Coed y Brenin
topDeep in the Snowdonia National Park, Coed y Brenin (Welsh for King's Wood) reserve covers 9000 acres, four valleys and a range of habitats.
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Last updated: 05 April 2011
In recent times it has become a top destination for mountain biking and walking in North Wales but its environment is also home to a wide variety of wildlife.
The forest is managed by the Forestry Commission so is a mixture of commercial planting and conservation areas.
Mammals such as roe and fallow deer, foxes, badgers and dormice all thrive here.
Birds such as black grouse can be seen and heard lekking here in the early spring whilst red kite soar over head.
Insects such as the rare pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly and hairy wood ant are also found in the reserve so keep an eye out the ant's impressive mounds in the forests.
The visitor centre here has all the information you'll need about the wildlife found on this large reserve so take a look around before you head off.
Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre
Maesgwm
Ganllwyd
Dolgellau
LL40 2HY
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