| The Tywi river flows for 90 kilometres from its source in the exposed upland landscape of the Cambrian Mountain on the border of Ceredigion and Powys, through the fertile farmland of Carmarthenshire to its mouth in Carmarthen Bay. The river and its estuary are of European importance for the wildlife they support. |  |
The valley created by this dynamic river is rightly recognised as one of the most important historic landscape in Wales. It is also renowned for its scenic quality as a landscape that has been shaped by ice, water and since prehistoric times, by people. In this highly cherished landscape we find a legacy of iron age and roman forts, medieval castles, designed landscapes, parkland and gardens as well as the agricultural landscape we enjoy today. It is not surprising that this is a landscape that has been celebrated in art, literature, and oral history for at least a 1000 years.
The Tywi a River Through Time project will focus on the valley’s landscape from Dryslwyn to Llandgadog. Its aim is to improve the conservation and management of this outstanding landscape by;
• developing local knowledge about the landscape,
• developing better understanding of the landscape
• developing the skills needed to look after the landscape.
To achieve the project has been split into 4 main themes;
• Exploration Tywi
• Traditional and Sustainable Buildings Centre
• Interpretation and Celebration of the Valley
• Landscape and Biodiversity Action.
The project is a partnership between Carmarthenshire County Council, The National Trust, Countryside Council for Wales and Menter Bro Dinefwr and is funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, 1Fund (Objective 1) and the partners. |
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Please click on the links below for information on funding and payment rates:
