Visit Date: April 2021
This is one of the ‘Nature Keepers’ oak sculptures.
The Nature Keepers project has been led by Bridgend County Borough Council, working together with local community groups.
They add interest to our beauty spots, and with the accompanying poetry, they capture the imagination of younger visitors by interweaving mythology into the sites.
Their aim is to spark an emotional connection to our green spaces, and so encourage people to visit as well as care more for them.
The Nature Keepers were carved out of Welsh oak by local sculptor Dai Edwards.
This will be a first of a series of posts on this topic
This keeper can be found in Tremains Wood Nature Reserve.
Brackla housing estate expanded greatly in the latter half of the last century and now accounts for nearly a quarter of the Bridgend town with a population of 11,749 at the 2011 Census.
Tremains Wood is a lowland mixed broadleaf woodland in the middle of the Brackla estate. It’s an easily accessible, leafy haven from town life and the meandering pathways through woodlands are a perfect place for children to explore. It is managed so the local community can access nature.
An area of ancient, semi-natural woodland, Tremains Wood is listed in the provisional ‘Glamorgan Inventory of Ancient Woodland’
THE KEEPER OF THE WOOD
I am a calendar, watch the seasons grow,
Warmed by summer sun, blanketed in snow.
I am a wardrobe full of things to wear,
Woven mossy blankets, woolly underwear.
I am a market full of tasty grub,
Caterpillar sandwiches, desiccated slug.
I am a mansion, fit for popstar folk,
Bunches of ash keys, wall to wall oak.
I am a classroom, open to the skies.
History surrounds me, imagination flies,
Woodland interface, nature’s open book,
Ancient hub of knowledge, welcome to the wood.”
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