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- ↑ "Coed Nant Menascin". Countryside Council for Wales. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Cwm Oergwm Nature Reserve". Brecknock Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
