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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority

First report 26 Jul 2022•Latest report 9 Feb 2026

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Reports, concerns and published responses

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Reports
3

Naming this recipient

Published responses
100%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
8

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
30

Described in responses

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Reports over time

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Report topics

Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.

100%published responses found
30stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. South Wales Central

    AI-generated summary

    Helen Patching and 2 others · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Helen Patching, Rachael Patching and Corey Longdon died accidental deaths in Waterfall Country within Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. The principal concerns were inadequate signage about the risk of accidental falling, walkers’ lack of understanding of routes and risks, and poor mobile telephone signal delaying alerts to emergency services.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to provide information enabling walkers to understand official routes, path closures and risks

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) A previous Prevention of Future Death report has led to the erection of signage concerning the risk of drowning in the water itself. However, the current signage provision does not adequately address the significant additional risk of accidental falling. Many walkers fail to understand the official routes, closed and open paths and the significant risks they face; ”
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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequate signage addressing the risk of accidental falling

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) A previous Prevention of Future Death report has led to the erection of signage concerning the risk of drowning in the water itself. However, the current signage provision does not adequately address the significant additional risk of accidental falling. Many walkers fail to understand the official routes, closed and open paths and the significant risks they face; ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Poor or non-existent mobile telephone signal in remote areas

    Wider context from the report

    “(4) Mobile telephone signal is poor to non-existent in certain more remote areas, which creates delay in alerting emergency services when accidents do occur. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    High rate of trips and slips in Waterfall Country

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) There is a high rate of accidents, including some fatal accidents, from trips and slips in the area known as Waterfall Country; ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Improve waymarking to guide visitors toward locations with more reliable multi-network emergency signal coverage.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Responsibility for mobile network provision lies with telecommunication providers, however the Authority recognises the implications of limited coverage in emergency situations. In partnership with NRW, work is underway to improve waymarking to”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 4 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

    Open published response

    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Close and remove Footpath 86 from the Rights of Way network, with onsite measures notifying visitors of the closure.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Following continued erosion on the route of Footpath 86 in August 2022, the Authority took steps to close and remove the path from the Rights of Way network. This was completed on 1 February, 2024, through legal order and in line with relevant”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 2 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Support coordinated safety messaging and visitor management through the Waterfalls Area Safety Advisory Group.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Through the Waterfalls Area Safety Advisory Group, the Authority continues to work in partnership with NRW and other stakeholders to ensure a consistent and co-ordinated approach to safety messaging and visitor management. Additional signage has also been installed to clearly indicate permanent path closures and diversions.”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 4 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

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    Provide Rights of Way advice and oversight for pathway changes and progress formal adoption processes where required.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “The Authority’s Rights of Way team is supporting NRW in relation to changes to pathways and will provide advice and oversight where required. Where pathways need to be formally adopted as legal Public Rights of Way, these will be progressed through those processes, as required, to ensure that new pathways are reflected on Ordnance Survey maps.”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 4 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Hold regular multi-agency safety meetings, review accident feedback and coordinate preventative communications, signage and information.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “The Authority, together with NRW and in conjunction with other stakeholders, including Mountain Rescue and the emergency services, undertake regular safety meetings, review feedback from accidents to consider future preventative action and align communications, signage and information. The Authority invests in the provision of wardens and visitor engagement staff at their car parks and those we manage for NRW, to provide face-to-face advice and guidance to visitors; this is funded through car park income but, also through the Authority’s core resources.”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 3 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Fund wardens and visitor engagement staff to provide face-to-face safety advice at managed car parks and visitor access points.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “The Authority, together with NRW and in conjunction with other stakeholders, including Mountain Rescue and the emergency services, undertake regular safety meetings, review feedback from accidents to consider future preventative action and align communications, signage and information. The Authority invests in the provision of wardens and visitor engagement staff at their car parks and those we manage for NRW, to provide face-to-face advice and guidance to visitors; this is funded through car park income but, also through the Authority’s core resources.”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 3 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Provide accessible routes, wayfinding, maps and safety information for Waterfall Country visitors.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “The Authority works in partnership with Natural Resources Wales, hereafter referred to as NRW, who are the principal landowner to provide more accessible routes (the red and green route) which have better surfaced pathways, way marking and safety information. Maps and signage are provided online, at the site and around the walk.”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 2 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Invest in signal-boosting measures and radios, and use the Airwave system to improve emergency communications for response teams.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “The Authority continues to work with partners to explore further improvements as opportunities arise. Recently EE reception has become available in Ystradfellte for example. In the interim, the Authority has invested in signal-boosting measures and new radios to support the warden and visitor engagement teams. These have significantly improved communications, enabling first responders to contact emergency services sooner. The Authority continues to utilise the Airwave system with Mountain Rescue and the emergency services, supporting effective response times.”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 5 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    How this respondent position was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

