WONDERFUL walks

BRECON BEACONS

Said to have inspired Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, this extraordinary landscape has four spectacular mountain ranges and a plethora of ancient woodlands, with hidden waterfalls, caves, crevices and gorges galore. It’s home to some of the UK’s rarest wildlife, including otters, great crested newts and reed warblers, as well as a host of migrating birds in autumn. By night, it’s a Dark Sky Reserve paradise for stargazers. You’ll find these walks and more at breconbeacons.org

Take the 6km trail to Sgwd yr Eira (the ‘Snow Waterfalls’) to peer behind the 18m curtain of water as it cascades to the rocks below. En route, there are river views and a wooded gorge, as well as