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Heart of Wales Geopark to launch this weekend (www.brecon-radnor.co.uk)

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Regional Geoparks exist to celebrate extraordinary geological heritage, and it doesn't get much more extraordinary than Radnorshire.

Bounded by Builth Wells, Llandrindod Wells, and Llandegley, the Builth-Llandrindod Inlier is the remains of an ancient volcanic island that was active some 460 million years ago, and which has shaped the landscape, wildlife and even human history. Around that island, life thrived and was buried in mud, sand and volcanic ash, making it the home of numerous important fossil sites. This includes the incredible location known as Castle Bank, which made global headlines last year.

The Heart of Wales Geopark has been established as a charity with the purpose of helping locals and visitors understand this geology, the fossils, and its links between the rocks and other aspects of heritage. Based on experience elsewhere it is likely to encourage more visitors to the area and help support local businesses.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

That's great - the area is lovely and, as the article says, the geology is why some of the towns are there in the first place.