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Kenfig Nature Reserve

South Wales  >  United Kingdom

Great wild Welsh coastal sand dune landscape. Includes wetlands a 2-mile sandy beach with a huge tidal range, reed beds, rock pools and lots of sandy paths.

Aggiunto* da Marnix Roels
Ultimo aggiornamento 16 gennaio 2023

Descrizione

Kenfig National Nature Reserve is a huge coastal dune system between Porthcawl and Port Talbot, South Wales. The nature reserve has a 3 mile storm beach, rolling dunes and a mosaic of wetlands including Kenfig Pool which is the largest natural lake in South Wales. The reserve hosts a number of species and some very rare and endangered plant life.

Kenfig is noted for a wide variety of bird visitors because of the range of environments found in the reserve. In the winter birds such as Pispola, Saltimpalo and Smeriglio can be found as well as Albanella reale and Gufo di palude. In the summer Sterpazzola, Allodola, Pispola and Luì grosso are very numerous in the sand dune areas. The area is lovely for walks, bird watching and dog walking. Fantastic for wild orchids, flowers, butterflies dragonflies, bumblebees and birds.

After being responsible for reserve for the past 20 years, Bridgend council's lease ended on Tuesday 31 December 2019. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is currently discussing a long-term lease. Until such time that a new lease arrangement has been made, the visitor centre, together with the facilities, is closed.

Dettagli

Accesso

Local buses stop outside the entrance. The nearest train station is in Pyle. There is a car park for a good number of cars.

Terreno e habitat

Dune , Lago , Spiaggia , Alberi e cespugli sparsi

Caratteristiche dell’area

Sabbioso , Collinoso , Paesaggio aperto

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Può essere utile

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Inverno , Migrazione primaverile

Percorso

Sentiero ampio

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Faticoso

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

Si

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