Plans for a new play area at the Welsh Wildlife Centre have been approved by Pembrokeshire County Council.

The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales sought permission for a children’s Play Area comprising timber play equipment and associated ground works at the Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran, near Cardigan.

The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales is the fourth largest Wildlife Trust in the UK, managing 110 nature reserves, including Skomer and Skokholm island.

The site of the proposed play area is located on an informal grassland meadow recreation area to the northwest of the visitor centre, using Robinia hardwood logs and sawn timber, ropes and hand-woven nets manufactured using steel reinforced polypropylene, with the appearance of traditional hemp cordage, the applicants say.

A supporting statement accompanying the application said the design proposal, produced by Earth Wrights Ltd, is about “increasing play value and creating a place inclusive for everyone”.

Local community council Cilgerran raised no objection to the scheme.

Recommending approval, an officer report said the scheme would also introduce four bird boxes within the woodland to the west of the site and replace the existing bug hotel located near the visitor centre, with a larger, upgraded model.

The proposals were conditionally approved by planners.