Gregynog’s 750–acre grounds are open to everyone, every day. Much of the estate is designated a National Nature Reserve. It is considered to be one of Wales’ most important ancient parklands and wood pasture habitats. Our Great Wood, lying behind the Hall, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One of the few remaining ancient oak and lichen–rich woodlands in Wales, it provides a vital habitat for internationally important lichens as well as for insects, wildlife and rare birds such as pied flycatchers and wood warblers.
© Bradley Carr
There are miles of marked paths through our woodlands. There is plenty for everyone to explore – from the bird hide at the top of Garden House Woods to the lake, alongside Galloping drive, crammed with water lilies and home to a myriad of multicoloured dragonflies.
Head up hill from the lake to the Warren and you might catch a glimpse of a hare on the meadows. Gregynog is also home to six species of bat, notably providong an important feeding ground for lesser horseshoe bats.
What a country! What peace! What healing air! I am soaking up the Welsh spirit!
— Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin resting at Gregynog from the pressures of office in August 1936
