Rhos Llawr Cwrt National Nature Reserve nestles in the base of the Clettwr valley, some 10 kilometres from the
Ceredigion coast, between Ffostrasol and
Talgarreg
Talgarreg is a small village in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.
Culture, history & amenities
Economically it is sustained by farming, though there are also some small quarries in the area. The language of the village is still largely Welsh ...
.
Glaciers have scraped and shaped this landscape and evidence of the
last Ice Age can be seen everywhere. The most striking of these are the remains of the pingos found on the reserve, landforms which were once small hills but whose summits collapsed when the ice which formed them melted.
The site carries international importance because it holds one of the best populations of the
marsh fritillary butterfly in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. At peak times, thousands of butterflies can be seen flying around parts of the site.
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National nature reserves in Wales
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