National nature reserves in Wales

National nature reserves in Wales 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 26,536 hectares (265.36 km2), or less than 1.5% of the land area of Wales. They range in size from Dan yr Ogof at 0.5 ha to Berwyn which covers 7,920 ha.[1] 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.[2]

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:

• Bardsey Island Trust
• Caerphilly County Borough Council
• Forestry Commission
• Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
• National Botanic Garden of Wales
• The National Showcaves Centre for Wales
• National Trust
• Natural England
• North Wales Wildlife Trust
• RSPB
• University of Wales
• Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
• Woodland Trust

List of national nature reserves in Wales

Name Region/area Reserve manager Aberbargoed Grasslands Southeast Caerphilly Allt Rhyd y Groes Southwest NRW Allt y Benglog Northwest NRW Berwyn Northeast NRW Cadair Idris Northwest NRW Carmel Southwest NRW Ceunant Cynfal Northwest NRW Ceunant Llennyrch Northwest NRW Claerwen Mid Wales NRW Coed Camlyn Northwest NRW Coed Cymerau Northwest NRW Coed Dolgarrog Northwest NRW Coed Ganllwyd Northwest National Trust Coed Gorswen Northwest NRW Coed Rheidol Mid Wales NRW Coed Tremadog Northwest NRW Coed y Cerrig Southeast NRW Coed y Rhygen Northwest NRW Coedmor Mid Wales NRW Coedydd Aber Northwest NRW Coedydd Maentwrog Northwest NRW Cors Bodeilio Northwest NRW Cors Caron Mid Wales NRW Cors Erddreiniog Northwest NRW Cors Geirch Northwest NRW Cors Goch Northwest North Wales Wildlife Trust Cors Goch Llanllwch Southwest Wildlife Trust South and West Wales Cors Gyfelog Northwest NRW Cors y Llyn Mid Wales NRW Corsydd Llangloffan Southwest NRW Craig Cerrig Gleisiad a Fan Frynych Mid Wales NRW Craig y Cilau Mid Wales NRW Crymlyn Bog & Pant y Sais Southwest NRW Cwm Cadlan Mid Wales NRW Cwm Clydach Southeast NRW Cwm Glas Crafnant Northwest NRW Cwm Idwal Northwest NRW Dan yr Ogof Mid Wales The National Showcaves Centre Dinefwr Park Southwest National Trust Dyfi Mid Wales NRW Fenn's,Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses Northeast Joan Daniels (Natural England) Fiddlers Elbow Southeast Woodland Trust Gower Coast Southwest National Trust Grassholm Island Southwest RSPB Gregynog Mid Wales University of Wales Hafod Elwy Northeast NRW Hafod Garregog Northwest National Trust Kenfig Pool and Dunes South Central NRW Lady Park Wood (EN) Southeast Forestry Commission (England) Llyn Eiddwen Mid Wales Wildlife Trust South and West Wales Maes-y-Facrell, Pen y Gogarth Northwest NRW Merthyr Mawr Warren South Central NRW Morfa Dyffryn Northwest NRW Morfa Harlech Northwest NRW Nant Irfon Mid Wales NRW Newborough Warren & Ynys Llanddwyn Northwest NRW Newport Wetlands Southeast NRW Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Mid Wales NRW Oxwich Southwest NRW Pengelli Forest Southwest Wildlife Trust South and West Wales Penhow Woodlands Southeast NRW Ramsey Southwest RSPB Rhinog Northwest NRW Rhos Goch Mid Wales NRW Rhos Llawr Cwrt Mid Wales NRW Roundton Hill Mid Wales Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Skokholm Southwest Wildlife Trust South and West Wales Skomer Southwest Wildlife Trust South and West Wales Stackpole Southwest NRW and National Trust Stanner Rocks Mid Wales NRW Tŷ Canol Southwest NRW Waun Las Southwest National Botanic Garden of Wales Whiteford Southwest NRW and National Trust Ynys Enlli Northwest Bardsey Island Trust Yr Eifl Northwest NRW Yr Wyddfa Northwest NRW See also National nature reserves in England Nature reserves in Northern Ireland National nature reserve (Scotland) References http://lle.gov.wales/Catalogue/Item/ProtectedSitesNationalNatureReserves/?lang=en Official map "Geoindex Onshore". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 September 2020. External links British Geological Survey Geoindex Onshore - map of all national nature reserves in Wales (select 'Natural England National Nature Reserve' under the 'Environmental Designations' tab.) 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