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Right from the start ten years ago our idea was to create a campsite wholly at one with our wonderful surroundings here in Mid Wales where campers could be as close to nature as possible, whilst still enjoying the comforts of a well run and well maintained park.

We re-routed the stream down its original course through the site, digging shallow pools for pondlife, made waterfalls to oxygenate the water with a weir system to prevent winter flood destroying habitats.

Next we made large earth banks that were to become wildlife sanctuaries for the host of small mammals, insects, butterflies and birds that now inhabit them and escape harm from the mower and campers.

The banks were sown with wild flower seeds or else allowed to grow wild and all were planted with shrubs and trees for character and shade for the banks themselves and also to break up the site.

To avoid serried rows of caravans the layout was planned with most pitches backing onto a feature of some kind with many different orientations.

No wires clutter the site, we buried electricity and telephone lines and installed a state of the art sewage digester system so that there was no pollution.

There is no light pollution either for there is precious little site lighting too. Only where necessary are there low wattage lights on timers at night. We advise campers to bring a torch rather than spoil the wonders of the brilliant night sky afforded us here by the lack of light pollution from town street lights.

We have no clubhouse and campers enjoy visiting the friendly village pub about a mile away. We have cut a pathway through the farm so you can amble down along the stream to work up a thirst.

The campsite is in the middle of our farm land and so we have developed walking paths all around and you are welcome to explore. There is a whole host of wildlife to be found, masses of varieties of birds, large and small mammals such as field mice, stoats, foxes, badgers, water voles and even otters. There are even fantastic fungi to be spotted too.