Gregynog’s 750 acre grounds are open to everyone, every day. The majority of the estate is within a National Nature Reserve which is one of Wales’ most important areas of ancient parkland and wood pasture habitats. Our Great Wood, lying behind the Hall, is a sight of Special Scientific Interest and one of the few remaining ancient oak and lichen rich woodlands and provides a vital habitat for internationally important lichens as well as insects, wildlife and rare birds such as pied flycatchers and wood warblers.
© Bradley Carr
Miles of marked paths wander through our woodland, and there is plenty for everyone to explore – from the bird hide at the top of Garden House woods to the Lily pond along the main drive, crammed with water lilies and home to a myriad of multicoloured dragonflies.
Head up hill from the Lily pond to the Warren and you might catch a glimpse of a hare in the meadows. Gregynog is also home to six species of bat and provides 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
