Southern
Powys,
Mid-Wales, UK |
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The countryside of southern Powys in mid-Wales is some of the
most beautifully remote in the country, with vast stretches of
hills, lakes and valleys fringed by small towns and villages.
The old spa
towns of Llandrindod Wells and Llanwrtyd Wells have many unique
attractions and are both surrounded by wonderful scenery. On the
Wales/England border, Knighton is the only town lying directly
on the famous Offa's Dyke (which stretches almost the entire length
of Wales),
and boasts some of the best preserved sections of the ancient
boundary. The region is also home of the striking red kite, a
bird of prey that became an endangered species in the 19th century
but which now flourishes again in protected nesting sites.
In the west
of Powys is the wild and remote Elan River Valley, a National
Nature Reserve with a nine-mile long string of interlocking reservoirs
built at the end of the 19th century to supply water to Birmingham.
The site covers 70 sq miles of meadows, woodland and bogs and
is near the scenic Teifi pools which are the source of the River
Teifi. Also nearby is the UK's leading Red Kite Centre at Gigrin
Farm just outside the town of Rhayader, where you can watch the
majestic birds gathering every day to feed.
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