Greater access to nature (From Barry And District News)

Greater access to nature

CWMTALWG Woodlands Residents Group has received a grant from Awards for All Wales to improve access to the Cwmtalwg Local Nature reserve at Severn Avenue, Barry.

An existing path has been diverted so that people no longer need to go up and down steps.

This is the second grant that the Group has received from Awards for All.

Last year a grant was used to build a ramp and handrail to replace steps at the Usk Way end of this path, so the whole length of the path through the wood at Severn Avenue is now much more accessible for people with mobility problems and for parents with pushchairs.

The work this year was done entirely by volunteers.

Group members cleared brambles and scrub from the site and the path was laid by volunteers from BTCV Fforest Farm, Cardiff.

The path was formally opened by one of the BTCV volunteers, Andrew Roberts, who is currently a student at Pencoed College.

He was assisted by Group member Don Mackenzie, who first had the idea for the path diversion.

The Group would like to thank Awards for All for the grant and also the BTCV volunteers for their hard work.

Group Secretary Anne Bryan said: The process of obtaining the grant was quick and easy, I would definitely recommend the Awards for All Wales Grant Programme.

For further Information on Awards for All Wales or to obtain an application pack call 01686 611 740 or visit www.awardsforall.org.uk

For more information on the Cwmtalwg Local Nature Reserve project see www.cwmtalwgwoods.co.uk