Yr Wyddfa National Nature Reserve

Yr Wyddfa National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales. Yr Wyddfa National Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the locality Lliwedd Copper Mine, as well as near Plascwmllan.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: national nature reserve in Gwynedd, Wales
Also known as: “Snowdon National Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snowdon and Llyn Llydaw.

Snowdon

Peak

Photo: Gdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in the Snowdonia region of North Wales. It has an elevation of approx. 1,085 metres above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.

Llyn Llydaw

Lake

Photo: Fallschirmjäger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llyn Llydaw is a natural lake in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm about one-third of the way up the mountain.

Y Lliwedd

Peak

Photo: Soloist, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Its summit lies 898 metres above sea level. The eastern flanks are steep cliffs rising above Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Nant Peris.

Rhyd Ddu

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.

Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of Beddgelert, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.