The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales handle Goodwick Moor Nature Reserve. It was closed to the general public in 2016 after damage and disruption to wildlife brought on by motorcycles, bicyclists and dogs off the lead.
In the week prior to it closed, horse riders were likewise seen utilizing the boardwalk leading to more damage.
“The reserve ‘did not get the respect it needed from a number of different users making it unsafe for general use, and dogs off the lead led to unacceptable levels of disturbance to wildlife, particularly to ground-nesting birds,” said Wildlife Trust’s reserves supervisor Nathan Walton.
Signs asking owners to keep dogs on leads had actually likewise been often gotten rid of.
Mr Walton said he was ‘delighted’ to reveal the resuming of Goodwick Moor Nature Reserve.
The brand-new 500m boardwalk follows a path that prevents the more delicate wildlife locations and likewise leads walkers past a recently developed wildlife pond benefiting birdlife, amphibians, invertebrates and marine plants.
The website is promoted as a nature reserve with gain access to for individuals to delight in. Dogs are asked for to be on a lead at all times if on the reserve. The brand-new boardwalk product is recycled plastic and ought to last for lots of years if not mistreated.
The boardwalk and pond developed at Goodwick Moor were totally moneyed by a Welsh Government Local Places for Nature grant to the Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership which is hosted by Pembrokeshire County Council.
Delivery of the job at the reserve was a joint undertaking by the Wildlife Trust and Pembrokeshire County Council.
“The value of Goodwick Moor Nature Reserve to the local community cannot be over-stated,” said Aethne Cooke of the Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership.
“It is an essential location for nature positioned within walking range and sight of Fishguard and Goodwick towns.
“We are pleased to have been in a position to avail of Welsh Government funding to enable renewed access to the reserve so that people can immerse themselves in the natural wetland environment. We are also grateful to the council for advice and guidance in project delivery.”
The reserve is positioned listed below the A40 trunk roadway in between Goodwick and Fishguard with gain access to along a public access from the A40 (Grid Reference: SM 94898 37541) next to the Seaview Hotel in Goodwick.
For more info, contact Nathan Walton, reserves supervisor West and Wildlife Trust Officer for Pembrokeshire ([email protected]).
