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Gwydir Forest

Conwy · Woodland · conifer plantation forest within Snowdonia, with increasing native broadleaf

CRoW open access land - Natural Resources Wales
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Gwydir Forest covers more than 72 sq km within Snowdonia National Park near Betws-y-Coed, managed by Natural Resources Wales. Predominantly conifer plantation suited to the area's thin, poor soils, recent years have seen more native broadleaf planted for habitat diversity.

Soil: poor, shallow acidic upland soils

Dominant species: Sitka spruce, Douglas fir, Japanese larch, Norway spruce, Scots pine

Parking: Forest car parks around Betws-y-Coed and Llyn Geirionydd

What you might find here

Based on habitat type - always identify what you actually see, don't assume it matches this list.

Bilberry Rowan berries Blackberry (forest edges)

Source: Wikipedia