Cefn Cribwr - Bridgend
Go to online mappingFrom - To: Bedford Park to Tondu Ironworks
Type: Traffic-free
Access: Nearest rail station is Tondu
Surface: Tarmac and gravel
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Linking the former ironworks at Tondu and Bedford Park, this route passes through the Parc Slip Nature Park which is home to a wealth of wildlife including rare wading birds and many species of butterfly, damselfly and dragonfly. Once the site of an opencast coal mine, the land has been transformed and now features grassland, woodland, and wetlands, including lakes with bird hides. There is also a visitor centre run by the Wildlife Trust.
The trail is predominately wooded but you can still see the occasional reminder of it's industrial past, including the Scheduled Ancient Monuments of Cefn Cribwr Ironworks in Bedford Park and Tondu Ironworks near Tondu.
From Tondu, you could continue along the Ogmore Valley route taking you right up to Nant-y-moel.
Local attractions:
- Cefn Cribwr Ironworks, Bedford Park
- Parc Slip Nature Reserve
- Tondu Iron Park