Mynydd Ffoesidoes Nature Reserve
Mynydd Ffoesidoes Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in New Radnor, Powys, Wales. Mynydd Ffoesidoes Nature Reserve is situated near the village Bleddfa, as well as near the hamlet Twiscob.Places of Interest
Highlights: Rhos Fawr and Black Mixen.
Rhos Fawr
Peak
Rhos Fawr is a mountain summit in the Radnor Forest, a rather isolated dome of hills to the north of the village of New Radnor. The local rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones with some Silurian limestone.
Black Mixen
Peak
Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building.
Bleddfa Castle
Archaeological site
Bleddfa Castle was a motte and bailey structure near Llangunllo in modern-day Powys, Wales. It is believed to have been built before 1195 and abandoned by 1304.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfihangel Rhydithon and New Radnor.
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
Village
Llanfihangel Rhydithon is a community in the county of Powys, Wales, and is 56.1 miles from Cardiff and 143.5 miles from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfihangel Rhydithon was 228 with 6.7% of them able to speak Welsh.
New Radnor
Village
New Radnor is a village and community in Powys, Wales. It is south of Radnor Forest, and was historically the county town of Radnorshire. In the 2001 census, the community's population of 410 was split evenly between male and female, in 192 households.
Bleddfa
Village
Bleddfa is a village which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. It is 5 miles from Knighton.
Mynydd Ffoesidoes Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: wetland and recreation area
- Location: New Radnor, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2775° or 52° 16′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.1838° or 3° 11′ 2″ west
Operator
Radnorshire Wildlife Trust
Open location code
9C4R7RH8+2F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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In Other Languages
“Mynydd Ffoesidoes Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Mynydd Ffoesidoes”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Twiscob and Harley Dingle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Great Creigiau and Fron-wen.
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Worth a closer look: Brecon and Welshpool.
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