Forgotten Landscapes

The Forgotten Landscapes Partnership received £2.47 million of funding from a number of public bodies including the Heritage Lottery Fund in April 2010. During the project’s three year duration it aims to conserve and interpret the natural habitat and wildlife of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape and the surrounding area. The Partnership will also facilitate the conservation of the post-industrial features and ancient monuments that form the distinct historic character of the local landscape.

Among the many natural heritage projects will be the restoration of wetlands, grasslands and heather moor lands to provide habitats for the area’s wildlife; the conservation of red grouse and the return of Welsh mountain ponies and traditional breeds of cattle to the common-land for the first time in a generation.

The Partnership aspires to engage with the community through volunteer schemes, training programmes and educational initiatives which, linked to the National Curriculum, will see schoolchildren participate in photography and oral history activities to learn about the area’s cultural and historical associations.

For more information about this exciting project please visit the Forgotten Landscapes| website.