Children from Ysgol Llandudoch watched as a marker they helped to create was unveiled at the official start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail.

The pupils helped community artist Pod Clare to develop the St. Dogmaels marker, a plinth clad in slate, as well as a mosaic marker in the ground. Images of some of Pembrokeshire's special wildlife can be seen on the slate panels.

The project was funded by St. Dogmaels Community Council, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and the Countryside Council for Wales (through the Welsh Assembly Government).

Chairman of the National Park Authority Richard Howells, chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council Clr. Anne Hughes, county councillor Ian Gollop and chairman of St. Dogmaels Community Council Brian Ashford attended the unveiling, along with fellow council members, a Ramblers' Association representative and villagers.

National Park chairman Richard Howells said: "The project has really galvanised the community, with many people - both the young and the not so young - involved in creating the new marker.

"So many organisations have worked together: the community council, National Park Authority, county council, Hanes Llandudoch community group, Ysgol Llandudoch and St. Dogmaels Path Group. Everyone is delighted to see the start of Wales' only coastal National Trail officially marked."

Refreshments were provided by St. Dogmaels Community Council after the unveiling.

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail weaves its way along 186 miles from St. Dogmaels, in the north of the National Park, to Amroth in the south.

Each year, thousands of people walk part or all of it, enjoying the spectacular scenery of the extraordinary coast for which the National Park was designated.