Below the old cart way through the wood is a young plantation of ash, birch and beech. Throughout the beautifully maintained woodland are huge ancient oaks towering into the sky, with old vines woven around their trunks.
North of the path is a mix of holly, rowan , birch, beech, many coppiced giving a gentle canopy over the woodland floor.
This woodland is mostly broad leaf and deciduous.

During our work in the woodland we have been lucky enough to see Red Deer grazing outside our tents in the early morning. There are also a few badger dens, some old and some active.

Spring and summer sees numerous butterflies and insects.

The birdlife is diverse, from Canadian Geese nesting on the nearby lake, to large buzzards and kites circling overhead. We've also seen peregrine falcons in the upper parts of the woodlands.

The woodland and fields are full of life the whole year round.

An ancient woodland with an easily accessed old cartway, Ffordd Hir has steep upper land gradually levelling off towards the south.

The old cart way is recorded as a road used as a public path, and travels west to east through the woodland, but seems to be little used. Apart from this there are no established pathways except for the bench path, and the odd deer track.

Llanerfyl is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Located near the River Banwy, the community includes the village of Llanerfyl, several farms and wide tracts of marchland.The village contains St Erfyl's church, rebuilt in 1870. It contains the remnants of a 15th-century shrine. The circular churchyard has in it a gravestone from either the 5th or 6th century possibly commemorating Santess (female saint) Gwerfyl.

In the village please pay a visit to the wonderful cafe and village shop - Y Cwpan Pinc.

Nearby is the Cann Office Hotel - Bedrooms, restaurant and take away.

Opposite the woodlands is the well maintained Bluebell Park, for caravans, camping and fishing.

The area is full of things to do and places to visit, such as Powys Castle and Rhiw Steam Railway.

Behind the woodlands lies the hill of Moel Bentyrch, on which lies the ancient settlement of Pen Y Bwlch, Bwlch meaning 'pass'. Ffordd Hir is a rare ancient woodland; according to the Woodland Trust 'Ancient woods are areas of woodland that have persisted since 1600 in England and Wales, and 1750 in Scotland. This is when maps started to be reasonably accurate so we can tell that these areas have had tree cover for hundreds of years. They are relatively undisturbed by human development. As a result, they are unique and complex communities of plants, fungi, insects and other microorganisms.'