Habitat improvements carried out at Amman Valley nature park
Habitat improvements have been carried out at an Amman Valley nature park to encourage the growth of flowers and wildlife. The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, volunteers and Carmarthenshire County Council rangers worked together at Ynysdawela Nature Park to manage the species-rich meadows there. The nature park, in upper Brynamman, is important for wildlife, with the rare marsh fritillary butterfly found in its meadows, and the dormice living in its field margins and woodlands. Welsh Government funding paid for the habitat improvement works at the site, which included mowing the meadows, raking grass to form habitat piles for reptiles and insect life, and cutting back scrub from field edges. The grassland management will help the flower rich meadows to flourish and prevent the fields from being swamped by trees. The many different flowers will bloom in middle to late summer to be enjoyed by a variety of butterflies, birds and other animal life. Biodiversity Officer Isabel Mac...