Snowdonia , Wales

Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of 838 square miles in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National Parks in Wales, in 1951.

The English name for the area derives from Snowdon, which is the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085 m.

Snowdonia is made up of both public and private lands under central planning authority. The makeup of land ownership at Snowdonia includes 70% private ownership, 9% owned by the National Truest and 1.2% owned by the National Park Authority.

More than 26,000 people live within the Park, of whom over 60% can speak some Welsh.

Whilst most of the land is either open or mountainous land, there is a significant amount of agricultural activity within the Park.

Unusually, Snowdonia National Park has a hole in the middle, around the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, a slate quarrying centre.

Rare mammals in the park include otters, polecats, and the feral goat, although the Pine Marten has not been seen for many years.[11] Rare birds include raven, peregrine, osprey, merlin and the red kite.

The Park has 2,380 km of public footpaths, 264 km of public bridleways, and 74 km of other public rights of way. A large part of the Park is also covered by Right to Roam laws.

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