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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 hectares (5,000 m2) to Berwyn which covers 7,920 hectares (79.2 km2) .[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

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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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Name Image Location Established Area Manager
Aberbargoed Grasslands Caerphilly
51°41′10″N 3°12′40″W / 51.686°N 3.211°W / 51.686; -3.211 		14 June 2012 42.28 hectares (104.5 acres) Caerphilly County Borough Council
Allt Rhyd y Groes Carmarthenshire
52°07′05″N 3°48′43″W / 52.118°N 3.812°W / 52.118; -3.812 		24 February 1983 69.71 hectares (172.3 acres) NRW
Allt y Benglog Gwynedd
52°47′31″N 3°46′12″W / 52.792°N 3.770°W / 52.792; -3.770 		26 April 1994 11.51 hectares (28.4 acres) NRW
Berwyn Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Powys
52°49′55″N 3°29′56″W / 52.832°N 3.499°W / 52.832; -3.499 		18 March 1999 7,919.76 hectares (19,570.2 acres) NRW
Cadair Idris Gwynedd
52°41′38″N 3°53′46″W / 52.694°N 3.896°W / 52.694; -3.896 		6 January 1983 436.76 hectares (1,079.3 acres) NRW
Carmel Carmarthenshire
51°49′37″N 4°02′28″W / 51.827°N 4.041°W / 51.827; -4.041 		24 July 1999 85.19 hectares (210.5 acres) NRW
Ceunant Cynfal Gwynedd
52°57′04″N 3°55′37″W / 52.951°N 3.927°W / 52.951; -3.927 		26 April 1994 2.73 hectares (6.7 acres) NRW
Ceunant Llennyrch Gwynedd
52°55′23″N 3°59′20″W / 52.923°N 3.989°W / 52.923; -3.989 		19 March 2018 329.24 hectares (813.6 acres) NRW
Claerwen Ceredigion, Powys
52°18′18″N 3°43′01″W / 52.305°N 3.717°W / 52.305; -3.717 		21 July 1994 793.40 hectares (1,960.5 acres) NRW
Coed Camlyn Gwynedd
52°56′17″N 3°59′35″W / 52.938°N 3.993°W / 52.938; -3.993 		3 June 1969 63.57 hectares (157.1 acres) NRW
Coed Cymerau Gwynedd
52°57′58″N 3°57′18″W / 52.966°N 3.955°W / 52.966; -3.955 		29 August 1992 26.30 hectares (65.0 acres) NRW
Coed Dolgarrog Conwy
53°10′59″N 3°50′46″W / 53.183°N 3.846°W / 53.183; -3.846 		20 April 1959 67.37 hectares (166.5 acres) NRW
Coed Ganllwyd Gwynedd
52°48′00″N 3°53′42″W / 52.800°N 3.895°W / 52.800; -3.895 		2 April 1963 23.57 hectares (58.2 acres) National Trust
Coed Gorswen Conwy
53°13′12″N 3°51′58″W / 53.220°N 3.866°W / 53.220; -3.866 		20 April 1959 13.57 hectares (33.5 acres) NRW
Coed Rheidol Ceredigion
52°23′10″N 3°52′16″W / 52.386°N 3.871°W / 52.386; -3.871 		7 February 1994 165.91 hectares (410.0 acres) NRW
Coed Tremadog Gwynedd
52°56′24″N 4°08′31″W / 52.940°N 4.142°W / 52.940; -4.142 		18 April 1958 2.64 hectares (6.5 acres) NRW
Coed y Cerrig Monmouthshire
51°53′02″N 3°01′44″W / 51.884°N 3.029°W / 51.884; -3.029 		12 February 1988 10.38 hectares (25.6 acres) NRW
Coed y Rhygen Gwynedd
52°54′50″N 3°57′54″W / 52.914°N 3.965°W / 52.914; -3.965 		3 June 1969 27.78 hectares (68.6 acres) NRW
