Whiteford National Nature Reserve

Whiteford National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales. Whiteford National Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Cwm Ivy, as well as near Llanmadoc.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whiteford Lighthouse and Cwm Ivy Marsh.

Whiteford Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Whiteford Point Lighthouse is located off the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower Peninsula, South Wales.

Cwm Ivy Marsh

Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Madoc

Church

Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burry Port and Gower Peninsula.

Burry Port

Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burry Port is a town in Carmarthenshire in South Wales, 5 miles to the west of Llanelli. It is a harbour town and is famous for being the landing site of Amelia Earheart in her successful attempt at being the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Gower Peninsula

Photo: Catrin Austin, CC BY 2.0.

The beautiful Gower Peninsula in Swansea was the United Kingdom's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The peninsula is famous for its stunning coastal scenery, wide sandy beaches and medieval castles.

Landimore

Hamlet

Photo: Daniel Giddy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Landimore is a hamlet on the north coast of the Gower, in the City and County of Swansea, south Wales. To the north are the extensive saltmarshes of Landimore Marsh, adjoining the Loughor estuary.

Whiteford National Nature Reserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6384° or 51° 38′ 18″ north

Longitude

-4.2455° or 4° 14′ 44″ west

Inception

September 29th, 1964

Open location code

9C3QJQQ3+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1547558941

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

Discover Whiteford National Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cwm Ivy and Llanmadoc.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bennett’s Pill and Landimore Marsh.

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