{"id":557,"date":"2018-08-03T11:24:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T10:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:32:03","slug":"rare-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/en\/cwm-idwal-wildlife\/rare-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants of Cwm Idwal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs align  wp-block-bcn-breadcrumb-trail has-text-color has-background\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\">\n\t<span><\/span>\n\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/en\/\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-12d5b6f8\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Arctic-Alpine Plants<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several remarkable plants in Cwm Idwal, and most of the rarest plants belong to the Arctic-alpine taxon. As is clear from the name \u2018Arctic-alpine\u2019, these plants have settled in very cold climates as found in the Arctic, the high mountains of the Alps, and Cwm Idwal.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-2e50488f     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-slick-carousel uagb-block-2e50488f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='495'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-022.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-022-1024x768.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-022-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0Stary Saxifrage (Saxifraga stellaris) \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='496'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-023-e1533206921457.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-023-e1533206921457-1024x620.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-023-e1533206921457-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGlobeflower (Trollius europaeus)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='497'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-024-e1533206979954.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-024-e1533206979954-1024x638.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-024-e1533206979954-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMountain Avens (Dryas octopetala)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='498'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-025-e1533207030556.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-025-e1533207030556-1024x635.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-025-e1533207030556-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRacomitrium Moss\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Areas within Cwm Idwal are an ideal habitat for some of these plants, that have adapted perfectly for living in such a place. Among the attributes of Arctic-alpine plants are that these flowering plants grow in low mats or \u2018cushions\u2019and they have a short flowering season, which protects them from the extreme elements found in these areas. These plants are usually found growing on high, north east facing ledges, usually above 600m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first Arctic-alpine plants to flower in Cwm Idwal is the Purple Saxifrage, or the Opposite-leaved Saxifrage, or to give its Latin name, Saxifraga oppositifolia. The Purple Saxifrage usually flowers from around mid-February through April, but the flowering season changes dependent on the winter weather we have in Cwm Idwal. There is rarely an opportunity to see the Purple Saxifrage flowering after Easter.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-0b58d6df     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-2 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3172' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Purple-Saxifrage-RS-1024x768.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Purple-Saxifrage-RS-1024x768.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Purple-Saxifrage-RS-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPurple Saxifrage (<em>Saxifraga oppositifolia<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='535' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/z1-tormaen-gyferbynddail-wen-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/z1-tormaen-gyferbynddail-wen-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/z1-tormaen-gyferbynddail-wen-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPurple Saxifrage (<em>Saxifraga oppositifolia<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its name, there are also rare varieties of white flowers on the \u2018purple\u2019 Saxifrage in Cwm Idwal. The white flower could be the result of a limitation in the genetic pool found in Cwm Idwal. Opposite-leaved Saxifrage is another name for this flower. The leaves grow opposite each other in 4 rows. The tips of the leaves also have white spots, that are a concentration of calcium. A good ID feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6e21a75f alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b9aeb5f9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8573c966\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">An Icon of Eryri<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that Cwm Idwal is home to one of Wales&#8217; most celebrated plants. The Snowdon Lilly grows on the cold and shaded cliffs of Cwm Idwal. It also grows on Yr Wyddfa and on the Carneddau, but isn&#8217;t seen anywhere else in the British Isles. The scientific name given to it nowadays is Gagea serotina &#8211; but it was originally known as Lloydia serotina in recognition of the pioneering Welsh botanist Edward Llwyd, who recorded the plant in 1688.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-19a50d8e\">\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-0ed33b61     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-1 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='500' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-028-e1533207551880-1024x720.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-028-e1533207551880-1024x720.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-028-e1533207551880-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSnowdon Lily (<em>Gagea serotina<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many more Arctic-alpine plants growing in Cwm Idwal, they all need cold and shaded conditions to survive here. In fact, these plants have grown in Cwm Idwal for thousands of years, they are relics from the end of the last Ice Age. These plants were common at that time, but have retreated to higher ground as the climate warmed up. Today they are still threatened by a warming climate because of our carbon emissions. Other threats such as over collecting by Victorian botanists and intense grazing during the 20th century have meant that there are very few places where these plants have survived. However work is being undertake to improve the fortunes of these species.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-27b22a2b     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-slick-carousel uagb-block-27b22a2b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3319'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20240723-WA0006.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20240723-WA0006-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20240723-WA0006-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDwarf Willow (<em>Salix herbacaea<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3316'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fir-Clubmoss.