The principal areas of Wales are Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend,
Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire,
Flintshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot,
Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea,
Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, and Wrexham.
This is Britain's only truly coastal national park. It's spectacular
landscape of rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, wooded estuaries and wild
inland hills, and a place of sanctuary for wildlife.
Radnorshire Wildlife Trust owns or manages a network of nature reserves
across the county. These cover a range of habitats from woodland to
moorland, wetland to meadow, from the small wet grassland of Werndryd
to the ...
With some of the finest cliff scenery in Wales, dramatic views of the Pembrokeshire coast from its high hills, and wildlife typical of an offshore island, Ramsey has its own special magic. The characteristic island birds ...
This nature reserve has some of Wales' best woods and moors. You can see red kites and pied flycatchers, among many other species. For those looking for a taste of the Welsh uplands, this is the place to visit.
The Conwy reserve was created by the RSPB following the construction of the Conwy tunnel. Shallow pools next to the estuary provide ideal feeding and roosting places for ducks and wading birds. From the visitor centre, w ...
This mixed broadleaved woodland is home to breeding pied flycatchers, redstarts and buzzards. The Lower Clydach river flows through the centre of the reserve.
Lake Vyrnwy is man-made, with the dam that created it completed in 1888. The village of Llanwddyn was submerged by the lake. In dry summers, if the water level drops far enough, the ruins of the old village reappear. Bir ...
Heather moorland, woodland, meadows, rocky streams and a large reservoir attract a wide variety of wildlife to this reserve set at the southern end of the Berwyn mountains. Dippers and kingfishers nest by the lake and ro ...
The two reserves in the Mawddach Valley offer superb scenery and beautiful walks through oak wood and scrubland. In the spring, pied flycatcher, wood warblers and redstarts can be seen and heard in Coed Garth Gell. Raven ...
This dramatic offshore island has 400 feet/120 m seabird cliffs and fine examples of coastal heathland. The seabird cliffs are occupied between April and July. Choughs and wheatears breed on the island. In the autumn, a ...