Coedmor Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire
52°03′47″N 4°37′59″W / 52.063°N 4.633°W / 52.063; -4.633 		5 July 1991 46.12 hectares (114.0 acres) NRW
Coedydd Aber Gwynedd
53°13′05″N 4°00′07″W / 53.218°N 4.002°W / 53.218; -4.002 		4 March 1982 166.46 hectares (411.3 acres) NRW
Coedydd Maentwrog Gwynedd
52°57′18″N 3°58′59″W / 52.955°N 3.983°W / 52.955; -3.983 		26 April 1966 68.32 hectares (168.8 acres) NRW
Cors Bodeilio Anglesey
53°16′19″N 4°14′53″W / 53.272°N 4.248°W / 53.272; -4.248 		22 Mawrth 2013 41.53 hectares (102.6 acres) NRW
Cors Caron Ceredigion
52°15′18″N 3°55′19″W / 52.255°N 3.922°W / 52.255; -3.922 		22 January 1981 839.75 hectares (2,075.1 acres) NRW
Cors Erddreiniog Anglesey
53°18′43″N 4°17′49″W / 53.312°N 4.297°W / 53.312; -4.297 		22 March 2013 250.26 hectares (618.4 acres) NRW
Cors Geirch Gwynedd
52°54′14″N 4°30′54″W / 52.904°N 4.515°W / 52.904; -4.515 		22 March 2013 122.49 hectares (302.7 acres) NRW
Cors Goch Anglesey
53°18′22″N 4°15′22″W / 53.306°N 4.256°W / 53.306; -4.256 		15 June 1995 52.72 hectares (130.3 acres) North Wales Wildlife Trust
Cors Goch Llanllwch Carmarthenshire
51°50′31″N 4°22′26″W / 51.842°N 4.374°W / 51.842; -4.374 		23 July 1996 18.42 hectares (45.5 acres) Wildlife Trust South and West Wales
Cors Gyfelog Gwynedd
53°00′25″N 4°17′49″W / 53.007°N 4.297°W / 53.007; -4.297 		22 March 2013 36.97 hectares (91.4 acres) NRW
Cors y Llyn Powys
52°11′13″N 3°26′28″W / 52.187°N 3.441°W / 52.187; -3.441 		27 February 1987 25.12 hectares (62.1 acres) NRW
Corsydd Llangloffan Pembrokeshire
51°56′42″N 5°03′00″W / 51.945°N 5.050°W / 51.945; -5.050 		5 July 1991 38.93 hectares (96.2 acres) NRW
Craig Cerrig Gleisiad a Fan Frynych Powys
51°53′28″N 3°31′05″W / 51.891°N 3.518°W / 51.891; -3.518 		1 November 2002 488.38 hectares (1,206.8 acres) NRW
Craig y Cilau Powys
51°50′10″N 3°10′41″W / 51.836°N 3.178°W / 51.836; -3.178 		23 September 1959 64.82 hectares (160.2 acres) NRW
Crymlyn Bog & Pant y Sais Neath Port Talbot, Swansea
51°37′59″N 3°52′59″W / 51.633°N 3.883°W / 51.633; -3.883 		27 September 1991 130.83 hectares (323.3 acres) NRW
Cwm Cadlan Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°46′26″N 3°30′32″W / 51.774°N 3.509°W / 51.774; -3.509 		3 March 2006 32.93 hectares (81.4 acres) NRW
Cwm Clydach Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire
51°48′18″N 3°08′06″W / 51.805°N 3.135°W / 51.805; -3.135 		3 February 2012 30.65 hectares (75.7 acres) NRW
Cwm Glas Crafnant Conwy
53°07′12″N 3°53′31″W / 53.120°N 3.892°W / 53.120; -3.892 		19 July 1960 15.02 hectares (37.1 acres) NRW
Cwm Idwal Conwy, Gwynedd
53°06′40″N 4°01′48″W / 53.111°N 4.030°W / 53.111; -4.030 		24 November 1954 403.30 hectares (996.6 acres) NRW
Dan yr Ogof Powys
51°49′48″N 3°41′17″W / 51.830°N 3.688°W / 51.830; -3.688 		2 April 2004 0.52 hectares (1.3 acres) The National Showcaves Centre
Dinefwr Park Carmarthenshire
