Return to My Trees introduces you to a host of Welsh characters from history, legend and folklore. In this map, we highlight a few of the characters you can learn about by reading the book and walking the trail.
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| 1. Curley Oak | At nearly 1000 years – this could be the oldest tree in Wentwood Forest |
| 2. King Arthur | Was Caerleon, a Roman town on the banks of the River Usk, the real home of King Arthur’s Round Table? |
| 3. The Virgin in the Oak | When a statue of the Virgin Mary appeared in a oak at Penrhys, a medieval pilgrimage was born |
| 4. Twrch Trwyth | At Cwm Twrch Uchaf, in a valley under the Black Mountain, a supernatural boar fought King Arthur’s men |
| 5. Lady of the Lake | Could Llyn y Fan Fach be where the legends of the Lady in the Lake and the Physicians of Mydffai were born? |
| 6. Twm Sion Cati | Here in the Celtic Rainforest of Gwenffrwd Dinas is where the Welsh Robin Hood hid from the law |
| 7. Rhiannon | At the Cistercian Abbey of Ystrad Flur, the monks first wrote down the tales of a powerful fairy queen from the Otherworld. She would become the star of a Fleetwood Mac song |
| 8. The Devil’s Bridge | At Pontarfynach, the Devil made a bet with an old woman to claim her soul – and lost! |
| 9. Cantr’er Gwaelod | At Borth, off the coast of Ceredigion lies a sunken forest. Legend says it is the site of the Welsh Atlantis |
| 10. Owain Glyndwr | Here in Machynlleth, the Last True Prince of Wales established a parliament in 1404 |
| 11. Pryderi | In the mystical Coed Felenrhyd woodland, this legendary prince of Dyfed was slain by the trickster magician Gwydion |
| 12. Tylwyth Teg | At Pentrefoelas, in the shadow of Eryri National Park, is a place where fairies dwell – and sometimes march in procession! |
| 13. The Oak at the Gate of the Dead | Situated in the grounds of Chirk Castle, this ancient oak witnessed the 1165 bloody defeat of an English army |
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