Join our Wales Member Network for its Centenary Summer Field Visit where members will travel by steam train through the Vale of Ffestiniog to Hafod Boeth forest, a privately-owned woodland managed by Tilhill Forestry.
The Ffestiniog Railway have kindly provided a steam train to transport the group along their Woodland Wanderer line to and from the forest. With over 250 hectares of diverse forest, members will walk around Hafod Boeth woodlands, considering the changes in forest management practices in Wales over the past 100 years. The walk will end with a packed lunch at Tan-y-Bwlch Station, with the option to purchase lunch at the Tea Room, before the return journey through the heart of the woodlands of Eryri (Snowdonia National Park) back to Porthmadog.
Programme
|
Time |
Content |
Chair/Speaker |
| 09:30 – 09:45 |
Arrival at Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Harbour Station in Porthmadog.
(Parking available five minute walk away at Llyn Bach Railway Porthmadog car park LL49 9DF) |
|
| 09:45 – 10:00 |
Welcome |
Iwan Parry MICFor |
| 10:00 – 10:50 |
Steam train journey |
|
| 10:50 – 13:00 |
Walk around Hafod Boeth forest
Note: if anyone misses the train, they can park in the forest car park at SH 64606 41598 and use the map provided to walk to meet the group. |
Will Benny MICFor |
| 13:00 – 14:10 |
Lunch at Tany-y-Bwlch Station |
|
| 14:10 – 14:55 |
Steam train journey |
|
| 14:55 – 15:00 |
Close |
Iwan Parry MICFor |
The Institute of Chartered Foresters reserves the right to alter timings, speakers and the programme in circumstances beyond its control.
Speaker
Will Benny MICFor - Forest Manager, Tilhill Forestry
Meeting point
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
Harbour Station
Porthmadog
LL49 9NF
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