The growth in Bedwen Fawr is fairly young and a mix of planted and naturally regenerating broadleaf. There is a lot of birch present, with the occasional rowan, ash, oak, beech and one or two alder which all provide a nice diversity. At understorey there is gorse, wild bilberry or myrtillus vaccinium and clumps of broom here and there.

There is a wonderful variety of birdlife in Cwm Tawel which can be heard in the constant song. Amongst other species the familiar robin, wren and blackbird can be seen and heard; also chiff chaff and wood warbler with its distinctive call as well as the unmistakable knocking of the woodpecker. Red kite and buzzards are regularly seen wheeling above.

Access to the larger woodland, Cwm Tawel, is directly off the main road and the first sections of shared access track are accessible to any vehicle; however, the track up to Bedwen Fawr itself is quite steep and we would recommend only suitable for a four wheel drive vehicle.

There are two public footpaths running through Cwm Tawel (the larger woodland of which Bedwen Fawr is a part) giving the owner access to some nice walking in the area, but no public footpaths run through Bedwen Fawr itself.

With a young woodland the opportunity to coppice always presents itself, and coppicing the young broadleaf will provide a supply of useful small sized round wood either for own use in the garden - pea sticks or material for hurdle making or, alternatively, to sell. It is also useful as firewood or in the manufacture of biochar. As a woodland management technique it encourages biodiversity by providing good habitat for insects and birds and keeping the forest canopy open to an extent allowing the proliferation of wildflowers and other plant species at forest floor.

The reservoir in the valley bottom used to provide water for Carmarthen but has been decommissioned for several years now. Throughout Cwm Tawel small brick structures can be seen, chambers for accessing the network of channels built to carry spring water to the reservoir when it was supplying Carmarthen with water, under the management of the Carmarthen Corporation Water Works in the late 19th century.

Nearby is the Dan-y-Coed Halt, the end of the line of the 4 mile stretch of the Gwili Railway, one of the last few stretches of functioning steam railway in the U.K. The eight mile round trip takes you through four stations along the picturesque railway line which runs along the Afon Gwili through steeply wooded hillsides.