National nature reserves in Wales

In Wales, national nature reserves (NNRs) are selected and designated by Natural Resources Wales (NRW; formerly the Countryside Council for Wales). There are 76 reserves, all of which are also SSSIs. They cover , or less than 1.5% of the land area of Wales. They range in size from Dan yr Ogof at to Berwyn which covers . A national nature reserve is designated because of its special biological, geological, habitat or landscape value and most in Wales are open to the public. They include upland and lowland areas, several offshore islands and in some cases estuarine and intertidal zones.

Management

Although the majority of sites are managed by NRW, a number are managed by other bodies, mainly in the public and wildlife charity sectors, including:

List of national nature reserves in Wales

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! scope="col" | Name

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! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Established

! scope="col" | Area

! scope="col" | Manager

| Aberbargoed Grasslands

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| Caerphilly

| 14 June 2012

| Caerphilly County Borough Council

| Allt Rhyd y Groes

| Carmarthenshire

| 24 February 1983

| NRW

| Allt y Benglog

| Gwynedd

| 26 April 1994

| NRW

| Berwyn

| 200x200px

| Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Powys

| 18 March 1999

| NRW

| Cadair Idris

| 200x200px

| Gwynedd

| 6 January 1983

| NRW

| Carmel

| Carmarthenshire

| 24 July 1999

| NRW

| Ceunant Cynfal

| Gwynedd

| 26 April 1994

| NRW

| Ceunant Llennyrch

| Gwynedd

| 19 March 2018

| NRW

| Claerwen

| Ceredigion, Powys

| 21 July 1994

| NRW

| Coed Camlyn

| Gwynedd

| 3 June 1969

| NRW

| Coed Cymerau

| 200x200px

| Gwynedd

| 29 August 1992

| NRW

| Coed Dolgarrog

| Conwy

| 20 April 1959

| NRW

| Coed Ganllwyd

| Gwynedd

| 2 April 1963

| National Trust

| Coed Gorswen

| Conwy

| 20 April 1959

| NRW

| Coed Rheidol

| Ceredigion

| 7 February 1994

| NRW

| Coed Tremadog

| Gwynedd

| 18 April 1958

| NRW

| Coed y Cerrig

| Monmouthshire

| 12 February 1988

| NRW

| Coed y Rhygen

| Gwynedd

| 3 June 1969

| NRW

| Coedmor

| Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire

| 5 July 1991

| NRW

| Coedydd Aber

| Gwynedd

| 4 March 1982

| NRW

| Coedydd Maentwrog

| Gwynedd

| 26 April 1966

| NRW

| Cors Bodeilio

| 200x200px

| Anglesey

| 22 Mawrth 2013

| NRW

| Cors Caron

| 200x200px

| Ceredigion

| 22 January 1981

| NRW

| Cors Erddreiniog

| 200x200px

| Anglesey

| 22 March 2013

| NRW

| Cors Geirch

| Gwynedd

| 22 March 2013

| NRW

| Cors Goch

| 200x200px

| Anglesey

| 15 June 1995

| North Wales Wildlife Trust

| Cors Goch Llanllwch

| Carmarthenshire

| 23 July 1996

| Wildlife Trust South and West Wales

| Cors Gyfelog

| Gwynedd

| 22 March 2013

| NRW

| Cors y Llyn

| Powys

| 27 February 1987

| NRW

| Corsydd Llangloffan

| 200x200px

| Pembrokeshire

| 5 July 1991

| NRW

| Craig Cerrig Gleisiad a Fan Frynych

| Powys

| 1 November 2002

| NRW

| Craig y Cilau

| Powys

| 23 September 1959

| NRW

| Crymlyn Bog & Pant y Sais

| Neath Port Talbot, Swansea

| 27 September 1991

| NRW

| Cwm Cadlan

| Rhondda Cynon Taf

