The Migneint () is a large expanse of

moorland Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Moorland, nowadays, generally ...

in central

Snowdonia Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951. Name and extent It was a commonly held belief that the nam ...

, north-west

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. It is part of the ''Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt''

Special Area of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...

, along with the mountains

Arenig Fawr Arenig Fawr ( en, Great High Ground) is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, close to Llyn Celyn reservoir, alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala. Location Arenig Fawr is the highest member of the Arenig range, with Arenig Fach ( ...

Arenig Fach Arenig Fach is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, north Wales. It is a peak in the Arenig range and lies to the north of its parent peak Arenig Fawr. It lies close to Llyn Celyn alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala. Carnedd y Fili ...

and

Dduallt Dduallt ( en, Black hill) (pronounced ) is a mountain in central Snowdonia, north Wales. It is the sister peak of Rhobell Fawr. It lies north of the A494 road, A494 between Dolgellau and Llanuwchllyn. Its eastern slopes are the Source (river or ...

, covering a range of nearly . It is either the largest area of

blanket bog Blanket bog or blanket mire, also known as featherbed bog, is an area of peatland, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration, allowing peat to develop not only in wet hollows but over large expanses o ...

in Wales, or the second largest, after the

Berwyn range The Berwyn range (Welsh: ''Y Berwyn'' or ''Mynydd y Berwyn'') is an isolated and sparsely populated area of moorland in the northeast of Wales, roughly bounded by Llangollen in the northeast, Corwen in the northwest, Bala in the southwest, an ...

, further to the east. The area includes a few small

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

s, including Llyn Conwy, the source of the

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, and is bisected by the B4407 road from

Ffestiniog Ffestiniog () is a community in Gwynedd in Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a population of 4,875. History Ffestiniog was a parish in Cantref Ardudwy; in 1284 ...

Ysbyty Ifan Ysbyty Ifan (often formerly anglicised as Yspytty Ifan) is a small, historic village and community in the Conwy County Borough of Wales. The population in 2011 was 196 in 76 households (29 household spaces had no usual residents), over 79% of t ...

. Plans have been suggested to hold water on the Migneint for longer, to help prevent flooding in the

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; but local farmers have voiced concern that this could be harmful to livestock.

References

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Photos of Migneint and surrounding area
at Geograph *Migneint is at coordinates / Bogs of Wales Landforms of Conwy County Borough Landforms of Gwynedd Wetland Sites of Special Scientific Interest Ysbyty Ifan Bro Machno Moorlands of Wales {{Conwy-geo-stub