Coed Gorswen National Nature Reserve
Coed Gorswen National Nature Reserve lies on the lower slopes of the Conwy Valley, in the vicinity of Rowen and Llanbedr-y-Cennin. Its gentle landscape of small woodlands, grazed fields and lattice of hedgerows creates an attractive and peaceful lowland scene.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Cae Coch standing stone.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Church is an active parish church in Caerhun, Conwy County Borough, Wales. A scattered settlement, Caerhun lies 6.5 km to the south of Conwy.
Cae Coch standing stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cae Coch standing stone is an archaeological site.
Tal-y-Cafn railway station
Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tal-y-Cafn railway station is located at Tal-y-Cafn, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowen and Tal-y-Cafn.
Rowen
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rowen is a village on the western slopes of the Conwy valley in the parish of Caerhun, within now Conwy County Borough, Wales, and historically in Caernarfonshire.
Tal-y-Cafn
Hamlet
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tal-y-Cafn is a small settlement in Conwy county borough, north Wales, in the community of Eglwysbach. It lies in the Conwy valley close to the Roman settlement of Canovium at Caerhun, and was the site of a Roman river-crossing point of the River Conwy.
Llanbedr-y-Cennin
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbedr-y-Cennin is a small village in Conwy county borough, Wales, in the community of Caerhun. It lies in the foothills on the western side of the Conwy valley, in Wales.
Coed Gorswen National Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Conwy Valley, Wales
- Categories: national nature reserve, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Caerhun, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2211° or 53° 13′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.8646° or 3° 51′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5R64CP+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 425814903OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q5140516
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In Other Languages
“Coed Gorswen National Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “コエド・ゴルスウェン国立自然保護区”
Localities in the Area
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