Y Garn from Tryfan by Vaughan Blundell
Gwynedd
Created: 14 December 2018 Edited: 29 November 2023
Gwynedd
Nature Reserves in Gwynedd
There are 21 nature reserves in Gwynedd.
Wildlife in and around Gwynedd
Gwynedd Mammals
There are 57 species of mammals recorded as found near Gwynedd.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
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Gwynedd Birds
There are 118 species of birds recorded as found near Gwynedd.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| (Chloris chloris subsp. chloris) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
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Gwynedd Fish
There are 116 species of fish recorded as found near Gwynedd.
| Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) |
| Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) |
| Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) |
| Bib (Trisopterus luscus) |
| Black sea-bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) |
| Anglerfish or Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) |
| Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) |
| Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| Black goby (Gobius niger) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
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Gwynedd Reptiles
There are 10 species of reptiles recorded as found near Gwynedd.
| Adder (Vipera berus) |
| Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) |
| Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) |
| Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) |
| Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) |
| Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
| Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta) |
| Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) |
| Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) |
| Kemp's Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) |
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Gwynedd Amphibians
There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found near Gwynedd.
| Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) |
| Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
| Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
| Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
| Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
| Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
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