Trimsaran pupils help clean woodland
Eco-minded pupils from Trimsaran Primary School have helped to clean up a neglected woodland area for the benefit of the community.
A total of 41 pupils, teachers and support staff carried out a litter-pick of the area known locally as Morlais Yard.
The woodland, on the site of the former Trimsaran Iron Works, was turned into a community amenity area in 1993 but has since become overgrown with fly-tipping also occurring there.
Now work is underway to improve the area for the whole community.
Local children recognised its value and with the support of Trimsaran Community Council and Carmarthenshire County Council a 'Wild & Safe' project is being created for the site.
Management works have already started with the selective removal of trees and scrub clearance to allow more light into the site to encourage a wider variety of plants and animals into the area as well as encourage more use of the site by residents.
Further improvements to the site are also planned over the coming months.
Council leader Meryl Gravell, who represents the Trimsaran ward, said: “It is wonderful to see the community coming together to improve this area. It is a shame that the site has been neglected for so long but hopefully now we can create an amenity area that will be used and nurtured for many years to come.”
The clean-up was organised by the council's Countryside Recreation and Access Unit with the support of Tidy Towns, a Welsh Assembly Government-funded initiative delivered in partnership by Carmarthenshire County Council and Keep Wales Tidy to encourage and support communities to improve the quality of their local environment.
Council leader Meryl Gravell is pictured with pupils from Trimsaran Primary School carrying out a litter-pick.
Picture: Jeff Connell.
A total of 41 pupils, teachers and support staff carried out a litter-pick of the area known locally as Morlais Yard.
The woodland, on the site of the former Trimsaran Iron Works, was turned into a community amenity area in 1993 but has since become overgrown with fly-tipping also occurring there.
Now work is underway to improve the area for the whole community.
Local children recognised its value and with the support of Trimsaran Community Council and Carmarthenshire County Council a 'Wild & Safe' project is being created for the site.
Management works have already started with the selective removal of trees and scrub clearance to allow more light into the site to encourage a wider variety of plants and animals into the area as well as encourage more use of the site by residents.
Further improvements to the site are also planned over the coming months.
Council leader Meryl Gravell, who represents the Trimsaran ward, said: “It is wonderful to see the community coming together to improve this area. It is a shame that the site has been neglected for so long but hopefully now we can create an amenity area that will be used and nurtured for many years to come.”
The clean-up was organised by the council's Countryside Recreation and Access Unit with the support of Tidy Towns, a Welsh Assembly Government-funded initiative delivered in partnership by Carmarthenshire County Council and Keep Wales Tidy to encourage and support communities to improve the quality of their local environment.
Council leader Meryl Gravell is pictured with pupils from Trimsaran Primary School carrying out a litter-pick.
Picture: Jeff Connell.
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