Pine Marten, similar to the one pictured, has been spotted in Brechfa Forest Picture: Pixabay Sightings of rare Pine Marten have been recorded in Carmarthenshire’s Brechfa Forest for the first time in over 20 years, thanks to new camera ‘traps’ installed by RWE’s Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm. The presence of the once familiar species is a welcome sight, after the Pine Marten had been hunted almost to the point of extinction in the late 19th century. The monitoring facilities through which the sightings were recorded, were set up as part of Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm’s environmental commitments which aim to help improve the local area. In 2016, as part of that plan, the project team erected 10 Pine Marten den boxes, with several associated cameras, deep in the heart of Brechfa Forest that is managed by Natural Resources Wales.