Wildlife in Wales

Seabirds

• Colonies on islands like Caldey, Bardsey, Skomer (famous for Manx shearwaters), Grassholm (for gannets)
• Razorbill, kittiwakes, guillemots
• Dale Sailing  operate trips to Skomer, Skokholm and Grassholm if you want to visit these nature reserves

Moorland Birds

• Red kite, the last breeding kites in Britain are in remote Welsh valleys like Gwenffrwd in central Dyfed.
• choughs and ring ouzels in Snowdonia
• buzzards
• Llangorse lake in the Brecon Beacons has lots of ducks, grebes and warblers.

Animals

• Red deer
• Otter in many streams
• Grey Seal - a large colony off Ramsey Island, more off Skomer
• Wild pony
• Polecat, a few left in the more remote areas of central and north Wales, like the Tregaron Bog
• Pine Martin
• White Cattle at Dynevor
• Feral Goat on the high mountain scree of Snowdonia
• Skomer Vole, unique to Skomer, and easily observed as it is very tame

Plants

• moorlands with heather, bilberry, and bog asphodel
• Snowdon lily
• Tenby Daffodil
• Native oak woods
• Alpine plants of Cader Idris
• Whitebeam shrub on the Craig y Cilau Cliffs in the National Nature Reserve in Brecon Beacons park

Places

• Anglesey - seabird colonies
• Bardsey Island - Manx shearwaters
• Gower - Whitford Burrows National Nature Reserve
• Gwenffrwd - red kites at the RSPB reserve
• Great Ormes Head - plants, birds, and butterflies
• Newborough Warren - National  Nature Reserve
• Tregaron Bog - polecats and National Nature Reserve

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