:Coed Cwm Einion
{{Short description|Protected area in Ceredigion, Wales}}
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Coed Cwm Einion is a woodland to the east of the village of Furnace, in Ceredigion, west Wales. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, covering {{convert|20.92|hectare}}. The Afon Einion river flows on the northern side of the Coed Cwm Einion woodland.{{Google maps | url =https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B032'04.0%22N+3%C2%B055'50.0%22W/@52.5352918,-3.9376431,991m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d52.534444!4d-3.930556?hl=en | accessdate =6 March 2020}}
Flora
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The woodland extends up a steep gorge, and is approximately 69% broad-leaved deciduous woodland. A Tilio-Acerion ravine forest, it contains ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and sessile oak, rowan, downy birch trees and the small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata). Species found in the woodland include Tunbridge filmy-fern (Hymenophyllum tunbrigense), hay-scented buckler-fern (Dryopteris aemula), Plagiochila atlantica and Parmotrema robustum,{{cite web|url=https://sac.jncc.gov.uk/site/UK0030117|title=Coed Cwm Einion |publisher=JNCC|accessdate=6 March 2020}} a lichen which is critically endangered, and marsh hawk's-beard (Crepis paludosa). Numerous shrubs found in the wood include, ivy, honeysuckle, hazel and bramble and are a food source for birds and mammals such as dormice. Sheep grazing has affected the woodland, particularly on the northern side, and gaps in the canopy affect about 5-10% of the area of the woodland.{{cite web|url=https://naturalresources.wales/media/674993/cwm-einion-sac-plan-english.pdf.|title=Core Management Plan Including Conservation Objectives for Coed Cwm Einion|publisher=Countryside Council for Wales|date=10 April 2011|accessdate=6 March 2020|format=PDF}}
Hiking route
There is a {{convert|5.6|mi}} hiking route through the area, which passes through Coed Cerrig-mawr and ascends Mynydd Coronwen before descending sharply.{{cite web|url=https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTExMDQz|title=Cwm Einion and Ystrad Einion|publisher=ViewRanger|accessdate=6 March 2020}}
See also
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