51°52′44″N 4°00′58″W / 51.879°N 4.016°W / 51.879; -4.016 		13 July 2007 224.53 hectares (554.8 acres) National Trust
Dyfi Ceredigion, Gwynedd
52°31′44″N 4°00′54″W / 52.529°N 4.015°W / 52.529; -4.015 		24 November 1992 2,290.36 hectares (5,659.6 acres) NRW
Fenn's, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses Wrexham, Shropshire
52°55′37″N 2°45′43″W / 52.927°N 2.762°W / 52.927; -2.762 		1 May 2021 583.94 hectares (1,442.9 acres) Natural England
Fiddlers Elbow Monmouthshire
51°49′16″N 2°41′10″W / 51.821°N 2.686°W / 51.821; -2.686 		15 November 2017 28.34 hectares (70.0 acres) Woodland Trust
Gower Coast Swansea
51°33′32″N 4°16′52″W / 51.559°N 4.281°W / 51.559; -4.281 		6 February 2002 92.17 hectares (227.8 acres) National Trust
Grassholm Island Pembrokeshire
51°43′52″N 5°28′44″W / 51.731°N 5.479°W / 51.731; -5.479 		23 July 1996 10.77 hectares (26.6 acres) RSPB
Gregynog Powys
52°33′58″N 3°21′07″W / 52.566°N 3.352°W / 52.566; -3.352 		6 March 2013 214.17 hectares (529.2 acres) University of Wales
Hafod Elwy Moor Denbighshire
53°05′38″N 3°34′19″W / 53.094°N 3.572°W / 53.094; -3.572 		5 October 1999 82.96 hectares (205.0 acres) NRW
Hafod Garregog Gwynedd
52°58′41″N 4°05′02″W / 52.978°N 4.084°W / 52.978; -4.084 		15 April 1987 86.70 hectares (214.2 acres) National Trust
Kenfig Pool and Dunes Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot
51°31′23″N 3°44′31″W / 51.523°N 3.742°W / 51.523; -3.742 		23 May 1989 513.72 hectares (1,269.4 acres) NRW
Lady Park Wood (EN) Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire
51°49′37″N 2°39′29″W / 51.827°N 2.658°W / 51.827; -2.658 		21 November 1985 37.86 hectares (93.6 acres) Forestry Commission (England)
Llyn Eiddwen Ceredigion
52°16′55″N 4°02′38″W / 52.282°N 4.044°W / 52.282; -4.044 		23 July 1996 11.53 hectares (28.5 acres) Wildlife Trust South and West Wales
Maes-y-Facrell, Pen y Gogarth Conwy
53°19′41″N 3°50′46″W / 53.328°N 3.846°W / 53.328; -3.846 		26 February 2009 5.22 hectares (12.9 acres) NRW
Merthyr Mawr Warren Bridgend
51°28′48″N 3°38′24″W / 51.480°N 3.640°W / 51.480; -3.640 		3 July 2002 324.23 hectares (801.2 acres) NRW
Morfa Dyffryn Gwynedd
52°47′56″N 4°08′06″W / 52.799°N 4.135°W / 52.799; -4.135 		18 January 1962 197.37 hectares (487.7 acres) NRW
Morfa Harlech Gwynedd
52°53′53″N 4°07′19″W / 52.898°N 4.122°W / 52.898; -4.122 		9 October 1981 880.73 hectares (2,176.3 acres) NRW
Nant Irfon Powys
52°10′23″N 3°41′49″W / 52.173°N 3.697°W / 52.173; -3.697 		8 December 1983 137.57 hectares (339.9 acres) NRW
Newborough Warren & Ynys Llanddwyn Anglesey
53°09′07″N 4°22′23″W / 53.152°N 4.373°W / 53.152; -4.373 		2 December 1992 1,556.43 hectares (3,846.0 acres) NRW
Newport Wetlands Newport
51°32′13″N 2°56′28″W / 51.537°N 2.941°W / 51.537; -2.941 		16 April 2008 865.72 hectares (2,139.2 acres) NRW
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Powys
51°49′34″N 3°38′35″W / 51.826°N 3.643°W / 51.826; -3.643 		1 Mawrh 1993 417.97 hectares (1,032.8 acres) NRW
