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Plynlimon

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Plynlimon (anglicised from Pumlumon in Welsh, meaning "five peaks") is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales. [1]

47 relations: Afon Rheidol, Biodiversity, Biodiversity action plan, Black grouse, Bog, Bristol, Cambrian Mountains, Ceredigion, Cicerone (publisher), Drainage divide, Folklore, Grassland, Hafren Forest, Heath, Hen harrier, Highland, IUCN Red List, Lake, List of Welsh principal areas by highest point, Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles, Marilyn (geography), Massif, Merlin, Mid Wales, Milnthorpe, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, Oligotroph, Ordnance Survey, Pen Pumlumon Arwystli, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan, Pen y Fan, Pluvialis, Pumlumon Cwmbiga, Pumlumon Fach, Red grouse, Red kite, River, River Severn, River Wye, Severn Way, Short-eared owl, The Wildlife Trusts, Tree farm, Wales, Welsh language, Woodland, Y Garn (Plynlimon).

Afon Rheidol

Afon Rheidol (italic) is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, in length.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity, a portmanteau of biological (life) and diversity, generally refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Biodiversity action plan

A biodiversity action plan (BAP) is an internationally recognized program addressing threatened species and habitats and is designed to protect and restore biological systems.

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Black grouse

The black grouse or blackgame or blackcock (Tetrao tetrix) is a large game bird in the grouse family.

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Bog

A bog is a wetland that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses, and in a majority of cases, sphagnum moss.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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Cambrian Mountains

The Cambrian Mountains (Mynyddoedd Cambria, in a narrower sense: Elenydd) are a series of mountain ranges in Wales.

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Ceredigion

Ceredigion is a county in the Mid Wales area of Wales and previously was a minor kingdom.

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Cicerone (publisher)

Cicerone is an English publisher specialising in guidebooks for walkers, climbers, trekkers and cyclists.

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Drainage divide

A drainage divide, water divide, divide, ridgeline, watershed, or water parting is the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins.

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Folklore

Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.

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Grassland

Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae); however, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs.

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Hafren Forest

The Hafren Forest lies north-west of Llanidloes, an ancient market town situated in Mid Wales.

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Heath

A heath is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation.

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Hen harrier

The hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) is a bird of prey.

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Highland

Highlands or uplands are any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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Lake

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.

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List of Welsh principal areas by highest point

This is a list of the principal areas of Wales, ordered by their highest points.

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Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles

The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists that categorise them by height, topographic prominence, or other criteria.

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Marilyn (geography)

A Marilyn is a mountain or hill in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Isle of Man with a prominence of at least 150 metres (492 ft), regardless of absolute height or other merit.

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Massif

In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures.

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Merlin

Merlin (Myrddin) is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in Arthurian legend and medieval Welsh poetry.

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Mid Wales

Mid Wales (Canolbarth Cymru or simply Y Canolbarth "The Midlands") is the name given to the central region of Wales.

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Milnthorpe

Milnthorpe is a large village and electoral ward within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England.

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Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust

Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Sir Drefaldwyn) is one of six wildlife trusts in Wales.

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Oligotroph

An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients.

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Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey (OS) is a national mapping agency in the United Kingdom which covers the island of Great Britain.

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Pen Pumlumon Arwystli

Pen Pumlumon Arwystli is the second highest summit on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan

Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan is a subsidiary summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr and the third highest summit on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Pen y Fan

Pen y Fan is the highest peak in south Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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Pluvialis

Pluvialis is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds comprising four species that breed in the temperate or Arctic Northern Hemisphere.

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Pumlumon Cwmbiga

Pumlumon Cwmbiga is a summit of the Pumlumon mountain range in Ceredigion, Wales.

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Pumlumon Fach

Pumlumon Fach is a top of Pen Pumlumon Fawr on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Red grouse

The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica, is a medium-sized bird of the grouse family which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Red kite

The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers.

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River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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River Severn

The River Severn (Afon Hafren, Sabrina) is a river in the United Kingdom.

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River Wye

The River Wye (Afon Gwy) is the fifth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary.

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Severn Way

The Severn Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in the United Kingdom, which follows the course of the River Severn through Mid Wales and western England.

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Short-eared owl

The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of typical owl (family Strigidae).

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The Wildlife Trusts

The Wildlife Trusts, the trading name of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney.

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Tree farm

A tree farm is a privately owned forest managed for timber production.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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Woodland

Woodland, is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade.

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Y Garn (Plynlimon)

Y Garn is a subsidiary summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr and the fourth highest peak on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Redirects here:

Pen Pumlumon Fawr, Plinlimmon, Plinlimon, Plynlimmon, Pumlumon, Pumlumon Fawr.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plynlimon

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