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fir-Clubmoss-459x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fir-Clubmoss-134x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFir Clubmoss (<em>Huperzia selago<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3314'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alpine-Clubmoss-3.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alpine-Clubmoss-3-459x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alpine-Clubmoss-3-134x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAlpine Clubmoss (<em>Diphasiastrum alpinum<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3310'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Saxifraga-nivalis.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Saxifraga-nivalis-1024x768.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Saxifraga-nivalis-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAlpine Saxifrage (<em>Saxifraga nivalis<\/em>) \u00a9Alan Pritchard\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3074'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gludlys-Mwsoglyd.-Moss-Campion.-Silene-acaulis-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gludlys-Mwsoglyd.-Moss-Campion.-Silene-acaulis-1-459x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gludlys-Mwsoglyd.-Moss-Campion.-Silene-acaulis-1-134x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMoss Campion (<em>Silene acaulis<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3072'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20230320_091920.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20230320_091920-766x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20230320_091920-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGreen Spleenwort (<em>Asplenium <\/em>viride)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3070'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tufted-Saxifrage-RS.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tufted-Saxifrage-RS-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tufted-Saxifrage-RS-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTufted Saxifrage (<em>Saxifraga cespitosa<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3068'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tormaen-Llydandroed.-Mossy-Saxifrage.-Saxifraga-hypnoides-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tormaen-Llydandroed.-Mossy-Saxifrage.-Saxifraga-hypnoides-1-459x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tormaen-Llydandroed.-Mossy-Saxifrage.-Saxifraga-hypnoides-1-134x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMossy Saxifrage (<em>Saxifraga hypnoides<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3066'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Suran-y-Mynydd.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Suran-y-Mynydd-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Suran-y-Mynydd-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMountain Sorrel (<em>Oxyria digyna<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3064'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pren-y-ddannoedd.-Roseroot.-Sedum-rosea-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pren-y-ddannoedd.-Roseroot.-Sedum-rosea-1-459x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pren-y-ddannoedd.-Roseroot.-Sedum-rosea-1-134x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--bar-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRoseroot (<em>Sedum rosea<\/em>)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-4d7b6cfd\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Carnivorous plants<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cwm Idwal is an area where the annual rainfall is comparatively high. When water flows constantly through the soil, it washes the minerals, e.g. Nitrogen, from the acidic soil. Marshy soils are also more acidic, and this limits the number of species that can live here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two particular plants in Cwm Idwal that have adapted for survival under such circumstances, which are Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris), and the round-leaved or common sundew (<em>Drosera rotundifolia<\/em>). These plants are different from other plants in Cwm Idwal as they trap and digest small insects. The plants have adapted to do this in order to acquire the necessary minerals for growth, flowering and seeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-029-e1533209736955-1012x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-029-e1533209736955-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-029-e1533209736955-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-029-e1533209736955-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-029-e1533209736955-940x951.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-029-e1533209736955-500x506.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GNGCI-029-e1533209736955.jpg 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Round-leaved or common Sundew <br>(<em>Drosera rotundifolia<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/019-tafod-y-gors-e1533219059113-1012x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/019-tafod-y-gors-e1533219059113-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/019-tafod-y-gors-e1533219059113-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/019-tafod-y-gors-e1533219059113-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/019-tafod-y-gors-e1533219059113-940x951.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/019-tafod-y-gors-e1533219059113-500x506.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/019-tafod-y-gors-e1533219059113.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Butterwort (<em>Pinguicula vulgaris<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-9639885c\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-cd645f02\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Where next&#8230;<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-1611dfee     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"2\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/en\/myths-ledgends\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Myths &amp; Ledgends<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Tragedy of Prince Idwal Today, Cwm Idwal lies quiet and beautiful, its stillness broken&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/en\/myths-ledgends\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/en\/geology\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-2-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSCF6512-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSCF6512-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cwm Idwal was designated as a National Nature Reserve in 1954, primarily because of the&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/en\/geology\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/en\/cwm-idwal-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-2-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cwmidwal.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DSCF4220-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a 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