Coed Gwion is predominantly planted with mixed conifer including Douglas fir, larch, some spruce as well as one or two Western hemlock and one or two Cyprus. Interspersed is a good quantity of birch, most likely naturally regenerating along with one or two rowan and scrubby growth of some hazel and gorse at understory. Grasses, mosses and lichen proliferate in the more open areas of the woodland towards the southern boundary and around the rocky areas trackside. There are various areas of quite thick bramble growth which with management and increasing canopy cover will be kept in check but also provide good cover for wildlife.

Red kite can often be seen wheeling and surfing the thermals above the woodland, and woodpecker can be heard knocking for grubs.

There are two nature reserves nearby, Ynys-hir and Cors Dyfi.

There are good opportunities to further open up areas in the southern half of the woodland to take advantage of the wide ranging southerly views.

Access is via a stone track and although not unduly steep, we would recommend 4 wheel drive vehicle access, and especially in winter or wet weather.

There are no public footpaths through Coed Gwion or the larger woodland known as Coed Fridd Cwmere.

Coed Gwion's right of way along it's access track ends at it's parking area. Access over the remainder of the track is restricted for sole use by the neighbouring woodland Coed Pantycelyn.

Coed Gwion offers the opportunity to pursue any and all woodland activities from bushcraft to green woodworking, camping to sitting and watching wheeling kites. The southerly aspect could perhaps favour the establishment of a forest garden.

Coed Gwion, is named for the servant of the powerful sorceress Ceridwen, who through various misadventures came to be reborn as Taliesin, the greatest of all Welsh bards, and whose grave Bedd Taliesin is to be found nearby, outside the village of Tre Taliesin. You could walk there from the woodland following various interconnecting footpaths.

The nearest village is Talybont with two pubs to choose from, The Black Lion Hotel (yBlac in Welsh) and the White Lion. The buzzy town of Aberystwyth is less than half an hour away to the south, and the lovely market town of Machynlleth under half an hour away to the north, with all amenities on offer.

Just to the north of Machynlleth is the Centre of Alternative Technology, a fascinating and vital centre of knowledge and information.

Also within easy reach is the wonderful Ceredigion coast line with much to explore!