From Spoil to Sanctuary: Wildlife of Maerdy Playing Fields
About
Join Glo i Natur CIC for a guided walk at Maerdy Playing Fields and discover the rich wildlife of this former colliery site.Explore how nature has reclaimed this post-industrial landscape, creating a haven for a remarkable variety of plants, insects, and other wildlife.
Learn about the unique ecology of coal spoil sites, the species that thrive in these restored habitats, and why these areas are so important for biodiversity.
Booking required.
This event is funded by the Welsh Government Local Places for Nature Fund.
Meeting point: Clwyd Rd, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Ammanford SA18 1HU
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Ymunwch â Glo i Natur CIC am daith dywys yng Nghaeau Chwarae Maerdy a darganfyddwch y bywyd gwyllt cyfoethog ar y safle cyn-glofaol hwn.
Archwiliwch sut mae natur wedi ailfeddiannu’r dirlun ôl-ddiwydiannol hwn, gan greu noddfa ar gyfer amrywiaeth ryfeddol o blanhigion, pryfed a bywyd gwyllt arall.
Dysgwch am ecoleg unigryw safleoedd tomenni glo, y rhywogaethau sy’n ffynnu yn y cynefinoedd adferedig hyn, a pham mae’r ardaloedd hyn mor bwysig i fioamrywiaeth.
Rhaid cadw lle.
Ariennir y digwyddiad gan gronfa Lleoedd Lleol ar gyfer Natur Llywodraeth Cymru.
Man cwrdd: Clwyd Rd, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Ammanford SA18 1HU
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Date
Saturday 29 August 2026 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (UTC+01)Location
Maerdy Playing Fields
Heol Hir, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Ammanford, Neath Port Talbot SA16 1PL