Penglais Nature Park ( cy, Parc Natur Penglais) is a woodland situated in Aberystwyth,

Ceredigion Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cer ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. The park is a combination of woodland and a disused quarry. Spring brings a display of a carpet of bluebells in common with the many other

bluebell wood A bluebell wood is a woodland that in springtime has a carpet of flowering bluebells ('' Hyacinthoides non-scripta'') underneath a newly forming leaf canopy. The thicker the summer canopy, the more the competitive ground-cover is suppressed, encou ...

s. Opened in 1995, it covers ; it was the first

Nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

to open in

and is the only

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

Man and Biosphere urban reserve in Wales.

External links

BBC Mid Wales Reserves - Parc Natur Penglais
{{coord, 52.4193, -4.0720, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Aberystwyth Forests and woodlands of Ceredigion Nature reserves in Ceredigion