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Areas of national importance

Traeth Mawr, Glamorgan Heritage Coast

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

  • PDF document 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.

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