The Boardwalk in Broad Haven is a wonderful area, just a few hundred yards from the beach; it is a tranquil area and very well worth a visit and only a mile or so from 9 Timber Hill.

Support The Boardwalk is committed to helping to protect, conserve and enhance the ‘Slash pond ‘Boardwalk in Broad Haven for all to enjoy – “A real opportunity for all of us to achieve something together and be proud of it”

An alternative to the traditional Broad Haven beach walk, the Slash Pond Boardwalk offers sheltered seclusion! Over 275 metres of non-slip, paw friendly decking walkway, surrounding a serene pond in a habitat that supports a wildflower meadow, a picnic area, willow dens, bug houses and bat & bird nesting boxes. If you stay near the Havens – a visit is a must 🙂

Bring along a small net and enjoy the especially designed pond-dipping deck and then test yourself with the Nature Trail Quiz! The area offers a circular route of approximately 1/2 a mile, which is accessible to mobility scooters, wheelchairs & pushchairs.

The Slash Pond Boardwalk and surrounding habitat can be found using postcode SA62 3JU.

Parking  is free at the Trafalgar Terrace car park (with a donation box for local causes). On Broad Haven’s seafront, turn off the main road at the Galleon Inn and head away from the beach. The car park is 1/4 of a mile on the left. Once parked, leave the car park, turn left, and follow the pavement for 30 yards to the main boardwalk entrance.

The ‘Havens Boardwalk Group’ is an independent voluntary association established in 2014. The Boardwalk group is a sub-group of the constituted Havens Community Forum and as such will be applying for grant funding to enhance the Boardwalk, widen its appeal and to refurbish it with durable, long-lasting materials.

There is a wonderful Nature Trail there with plenty of  information about the plants, birds and insects you can hope to see. As you follow the trail, there are plenty of boards explaining what you can see, for example :

Wildlife on Your Patch

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This is a link to an excellent report from Wildlife on Your Patch listing some of the plants, birds and animals to be found in and around the Slash Pond and the Boardwalk area.

The Boardwalk in Broad Haven’s Environment Group hosted the Wildlife on Your Patch walk around Broad Haven Slash Ponds in July 2008. The walk linked experts with local community members and interested parties from the Broad Haven Community. This short report highlights some of the more obvious, interesting or rare species that they found and looks at the main types of habitats present on the site.

More details about the Broad Haven Slash Ponds can be found on their website.