An interpretation panel with interesting facts and information for walkers along the Kerry Ridgeway has turned up – five weeks after it mysteriously disappeared from a car park beside the long distance footpath.
The panel, showing the route of the popular path which criss-crosses the Cambrian Mountains from near Newtown in Powys to Bishops Castle in Shropshire, was spotted by a member of the public in a lane outside the village of Whitcott Keysett.
It’s one of four panels placed along the Kerry Ridgeway as part of a joint project between Forestry Commission Wales and Powys County Council countryside services to promote the Ridgeway and enhance visitors’ enjoyment.
The ancient highway, which was last used regularly by cattle and sheep drovers some 150 years ago, passes through Ceri Forest, which is managed by Forestry Commission Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government.
The sign was taken from the FC Wales parking area at Block Wood and was recovered 12 miles away after an eagle-eyed passer-by phoned the Powys Rights of Way Office, who contacted FC Wales.
Nick Whythe, FC Wales Local Area Manager for Ceri and Radnor, said, “After five weeks, we’d given up the sign for lost.
“We couldn’t understand why someone would want the whole interpretation panel. After all, if anyone wants to know more about the Ridgeway there’s a great guide booklet available – and it would be a lot more handy than carrying a sign around!”
