Article from Brecon Beacons National Park
Last Updated: 09 May 2008 09:38
The Waterfalls Area
The Waterfalls Footpath Improvement Project
The Waterfalls Area is one of the most popular and beautiful areas in the National Park, attracting both visitors and activity groups to its steep-sided tree-lined gorges. As many as 160,000 tourists a year visit the area and it is widely believed that these numbers will continue to increase.
As a result of the increasing visitor pressure the footpaths in the area have suffered significant erosion in the past few years. This is of great concern to the National Park as the area is not only designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) but also as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) – which means the area is protected under EU law.
The Waterfalls Footpath Improvement Project aims to address these erosion issues and mitigate further erosion problems in the future.
Another more high profile issue in the area is the closure of Sgwd yr Eira waterfall.
