The roundhouse on the Caswell valley Bishops Wood circular near Swansea was found to be on fire this morning.
South Wales Fire and Rescue attended and put out the blaze using a specialist fire truck due to the isolated location.
A spokesperson for the fire service stated that they were yet to establish a cause for the blaze. The area has been taped off for safety.
The roundhouse, a wooden structure with an earth roof, has been a feature in the valley for some years and is a well used meeting place by the local and wider Swansea community. But this is the second fire to happen, with it often being the target of anti social behaviour.
Karen Jones the warden for Bishops Wood Nature Reserve said:
“It’s sad that people have lost the chance to use it like dance groups, children’s groups, educational groups, schools.
“So many people have a connection to nature through using it. It’s a real focal point – we’ve even seen a wedding there.”
“ We will have to put some fencing up and get an engineer to assess what can be done. It’s possible it might be repaired”.
Local councillor Lyndon R Jones commenting on the damage said:
“It’s very disappointing that this has happened. It’s very well liked.
“Once an engineer has investigated, which will happen soon, it can be decided what can and can’t be done, and then we will need to decide what to do.”
[Lead image: Pierre Donahue]
