April has been a month of two halves for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the weather has changed from being very dry and warm to being dark, cold and rainy. But, we can’t say we are completely unhappy with the change in weather; due to the rainfall, our parched soil has had a very good …
March has been a busy month for the ranger team! As the weather has been mostly dry and sunny we have exceeded the expected number of visitors this month. As spring is awakening, we have noticed summer migrants of birds and insects have started to arrive. Nesting season has officially begun, and so our maintenance …
Welcome to our first instalment of Ranger Ramblings! Here we will talk about what the Ranger Team have been up to, any interesting wildlife sightings, and habitat management at Bryngarw Country Park. We will also announce a Recording Challenge for March and how you can help look after our wonderful Country Park. February The winter …
Awen Cultural Trust will host its third Bridgend Children’s Literature Festival from Saturday 22nd February to Saturday 1st March, supported by Arts Council of Wales, Bridgend County Borough Council and UK Government. The half-term festival, which takes place at Bryngarw Country Park, Maesteg Town Hall and libraries across the Bridgend County Borough, hopes to engage …
Due to the weather warnings in place this weekend, we will be cancelling our Lantern Making Workshops on Saturday and Winter Lantern Parade with Spark! and Ogmore Silver Band on Sunday. All ticket holders will be refunded. Our car park, visitor centre, café and toilets will be closed to the public on Saturday. We are …
Our facilities, including the toilets and Visitor Centre will be closed from Monday 23rd December to Friday 27th December, re-opening as normal on Saturday 28th December through to 2025. Our café will be closed on Tuesday 24th, Wednesday 25th (Christmas Day), Thursday 26th (Boxing Day), Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st December as well as Wednesday …