Friends of Gowerton Woodlands and Open Spaces

Gowerton, on the edge of the Gower Peninsular, is blessed with areas of natural woodland and open spaces. Some of these woodlands, like the Alltwen Woods and Fairwood/Afon Llan Woodlands, have clearly marked Rights of Way, but others, like the Shaw Woodland and the Cefn Gorwydd, although used by local people for centuries, do not. Unlike the school playing fields, sports fields, playground areas and the Rights of Way, which are regularly maintained by the City and County of Swansea and private landowners, other green areas are not. In 2014, the Local Development Plan designated some of these areas for housing development.

The sad demise and neglect of the once pleasant areas showed in the loss of paths to bramble and weeds and overgrowth of branches that blocked and darkened areas, spoiling growth of trees and flowers

The Friends of Gowerton Woodlands and Open Spaces came together to ensure that the open areas around Gowerton were maintained, nurtured and preserved for the Community. Increasingly, financial pressures on the City & County of Swansea and private landowners have made it difficult in the past few years to adequately maintain some of the woodland paths within the Gowerton area, that have been used for centuries by the local people.