There's a good diverse collection of species in Coed Sugi, including both conifer and broadleaf. A young chestnut marks the entrance and the track /parking area brings you to a stand of Douglas fir, which extends all along the western boundary to the south western corner where the ground levels and a lovely line of mature beech marks the corner of Coed Sugi at the meeting of the western and southern boundary. The beech's habit of suppressing understory growth makes this area a superb spot for setting up camp or a spoon carving circle...

The central and western section of the wood is predominantly made up of Japanese cedar, a fragrant tree with red brown bark and soft green foliage. The fascinating method of daisugi (similar to our coppicing) used to be practiced on Japanese cedar in northern Japan to produce straight timber for use as the central support in the architecture of traditional tea houses. It is still practiced on a smaller scale and perhaps could be tried here as an experiment on one or two of the cedar!

The south eastern corner sees an area of birch and then more ash extending along the eastern boundary with an understory of rhododendron and holly.

The sheltered south facing aspect of Coed Sugi along with the variety of broadleaf and conifer make this a wildlife friendly woodland. Further supplemental planting and bringing nesting boxes into the woodland could also encourage more wildlife and birdlife into the woodland.

Access to Coed Sugi is good, directly off the A487 and then via a newly surfaced stoned forest track. There is a short steep section which we would recommend is only accessible to four wheel drive vehicles, especially in wet weather.

There are no public footpaths through Coed Sugi or through the larger woodland, Coed Rhydtir.

There are all manner of options presented here from camping and using the woodland as a base from which to explore the wonderful surrounding Ceredigion coastline, to setting up a Forest School with the woodlands proximity to Aberystwyth and good access, to sitting back and watching the swaying cedars and filling your nostrils with their intoxicating scent....

Aberystwyth is a buzzing university town with all amenities, good food and bars, and with its famous long Victorian seafront promenade and Wales' longest pier!

Up on Constitution Hill, at the north end of Aber is the cliff top Camera Obscura.

Ten miles or so inland are the world famous Devil's Bridge Falls and you could even get there on a steam train with The Vale of Rheidol Railway !