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One of the most beautiful and dramatic spots in Wales

Wales’s highest mountain is home to rare plants and wildlife

Oak woodland with Victorian viewing platform over dramatic waterfall

One of Britain’s largest raised peat bogs

Small woodland with accessible boardwalk

Open moorland with spectacular views and fascinating industrial history

Wildlife haven close to industrial Swansea

Mystical landscape with ancient woodland and rocky outcrops

Wildflower meadow, swampy woodlands and a dwarf forest

Stunning estuary landscape and shifting sand dunes

NAFW meets regularly to discuss access issues of national significance, and to advise Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Government.

17 Aug 2023

A series of conservation and restoration projects are planned at Newborough National Nature Reserve and Forest on Anglesey.

Planning applications for Developments of National Significance are examined by the Planning Inspectorate who also make a recommendation to Welsh Ministers, who in turn decide whether or not to grant permission for the scheme. We are a ‘specialist consultee’ in the processes for determining Developments of National Significance.

National Landscape Character Areas (NLCA) form the broadest scale of landscape character assessment in Wales