www.fforestfawrgeopark.org.uk
Toilet facilities available
Site/trail leaflet or audio trail available
Café/restaurant/tea rooms at site
Picnicking facilities available
Site with archaeological/historical interest
Site with industrial archaeology interest
Nature reserve or other key wildlife site
Wet weather suggestion
If you are looking for an introduction to the
rocks, then pick up the general leaflet. For
further detail, browse the shelves of the
information centres across the Geopark
- there’s something for all including the
official 1:50,000 geological map of Fforest
Fawr Geopark – published by the British
Geological Survey in 2014.
Did you know?
An increasing number of local people
running tourism businesses in this area
are National Park Ambassadors and
Geopark Ambassadors. Committed to
ensuring that visitors get the best from
their stay, they are trained and
knowledgeable about the Geopark.
www.breconbeacons.org/ambassadors
The Geopark after dark
Brecon Beacons National Park was
declared Wales’ first International Dark
Sky Reserve in 2013 - and some of the
darkest skies are in Fforest Fawr Geopark.
There are regular stargazing events
organised to help you enjoy our most
distant views – many hosted by our
Dark Skies Ambassadors.
www.breconbeacons.org/stargazing
This is a landscape shaped by rock
Please remember that you don’t need any special
geological knowledge to enjoy this place. Though
Geoparks are areas with amazing geology, they’re not
just about rocks, as this guide shows. However, look out
for these icons which provide clues to what you’ll see:
Geological interest - under your feet is a layer
cake of rocks
Karst landscapes produced as limestone rock
dissolves to produce caves, limestone
pavements sinkholes and springs
Geological faults & folds some of these rocks
are fractured and crumpled!
Ice Age legacy - glaciers sculpted this land
during a series of ice ages
Mining /quarrying interest - people have quarried
mineral riches here for hundreds of years