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a little more about Brecon
 Around 450 million years ago Wales lay on the edge of a large sea basin within the Iapetus Ocean. Gradually two land masses inched towards each other, eventually forming the precursor of the Britain we see today and causing a period of mountain building, called the Caledonide Orogeny. The Brecon Beacons are home to a wide variety of wildlife, some of which is rarely found elsewhere in Britain ... the numerous small mammals, fish, wild flowers, and ancient hedgerows make this area an ideal habitat for many wild life species as well as providing food resources for the larger birds of prey which are in evidence throughout the year. Hawks, buzzards, merlins, kestrels, and owls compete with Red Kites whose numbers have increased in the area in recent years. The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957.
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