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.
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″ northLongitude
-4.2455° or 4° 14′ 44″ westInception
September 29th, 1964Open location code
9C3QJQQ3+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1547558941OpenStreetMap 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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