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Fan Frynych Trig Point

Fan Frynych Trig Point

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Fan Frynych Trig Point

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Sometimes the Brecon Beacon queen, Pen y Fan, is best viewed from afar and hikes up Fan Frynych certainly provide excellent views. A much quieter mountain and subsidiary of Fan …

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Location: Glyn Tarell, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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JEANETTE

July 25, 2020

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The steep rocky slopes, sharp escarpments and crags are home to rare arctic-alpine plants. These are at their southernmost location in the UK and are not found again until the Alps.

Arctic-alpine wildflowers grow on the north-facing rocky cliffs. They include purple saxifrage, mossy saxifrage, serrated wintergreen and green spleenwort.

The cliffs are, in effect, a vertical woodland with trees and shrubs of hawthorn, rowan, ash and rare whitebeams.

There is a also rich variety of wildflowers and many different mosses and liverworts.

David Howells

October 26, 2020

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Beautiful views of the central fans can be had from here, and it is one of the most recognisable trig-points in the Brecon Beacons. There are so many ways to get here, and because it is so accessible, it is normally quite a busy trig-point. Midweek visits are better for you here if you want a bit of solitude.

Grace

July 4, 2021

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Fan Frynych is a peak in the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales. Making up half of the Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve. With 629m elevation and amazing views from the top

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