Gwaith Powdwr
A fantastic example of a place where wildlife can thrive in a post-industrial setting. Gwaith Powdwr was once the biggest explosives works in Europe. It was donated to the North Wales Wildlife Trust by ICI in 1998 and is now managed as a nature reserve.
Spinnies, Aberogwen
The Spinnies, Aberogwen is a mosaic of wetland and woodland adjacent to the Ogwen Estuary and Traeth Lavan on the coastal plain of North Gwynedd. Traeth Lavan is an internationally important area of birds. Although the coastal plain is predominantly agricultural land, the Spinnies, Aberogwen is one of a suite of wetland sites in this area. These sites are important high water roosts/ feeding areas for a range of ducks and waders including greenshank and wigeon.
Cors-y-Sarnau
This is a valuable wetland reserve and is a good example of a lowland valley mire. A shallow lake has developed into different wetland mires and fens. This kind of habitat is rare in the UK
Porth Diana
Porth Diana became a nature reserve in 1979, primarily to ensure the protection of the spotted rock rose, Anglesey's county flower. The reserve is part of the nationally important coastal heath on the west coast of Holy Island. Characteristic plants here include bell and common heather and in the open patches of grassland, wildflowers such as spring squill and English stonecrop can be seen. There is a healthy population of invertebrates, including green tiger beetle and mottled grasshopper
Mariandyrys
Mariandyrys offers magnificent views of the mountains of Eryi and Traeth Lavan. At various times, there are blue carpets of spring squills and a beautiful show of the white or pale pink flowers of common spotted orchid, the purple saw-wort and the yellow common rockrose. The abundant wildflowers provide opportunities for butterflies and their caterpillars to feed
Y Graig
A limestone hill with breath taking views over the Vale of Clwyd.
Y Ddol Uchaf
This reserve supports woodland and wetland habitats and is home to a variety of interesting wildlife, including great crested newts, hazel dormice and a variety of rare wild plants
Three Cornered Meadow
Three Cornered meadow is a species rich hay meadow on the Dee floodplain on the Welsh-English border. It is a valuable pocket of semi-natural grassland surrounded by intensively managed farmland
Rhiwledyn
Part of the Little Orme SSSI, the eastern part of the reserve is dominated by limestone grassland with some exposed limestone cliffs. The western part of the reserve mainly contains blackthorn scrub and unimproved grassland. The Little Orme forms part of a limestone outcrop that extends from Anglesey along the North Wales coast and south to Llangollen. The limestone was formed over 320 million years ago in a shallow tropical sea and contains the fossilised remains of corals and other sea animals.
