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Cors y Llyn National Nature Reserve

The 25 hectare Cors y Llyn Welsh National Nature reserve is one of several mires in Radnorshire. This fascinating area consists of two basins - with quite different biological qualities - separated by a drier ridge of peat. These hollows were carved out of the bedrock by glacial action, and the basins are largely surrounded by wet woodland with fields of grassland beyond. Cors y Llyn has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its geological and biological importance. Cors y Llyn has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its geological and biological importance.

Cors y Llyn also boasts a small and colourful herb-rich meadow as well as an expanse of open water with emergent vegetation. 

Wildlife highlights: Raven and buzzard can be spotted flying overhead and, apart from the typical range of woodland birds, spring also brings the likes of Willow warbler & pipits. Through summer swallows and house martins can also be seen feeding over the open water and fields. In winter look out for the occasional Woodcock, snipe and flocks of long-tailed tits 

Location: The site is situated about two-and-a-half kilometres south of Newbridge on Wye, off the A470 in mid-Wales. 

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