Wildlife Around Barmouth

Another aspect that Snowdonia can offer is a range of extraordinary wildlife as depicted in these videos and pictures taken from all around the area.

Dolphins in the sea off Barmouth.
Leatherback Turtle washed up on Harlech Beach.
Wild Mountain Goats in the Vale of Ffestiniog near Maentwrog.
Pied Flycatchers in the Vale of Ffestiniog near Maentwrog.
Wild Mountain Goats on Rhinog Fach near Llanbedr.
Wild Mountain Goats on Rhinog Fawr near Harlech.
Otters on the Talyllyn Lake, between Dolgellau & Tywyn.
Ospreys at the Glaslyn RSPB Centre near Porthmadog.
Osprey Fledgings at Glaslyn site 2008 near Porthmadog.
There are plenty of Red Kites to be seen in Snowdonia but the nearest feeding site is Nant yr Arian near Aberystwyth.

In fact, over 42 of the 58 species in Britain of terrestrial wild mammals are found here in Snowdonia - see list.

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