in comments. 👇

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Fyddech chi’n gallu adnabod coeden hynafol pe baech chi’n gweld un? 👁️

Dyw pob coeden hynafol ddim yn edrych yr un fath, ond dyma ychydig o gliwiau a allai helpu:

🌳 Canopi (brigdyfiant) llai, o ran maint ac uchder.
🌳 Boncyff sy’n llawer lletach na choed eraill o’r un rhywogaeth gerllaw.
🌳Rhisgl garw, cnapiog, â chymeriad iddo, yn llawn craciau a holltau dwfn.
🌳 Boncyff gwag, yn aml ag un agoriad neu fwy i’r tu allan – yn darparu cynefin gwerthfawr i fywyd gwyllt.

Rydym yn helpu i fapio rhai o goed hynaf a phwysicaf Cymru drwy’r Rhestr Coed Hynafol, a gallwch chi helpu hefyd.

Gallwch ddarganfod mwy drwy’r ddolen yn y sylwadau. 👇

A huge nature recovery milestone in South Wales! 🌳🙌 For the first time in around 100 years, Wentwood has become majority...
29/09/2026

A huge nature recovery milestone in South Wales! 🌳🙌

For the first time in around 100 years, Wentwood has become majority broadleaf woodland once again.

When we acquired a third of the woods in 2006, they were largely lifeless - replanted with conifer after centuries of felling over two world wars.

Now, 20 years on – life in the woodlands is bouncing back. 192 hectares of broadleaf now calls this forest home, thanks to techniques as seed drenching and thinning conifer. Broadleaf woodlands help support a greater variety of species, including the iconic pine marten!

While restoration here is far from over, Wentwood is well on its way to becoming an even richer and more resilient home for nature. 💚

Images by:
Mark Zytynski / WTML 📸



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Carreg filltir enfawr o ran adfer natur yn Ne Cymru! 🌳🙌

Am y tro cyntaf ers tua 100 mlynedd, mae’r rhan fwyaf o Goed Gwent yn goetir llydanddail unwaith eto.

Pan ddaethon ni’n berchnogion ar draean o’r coed yn 2006, roeddent, i bob pwrpas, yn gwbl ddifywyd - ar ôl ailblannu conwydd yno dros ddau ryfel byd wedi canrifoedd o dorri coed.

Nawr, ugain mlynedd yn ddiweddarach – mae bywyd yn dychwelyd i’r coetiroedd hyn. Mae’r goedwig hon erbyn hyn yn gartref i 192 hectar o lydanddail, diolch i dechnegau fel dyfrio hadau a theneuo’r conwydd. Mae coetiroedd llydanddail yn helpu i gefnogi amrywiaeth ehangach o rywogaethau, gan gynnwys y bele eiconig!

Er bod gwaith adfer i’w wneud o hyd yma, mae Coed Gwent ar ei ffordd i fod yn gartref cyfoethocach a mwy cadarn i fyd natur.

Lluniau gan:
Mark Zytynski / WTML 📸

Just one day left to vote for our Welsh tree candidate for  ! Over the past few weeks, you've followed the story of the ...
28/09/2026

Just one day left to vote for our Welsh tree candidate for !

Over the past few weeks, you've followed the story of the Lone Oak at Ynys-hir, from its breathtaking views across the Dyfi estuary to the hope that one day it won't stand alone.

If this tree is your deserving winner, make your vote via the link in the comments.

Will Barker. 📸

RSPB Cymru RSPB Ynys-hir The Woodland Trust

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Dim ond diwrnod sydd ar ôl i bleidleisio dros ein Coeden Gymreig fel !

Rydych chi wedi bod yn dilyn hanes y Dderwen Unig yn Ynys-hir dros yr wythnosau diwethaf, gan werthfawrogi’r golygfeydd anhygoel dros aber afon Dyfi a rhannu ein gobeithion y bydd ganddi gwmni cyn hir.

Os ydych chi o’r farn mai’r goeden hon ddylai fynd â hi, bwrwch eich pleidlais drwy ddilyn y ddolen yn y sylwadau.

Had you heard about the magical reputation of hazel?Steeped in Celtic mythology, the hazel tree was known as the tree of...
25/09/2026

Had you heard about the magical reputation of hazel?

Steeped in Celtic mythology, the hazel tree was known as the tree of knowledge in Irish folklore.

According to ancient wisdom, nine hazel trees grew around the Well of Wisdom. Their nuts fell into the well and granted wisdom to whoever consumed them.

Its fruits were even thought to bare magic, with many using them as charms of protection!



📸 WTML / Ben Lee
📸 WTPL/Niall Benvie

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Oeddech chi wedi clywed am hudoliaeth y Gollen?

Mae chwedloniaeth Geltaidd yn sôn yn aml am y Gollen ac roedd yn cael ei hystyried fel coeden wybodaeth mewn llên gwerin Wyddeleg.

Yn ôl yr hen draddodiad, roedd naw Collen yn tyfu o amgylch y Ffynnon Doethineb. Roedd eu cnau yn syrthio i’r ffynnon a byddai pwy bynnag fyddai’n eu bwyta yn ennill doethineb.

Tybiwyd bod ei ffrwythau hyd yn oed yn llawn hud a lledrith, gyda llawer hefyd yn eu defnyddio fel swynion diogelwch!

23/09/2026

Woodland for everyone. 💚

Earlier this year Brynau Farm received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for our woodland management.

From natural flood management to conservation grazing, we're using nature-based solutions to benefit both communities and wildlife.

Hear from our South and West Wales Site Manager, Chris Matts, about the difference this work is making.



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Coedwigoedd i bawb. 💚

Yn gynnar eleni cafodd Fferm Brynau dystysgrif FSC am ein rheoli coedwigoedd, safle sy'n ymestyn tua 700 erw!

O reoli llifogydd naturiol i borfeydd cadwraeth, rydym yn defnyddio atebion seiliedig ar natur er mwyn elw cymunedau a bywyd gwyllt.

Clywch gan ein Rheolwr Safleoedd De a Gorllewin Cymru, Chris Matts, am y gwahaniaeth mae'r gwaith hwn yn ei wneud.

The Lone Oak at Ynys-hir is more than just a tree. 💪🌳 Standing as one of the few remaining oaks from its generation, it ...
22/09/2026

The Lone Oak at Ynys-hir is more than just a tree. 💪🌳

Standing as one of the few remaining oaks from its generation, it connects Wales' past with the hope of future woodland restoration.

With just one week left to vote, help this Welsh Oak become Tree of the Year. ❎

Cast your vote via the link in the comments.

RSPB Cymru RSPB Ynys-hir The Woodland Trust

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Mae'r Dderwen Unig yn Ynys-hir yn fwy na choeden yn unig. 💪🌳

Dyma un o’r unig goed derw sydd ar ôl o’i chenhedlaeth, ac mae’n cysylltu gorffennol Cymru â gobaith newydd am adferiad coetir.

Dim ond wythnos sydd ar ôl i bleidleisio ac i’n helpu ni i sicrhau mai’r Goeden Dderw hon fydd Coeden y Flwyddyn. ❎

Pleidleisiwch drwy ddilyn y ddolen yn y sylwadau.

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