• Our management of the land over centuries has modified and encouraged the development of some of these habitats.
• Our grasslands are so extensive only because we have encouraged their development as a means of feeding livestock.
• Our woodlands have been changed by cutting, removing timber and replanting.
• Our rivers and wetlands have been altered by drainage and flood defences.
• Our urban areas provide an artificial environment that some species have become accustomed to living in.

The environment of the National Park is a semi-natural landscape, one formed of natural systems but influenced by mankinds management of the land. The fact that the Park is a "cultural landscape" is important to remember as the management of the Park's environment involves close working with the people who live and work in the Park.

Want to know more? Read fascinating stories and interesting news about the Welsh Countryside at Natur Cymru.

Want to get out and enjoy wildlife in the National Park? Why not go on a Brecknock Wildlife Trust event or find other wild places to visit in the National Park.