Brecon Beacons News

Definitive new book documents the wildflowers, trees and plants found in the historic county of Brecknockshire, including Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. The Flora is the culmination of a lifetime’s work by Mike Porter, a highly respected local botanist. Mike began recording Brecknockshire’s plants in the 1960s, systematically exploring the county and mapping the plants. Mike…

The Christ College Mountain Challenge is back! On Saturday 6th June 2026 we invite you to walk or run this fantastic challenge all in the name of raising money for Brecon Mountain Rescue and the Christ College Foundation. There are three routes to choose between (10 mile, 13 mile, 26 mile) with regular checkpoint intervals…

The next AGM will be held on 27th June at the Guild Hall, Brecon. More details to follow.

The Welsh Government is proposing the creation of a new National Park – provisionally called the Glyndwr National Park – in North-east Wales, covering the Cambrian and Berwyn Mountain ranges (parts are already an Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB). There is a public consultation ongoing and we would encourage our members to help support…

The Blaenau Gwent Heritage Day will take place at the Tabor Centre, Brynmawr on Saturday 18th October from 10am. For more details, click here

The Trust for Welsh Archaeology (Heneb) is holding a series of talks at Henderson Hall Talybont-on-Usk on 4th October. Explore the fascinating archaeological heritage of mid and southeast Wales through a series of talks. More details avn be downloaded here. Tickets available at Eventbrite.

Weekend 27th – 28th September 2025 at Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Visitor Centre and Weekend 11 – 12 October at Craig-y-Nos Country Park. Join us for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of establishing UNESCO Geopark in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). On Saturday 27th September 2025, the Visitor Centre will host geology and archaeology stalls,…

The Tramroads Project is an important project being run by the Society to identify, map and, possible, list all of the known tramroads in the National Park. See our Tramroads project Page for more details.

We are delighted to announce that we have recieved a grant from the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority’s Park Sustainable Development Fund. This grant, together with matched funding from BBPS, has enabled the Tramroads Project to secure the services of a much needed Professional Archaeologist. Work has now started on the training of our volunteers…

Katherine Jordan has recently prodiuces a series of leaflets which describe all the work the Society does. You can download a copy by going to the AboutUs/Publications page on this website. It would be very helpful if you could make sure these are in your local library/village centre/tourist information office etc. Please contact Katherine using…

Meryl James has now joined as Events Secretary, taking over from Ade Claughan. There is an exciting series of talks for the remainder of this year:- May 21st UHambo, The Walk in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho July 2nd Tramroads of the Brecon Beacons August 13th Black Mountains College September 17th Early Ironmaking in the…

The Bear, Crickhowell 7.30 pm on 8th January 2025 Waterfall Country – Natural Resources Wales. We all know the pressures the Waterfall Country is under from the huge number of visitors. This talk will explain their project to work with all interested parties to achieve an holistic approach to visitor management and the protection of…