In this final episode of the first series of Tramping's Return to My Trees, Matthew Yeomans walks from the Bwlch Mountain to Maesteg. Along the way he contemplates the legacy of the coal industry to the people and the landscape of South Wales, and he considers the lessons that can be learned for a just transition as societies begin to move away from dependence on fossil fuels.

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Credits:

Narrated by Matthew Yeomans

Edited by Dylan Yeomans

Music by Filkins Drift

In this episode, Matthew Yeomans walks further up the Rhondda Fach exploring the history and legends of Penrhys, and the great coal discovery in Ton Pentre that made Welsh black gold the most sought after source of energy in the world.

Credits:

Narrated by Matthew Yeomans

Edited by Dylan Yeomans

Music by Filkins Drift

In this latest episode, author Matthew Yeomans explores the coal industry's impact on South Wales during the early 19th Century. He visits Castell Coch on the edge of Cardiff and Cymmer in the Rhondda Fach, examining the legacy of the Bute and Insole families - including the infamous 1856 Cymmer Colliery disaster that killed 114 men and boys.

Credits:

Narrated by Matthew Yeomans

Edited by Dylan Yeomans

Music by Filkins Drift