Oxwich Swansea
51°33′58″N 4°09′14″W / 51.566°N 4.154°W / 51.566; -4.154 		15 November 2017 228.49 hectares (564.6 acres) NRW
Pengelli Forest Pembrokeshire
52°01′08″N 4°43′34″W / 52.019°N 4.726°W / 52.019; -4.726 		27 July 1995 65.94 hectares (162.9 acres) Wildlife Trust South and West Wales
Penhow Woodlands Monmouthshire, Newport
51°36′25″N 2°50′20″W / 51.607°N 2.839°W / 51.607; -2.839 		15 November 1984 24.04 hectares (59.4 acres) NRW
Ramsey Pembrokeshire
51°51′54″N 5°20′24″W / 51.865°N 5.340°W / 51.865; -5.340 		23 July 1996 281.56 hectares (695.7 acres) RSPB
Rhinog Gwynedd
52°50′24″N 3°59′06″W / 52.840°N 3.985°W / 52.840; -3.985 		1 December 1970 592.39 hectares (1,463.8 acres) NRW
Rhos Goch Powys
52°07′37″N 3°10′30″W / 52.127°N 3.175°W / 52.127; -3.175 		27 February 1987 45.21 hectares (111.7 acres) NRW
Rhos Llawr Cwrt Ceredigion
52°07′19″N 4°19′08″W / 52.122°N 4.319°W / 52.122; -4.319 		24 November 1992 58.73 hectares (145.1 acres) NRW
Roundton Hill Powys
52°32′49″N 3°02′31″W / 52.547°N 3.042°W / 52.547; -3.042 		31 May 2000 33.45 hectares (82.7 acres) Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
Skokholm Pembrokeshire
51°41′49″N 5°16′37″W / 51.697°N 5.277°W / 51.697; -5.277 		6 December 2008 98.49 hectares (243.4 acres) Wildlife Trust South and West Wales
Skomer Pembrokeshire
51°44′10″N 5°17′35″W / 51.736°N 5.293°W / 51.736; -5.293 		2 April 1963 306.56 hectares (757.5 acres) Wildlife Trust South and West Wales
Stackpole Pembrokeshire
51°36′54″N 4°54′58″W / 51.615°N 4.916°W / 51.615; -4.916 		8 March 1995 232.79 hectares (575.2 acres) NRW and National Trust
Stanner Rocks Powys
52°13′08″N 3°04′44″W / 52.219°N 3.079°W / 52.219; -3.079 		18 February 1981 5.42 hectares (13.4 acres) NRW
Tŷ Canol Pembrokeshire
51°59′49″N 4°46′44″W / 51.997°N 4.779°W / 51.997; -4.779 		22 September 1986 70.11 hectares (173.2 acres) NRW
Waun Las Carmarthenshire
51°50′31″N 4°08′13″W / 51.842°N 4.137°W / 51.842; -4.137 		7 August 2008 150.14 hectares (371.0 acres) National Botanic Garden of Wales
Whiteford Swansea
51°38′02″N 4°14′35″W / 51.634°N 4.243°W / 51.634; -4.243 		26 April 1966 806.05 hectares (1,991.8 acres) NRW and National Trust
Ynys Enlli Gwynedd
52°45′32″N 4°47′24″W / 52.759°N 4.790°W / 52.759; -4.790 		24 March 1986 178.64 hectares (441.4 acres) Bardsey Island Trust
Yr Eifl Gwynedd
52°58′08″N 4°25′52″W / 52.969°N 4.431°W / 52.969; -4.431 		22 March 2013 39.25 hectares (97.0 acres) NRW
Yr Wyddfa Gwynedd
53°03′29″N 4°02′56″W / 53.058°N 4.049°W / 53.058; -4.049 		26 April 1966 1,671.76 hectares (4,131.0 acres) NRW

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://lle.gov.wales/Catalogue/Item/ProtectedSitesNationalNatureReserves/?lang=en Official map
  2. ^ "Geoindex Onshore". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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