Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve

Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve, located near on the / border, is one of the largest raised bogs in mid and south Wales. ‘Goch’ is Welsh for ‘red’, and in autumn the bog accordingly becomes a stunning carpet of red and gold.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Newchurch Hill and Church of St Mary, Newchurch.

Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruins
Photo: Phil Laycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a castle in the village of in , Wales. It lies between Builth and , approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England border today.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clyro and Newchurch.

Village
Photo: Mike Price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , , Wales, with 781 inhabitants as of the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is , some 1.5 miles to the south-east.

Village
is a small rural village in , Wales, centred around St Mary's Church. The village is within the community of , about 5 miles north of , and is on the Offa's Dyke Path, one of the UK's National Trails.

Village
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and 2.5 miles to the north of . It lies on the south bank of the , which here forms the border between Wales and England.

Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve

Latitude
52.1278° or 52° 7′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.1759° or 3° 10′ 33″ west
Inception
February 27th, 1987
Open location code
9C4R4RHF+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1465295404
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q7321482
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Satellite Map

Discover Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Rhos Goch”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dol-y-cannau and Rhos-gôch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rhos Goch Common and Rhosgoch Golf & Leisure Club.

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