Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve is located on the western shore of Llyn Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. As an example of Atlantic Rainforest, it is very wet and there are many different examples of mosses and liverworts that cover the ground and the trees.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tomen y Mur and Foel Penolau.
Tomen y Mur
Archaeological site
Photo: Maxentius2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomen y Mur is a Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, dating to the first century AD. The fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of Llyn Trawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in AD 78.
Foel Penolau
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Foel Penolau is a mountain close to Moel Ysgyfarnogod in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost summit of the Rhinogydd, and overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd.
Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Peak
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moel Ysgyfarnogod is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost of the Rhinogydd. Rhinog Fawr lies directly south. It overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trawsfynydd and Gellilydan.
Trawsfynydd
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trawsfynydd is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km south of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Gellilydan
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gellilydan is a village in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, in Maentwrog community. It lies 4 miles south-south-east of Blaenau Ffestiniog and 1.2 miles north of Llyn Trawsfynydd and the disused Trawsfynydd nuclear power station.
Llan Ffestiniog
Village
Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: national nature reserve in Gwynedd, Wales
- Categories: national nature reserve and recreation area
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9142° or 52° 54′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.9657° or 3° 57′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C4RW27M+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1413832383OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q104859557
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Welsh—“Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “コエド・ア・リゲン国立自然保護区”
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Coed y Rhygen”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coed y Rhygen and Nurse Pandy-ddwyryd.
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