Where is ogof ffynnon ddu

Continue through Pen y Cae and turn right down a minor road signposted to Penwyllt. Follow brown and white tourist signs over river and bear left at junction.

Go past a disused quarry on the left and follow the dead-end track to the car park. Public transport For details of public transport go to the Traveline Cymru website. Parking Car parking is free of charge.

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Attraction information. Get in touch Location:. The grassy uplands opposite Craig-y-Nos Country Park and the Dan-yr-Ogof National Showcaves Centre hide a labyrinth network of caverns and cascades, stalgamites and stalactites, passageways and potholes. Ogof Ffynnon Ddu means Cave of the Black Spring, a reference to the vast cave system discovered beneath the moors in Access to the caves is confined to experienced cavers only. Take great care if you stray off the paths which is not recommended , because the ground is very rough and uneven and there are deep sink holes throughout the reserve.

The site consists of large areas of moorland and some small areas of limestone pavement. The views from the higher points of the NNR are magnificent. One of the special alpine flowers to look out for higher up in the reserve where there are exposed fragments of limestone pavement is Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides. The moorland is ideal habitat for nesting birds, and we saw Skylarks Alauda arvensis and Wheatears Oenanthe oenanthe during our last visit at the beginning of July.

Apart from the fascinating geological features, including stalagmites and stalagtites, to be seen at this nature reserve, there are also impressive waterfalls. The caves are also home to bats and many insects , while in the dark underground streams there are small pigment-free crustaceans and also little white blind fish.

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