Llyn Eiddwen National Nature Reserve
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Overview
The Llyn Eiddwen NNR, near Aberystwyth, is described as being ‘oligotrophic-mesotrophic’, which means it is very pure and low in nutrients. This has resulted in some rare plants around the lake, including the lilac-pink water lobelia, shoreweed, floating water plantain, awlwort, quillwort and spring quillwort. The southern shore of the lake is dominated by bottle sedge, water horsetail and common cotton grass. The area surrounding the lake also has interesting plants such as heather, heath bedstraw and tormentil in spring and summer. The boggy piece of land north of the lake has carnivorous sundew, golden-yellow bog asphodel and cranberry, all growing amid the various bog mosses found there. Llyn Eiddwen is a good place to see birds including coot, mallard, teal, pochard and wigeon, while birds of prey include buzzard and red kite. Insects include the keeled skimmer and caddis fly. In turn, they provide food for wild brown trout, pike, three-spined sticklebacks and minnows.
About the area
The name ‘Ceredigion’ takes a bit of explanation. The town of Cardigan gives its name to the surrounding bay, but the county now uses the Welsh word for Cardiganshire – Ceredigion, pronounced with a ‘dig’.
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