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    The area’s inherent natural hazards cannot be removed without fundamentally altering its protected characteristics and designated habitats.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “These features represent inherent natural hazards which cannot be removed without fundamentally altering the protected characteristics of the area and its designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC) protected habitat.”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 2 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

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    Source evidence

    How this respondent position was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Responsibility for improving mobile network coverage lies with telecommunications providers, not the Authority.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Responsibility for mobile network provision lies with telecommunication providers, however the Authority recognises the implications of limited coverage in emergency situations. In partnership with NRW, work is underway to improve waymarking to”

    Source location

    Response from Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
    Page 4 · response
    Published 13 February 2026

    Open published response
  2. Addressed to “Brecon Beacons National Park Authority”, a former name of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority.

    South Wales Central

    AI-generated summary

    Akeem Jevaughn RHODEN · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Akeem Jevaughn Rhoden, aged 22, drowned after voluntarily jumping from a rock into the water at Sgwd y Pannwr Waterfall on 5 June 2021; he was not a strong swimmer and his body was recovered the following day. The concerns raised were that warning signs at waterfalls in Waterfall Country were inadequate, absent at the point where he entered the water, overloaded with information, and did not clearly explain the danger posed by the force of the water.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to provide adequate warning signage at points where individuals may decide to enter the water

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) The signage at ALL waterfalls in ‘Waterfall Country’ must be addressed; (2) Akeem Roden was not a strong swimmer and there were no adequate signs at the point he jumped in to warn him of the potential dangers and that he might drown; (3) Signage at each waterfall should be in plain, bold, easily understandable English, spelling out the danger of the power of the water; (4) Existing signage is overloaded with information and not present at the point where individuals may decide to enter the water. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure of waterfall signage to provide clear, concise warnings about the power and dangers of the water

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) The signage at ALL waterfalls in ‘Waterfall Country’ must be addressed; (2) Akeem Roden was not a strong swimmer and there were no adequate signs at the point he jumped in to warn him of the potential dangers and that he might drown; (3) Signage at each waterfall should be in plain, bold, easily understandable English, spelling out the danger of the power of the water; (4) Existing signage is overloaded with information and not present at the point where individuals may decide to enter the water. ”
    Open source report
  3. South Wales Central

    AI-generated summary

    Hemanta Kumar Rai · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    Hemanta Kumar Rai, aged 28, drowned in August 2021 after a strong current pulled him underwater towards a waterfall while he was visiting South Wales. The concerns were inadequate and unclear signage warning of the risk of death by drowning, and uncertainty about responsibility for the area.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Unclear responsibility for the particular area

    Wider context from the report

    “(4) It is very unclear who bears responsibility for this particular area, which borders 3 local authority areas, and falls within the National Park and NRW jurisdiction. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to provide adequate, clear signage warning of the risk of death by drowning

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) There is no adequate signage to warn visitors of the risk of drowning by entering the water at Sgwd Gwladys. (2) Existing signage in “Waterfall Country” is overloaded with a variety of information, which although helpful for walking routes etc, is not explicit in warning of the real danger of death from entering the water. (3) Any sign(s) erected ought to be easily visible, in plain English and spell out the risk of death by drowning. ”
    Open source report
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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026