The Wales Coast Path is recognised as
having national importance for its outstanding scenery,
wildlife and historic features. Find out more with
Natural Resources Wales.
GeoPark
- GeoMôn at Isle of Anglesey
Marine Nature Reserve
- Skomer Marine Nature Reserve Pembrokeshire
National Parks
- Snowdonia
- Pembrokeshire Coast
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- Isle of Anglesey
- Llŷn, Gwynedd
- Gower, Swansea
Heritage Coasts
- Great Orme, Conwy
- Holyhead Mountain, Isle of Anglesey
- North Anglesey, Isle of Anglesey
- Aberffraw Bay, Isle of Anglesey
- Llŷn, Gwynedd
- Ceredigion,Ceredigion
- Dinas Head, Pembrokeshire
- St Dogmaels & Moylgrove, Pembrokeshire
- St Davids Peninsula, Pembrokeshire
- St Brides Bay, Pembrokeshire
- Marloes & Dale, Pembrokeshire
- South Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire
- Gower, Swansea
- Glamorgan, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan
National Nature Reserves
- Newborough Warren & Ynys Llanddwyn, Isle of Anglesey
- Morfa Harlech, Gwynedd
- Morfa Dyffryn, Gwynedd
- Dyfi, Gwynedd & Ceredigion
- Stackpole, Pembrokeshire
- Whiteford, Swansea
- Gower Coast, Swansea
- Oxwich, Swansea
- Kenfig Pool & Dunes, Bridgend
- Merthyr Mawr Warren, Bridgend
- Newport Wetlands, Newport
Sites on the Register of Historic Landscapes
- Creuddyn & Conwy, Conwy
- North Arllechwedd, Conwy
- Gwynedd Amlwch & Parys Mountain, Isle of Anglesey
- Penmon, Isle of Anglesey
- Ogwen Valley, Gwynedd
- Dinorwig, Gwynedd
- Llŷn & Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
- Aberglaslyn, Gwynedd
- Ardudwy, Gwynedd
- Mawddach, Gwynedd
- Dysynni Valley, Gwynedd
- Lower Teifi Valley, Ceredigion
- Newport & Carningli, Pembrokeshire
- Pen Caer: Garn Fawr and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire
- St Davids Peninsula and Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire
- Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire
- Stackpole Warren, Pembrokeshire
- Manorbier, Pembrokeshire
- Taf & Tywi Estuary, Carmarthenshire
- Gower, Swansea
- Merthyr Mawr and Kenfig Margam Burrows, Neath Port Talbot,
Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan
- Gwent Levels, Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire
- Lower Wye Valley, Monmouthshire
Resources
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Areas of National Importance Size (291 KB)
- The following tables show areas along the Wales Coast Path which have been recognised as having national importance for their outstanding scenery, wildlife
and historic features.