| 3 March 2006

| NRW

| Cwm Clydach

| Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire

| 3 February 2012

| NRW

| Cwm Glas Crafnant

| Conwy

| 19 July 1960

| NRW

| Cwm Idwal

| Conwy, Gwynedd

| 24 November 1954

| NRW

| Dan yr Ogof

| Powys

| 2 April 2004

| The National Showcaves Centre

| Dinefwr Park

| Carmarthenshire

| 13 July 2007

| National Trust

| Dyfi

| 200x200px

| Ceredigion, Gwynedd

| 24 November 1992

| NRW

| Fenn's, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses

| Wrexham, Shropshire

| 1 May 2021

| Natural England

| Fiddlers Elbow

| Monmouthshire

| 15 November 2017

| Woodland Trust

| Gower Coast

| Swansea

| 6 February 2002

| National Trust

| Grassholm Island

| Pembrokeshire

| 23 July 1996

| RSPB

| Gregynog

| Powys

| 6 March 2013

| University of Wales

| Hafod Elwy Moor

| Denbighshire

| 5 October 1999

| NRW

| Hafod Garregog

| Gwynedd

| 15 April 1987

| National Trust

| Kenfig Pool and Dunes

| Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot

| 23 May 1989

| NRW

| Lady Park Wood (EN)

| Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire

| 21 November 1985

| Forestry Commission (England)

| Llyn Eiddwen

| Ceredigion

| 23 July 1996

| Wildlife Trust South and West Wales

| Maes-y-Facrell, Pen y Gogarth

| Conwy

| 26 February 2009

| NRW

| Merthyr Mawr Warren

| Bridgend

| 3 July 2002

| NRW

| Morfa Dyffryn

| Gwynedd

| 18 January 1962

| NRW

| Morfa Harlech

| Gwynedd

| 9 October 1981

| NRW

| Nant Irfon

| Powys

| 8 December 1983

| NRW

| Newborough Warren & Ynys Llanddwyn

| 200x200px

| Anglesey

| 2 December 1992

| NRW

| Newport Wetlands

| Newport

| 16 April 2008

| NRW

| Ogof Ffynnon Ddu

| Powys

| 1 Mawrh 1993

| NRW

| Oxwich

| Swansea

| 15 November 2017

| NRW

| Pengelli Forest

| Pembrokeshire

| 27 July 1995

| Wildlife Trust South and West Wales

| Penhow Woodlands

| Monmouthshire, Newport

| 15 November 1984

| NRW

| Ramsey

| Pembrokeshire

| 23 July 1996

| RSPB

| Rhinog

| 200x200px

| Gwynedd

| 1 December 1970

| NRW

| Rhos Goch

| Powys

| 27 February 1987

| NRW

| Rhos Llawr Cwrt

| Ceredigion

| 24 November 1992

| NRW

| Roundton Hill

| Powys

| 31 May 2000

| Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust

| Skokholm

| Pembrokeshire

| 6 December 2008

| Wildlife Trust South and West Wales

| Skomer

| Pembrokeshire

| 2 April 1963

| Wildlife Trust South and West Wales

| Stackpole

| Pembrokeshire

| 8 March 1995

| NRW and National Trust

| Stanner Rocks

| Powys

| 18 February 1981

| NRW

| Tŷ Canol

| Pembrokeshire

| 22 September 1986

| NRW

| Waun Las

| Carmarthenshire

| 7 August 2008

| National Botanic Garden of Wales

| Whiteford

| Swansea

| 26 April 1966

| NRW and National Trust

| Ynys Enlli

| Gwynedd

| 24 March 1986

| Bardsey Island Trust

| Yr Eifl

| Gwynedd

| 22 March 2013

| NRW

| Yr Wyddfa

| 200x200px|

| Gwynedd

| 26 April 1966

| NRW

References

External links

Interactive map of designations in Wales - includes National Nature Reserves boundaries (select 'Nature Reserves' in UK Map Layers).
Natural Resources Wales / National Nature Reserves
Official map

Management

List of national nature reserves in Wales

See also

References

External links