The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales has teamed up with Green Future Building to create two new bird hides on the Teifi Marshes reserve in Cilgerran.

The move comes following a spate of vandalism in 2015 which saw the previous hides suffer regular damage before finally being burnt to the ground.

A team from Green Future Building, Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers have been working hard over the last few weeks to install the facilities, with the Mallard hide now open and Curlew hide due to open in the coming weeks.

The trust managed to raise enough funds for the project in 2016 and contacted Green Future Building to design the new hides, which are situated on the main cycle track between Cardigan and Cilgerran.

The new hides have been built from fire-retardant materials and are designed to be much more robust than a basic wooden bird hide.

The outer appearance will soften over time and the trust will be working with a graffiti artist and children from the area to decorate the inner walls.

A huge diversity of wildlife is packed into this small area on the marshes with kingfishers, otters and dragonflies all common sights.

Nia Stephens, the trust’s people and wildlife officer said: “We’re so pleased and excited to have these two brand new hides onsite for everyone to enjoy.

“It’s taken a lot of fundraising and a lot of hard work to get to this point.

“We couldn’t have done any of this without the help of our fantastic dedicated volunteers, we would like to thank them for their hard work and also give a huge thank you to everyone who generously donated to help us fund the project.”