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A tree has been planted for you

in a beautiful woodland in South Wales in conjunction with 9Trees.

You Have Been Gifted a Tree!

The beautiful pewter tree token you have been given is a symbol of the tree that has been planted for you in Bosky Bethlehem Woodland in South Wales. This woodland has been created by a partnership between 9Trees, the Landowner and you.

Here is some information about the woodland where your tree is planted and tells you what you need to know if you decide to visit the woodland. Please remember that only 9Trees Subscribers are invited to visit this woodland with their friends & family.



Where is Bosky Bethlehem Woodland?


Bosky Bethlehem is in South Wales, on the Western fringes of the Brecon Beacons, high above the River Tywi. The address for the property is: Gwynfe Road, Dyffryn Cennen, Llandeilo, SA19 6YT.

Please check the 9Trees Website  (Scroll down to  Bosky Bethlehem & use password: 9Trees#6035) for a map and further information.

A little parking is available by the access gate and there is a path to walk down to the woodland. Don’t try to drive down the path to the woodland – it is not suitable for vehicles.

Please pay attention to the weather when you are planning to visit; it is unwise to go onto the fells when it is cold, wet and windy.

 


Visiting Bosky Bethlehem
Bosky Bethlehem is a large woodland, planted in partnership with Sarah Rapley on land behind her home. The woodland will be planted in two phases, with the first 2,000 trees planted in the 2022 planting season. You are welcome to visit if you are a 9Trees subscriber or you have sponsored trees in this woodland.

Please park in the gateway at the top of the lane to the woodland, but don’t block it. The area around the woodland is registered commonland so you can enjoy a walk across the extensive landscape but you must keep dogs under control at all times to prevent them from disturbing the wildlife and from troubling the livestock.

The surface is very uneven underfoot so please take care and consider using a walking stick.

 

Things to remember during your visit
1. Park in the designated parking area; don’t block gateways or passing places on the road.
2. Please prepare well for your visit. Remember to wear good boots or all-weather gear and bring some water with you.
3. Do not have fires or barbeques and take all your litter home with you.
4. Do not tie balloons to the trees, mark them with tassels or signs or release sky-lanterns.
5. Please respect any particular instructions from the Landowner on the day of your visit and be prepared to show them your tree token with the accompanying card to enter the woodland if challenged.
6. It is essential to keep your dogs on a lead when you are near livestock and under control at all times.
7. There are no toilets nearby. You will need to travel into Llandeilo to find toilets to use.
8. If you bring family & friends along, tell them about 9Trees and suggest they make a donation.
9. Please remember that only 9Trees Subscribers are invited to visit this woodland with their friends & family.


Staying safe on the fell
• Do not feed the animals on the fell or in the woodland under any circumstances.
• Keep to designated paths.

When to visit?
Please check the 9Trees Website  (Scroll down to  Bosky Bethlehem &use password:9Trees#6035) at least 2 days before you visit in case local circumstances mean that access to the Woodland has had to be withdrawn for any reason.
Disabled access is limited; the paths are unsuitable for wheelchairs, buggies and scooters and can be uneven underfoot.
Please wear suitable footwear.

If you have any questions that we haven’t answered, please e-mail us at info@9trees.org.
Please don’t approach the Landowner to ask questions during your visit unless you are invited to.

 

How to find the woodland

For more information and further details on the location please check the 9Trees Website  (Scroll down to  Bosky Bethlehem & use password: 9Trees#6035).

The map below shows the approximate area for the postcode, and not the boundary of the woodland.

FAQ

Information about the Woodland

The word ‘bosky’ comes from the the Middle English word ‘bosk’ which means bush or shrub. And the name Bethlehem, which is the name of a neighbouring village, dates all the way back to 1588 when a Welsh Bishop translated the Bible into the Welsh language. He translated the name for Christ’s birthplace to ‘Bethlehem’ and the chapel in the village took that name; over time the village took on the name of the chapel. The village is beneath the hill ‘Y Garn Coch’where there are Iron Age hill forts to explore.

The Bosky Bethlehem woodland has been planted on an area where coniferous woodland has been cleared. By replacing this old plantation with a new broadleaved woodland, with a mix of native species, we are reconnecting other local areas of woodland and significantly increasing the habitat for local wildlife.

The trees species that we have planted include Alder and Willow in the wetter areas
and Oak, Birch, Hazel and Cobnut in the drier areas. The trees will create a gorgeous dense woodland over the years, and become an oasis for wildlife, providing a place to rest, to feed, to live and to flourish for all manner of species.

Many of the tree species that we have chosen provide fruit and nuts for the creatures to enjoy and for some of them to ‘stash’ so that they can survive the winter. These include cobnuts, acorns, wild cherries and rowan berries. We can eat cobnuts too, roasted and grated over a pudding or tossed into a stir fry with wild mushrooms! You can even feed them to sheep.

Red Deer will eat the cobnuts and the berries and leaves of the Rowan.

As the woodland evolves, woodland plants will start to appear and these may include delicate wood anemones early in the year. Native grasses will thrive too, and as the trees grow, and the understorey matures, other species of bats, birds and butterflies will move in.

We hope that the woodland will become home to small birds like treecreepers and mistle thrushes, and the Red Deer may pass through, grazing on the trees.

If you are quiet, around the woodland, you may be lucky enough to see a Brown Hare, a Ring Ouzel or to hear a skylark. In the little ditches around the site, you might find frogs and newts too.

The Brecon Beacons National Park website includes information about activities and walks, and if you visit nearby Dinefwr Castle early in the year, you can witness a magnificent blanket of bluebells in the woods surrounding the castle.

More locally, there is the gorgeous village of Llandeilo with its selection of independent shops, tea shops and pubs, where you can get a bite to eat and do a little shopping. Have a look at their website at http://www.visitllandeilo.co.uk/

On the road to Bosky Bethlehem, you’ll pass Nick Membery Pottery where you can pop in and buy some beautiful stoneware pottery https://www.kitchen-pottery.co.uk/

No markings, plaques, ribbons etc must be made on any tree. The actual tree will not be highlighted but know that one of these trees that you see has been planted in your honour.

For more information please check the 9Trees Website  (Scroll down to  Bosky Bethlehem &use password:9Trees#6035)

If you have any questions that we haven’t answered, please e-mail info@9trees.org.
Please don’t approach the Landowner to ask questions during your visit unless you are invited to.