Borthの天然記念物・トップ7

Here you'll cross over the Afon Leri river at the Dyfi estuary at Ynyslas. This area is part of the Ynyslas National Nature Reserve, a huge area where at low tide, the remains of an ancient submerged forest with stumps of petrified oak, pine, birch, willow and hazel are exposed on the beach.

Legend has it that Carn March Arthur is a hole made in a rock by King Arthurs horse as they pulled a monster out of the nearby lake.

The Bearded Lake or Llyn Barfog is a pretty mountain lake below Mynydd y Llyn. It's fringed with water lilies and other plants which may explain its name. Legend has it that once a monster lived here, terrorising the local people. King Arthur came to rid the area of the menace, lassoing the monster with magical chains and dragging it out of the lake with his horse Llamrai. You can even see the horse’s footprint in a nearby rockface - Carn March Arthur.

Tywyn beach is a place of many personalities. At high tide, waves can come crashing up to the promenade. At half-tide, miles of beach is exposed, with shingle and groynes added into the mix. But at low tide? That’s when the magic can happen. Submerged under Tywyn’s sand and shingle are vast peat beds, thousands of years old. Storms rip the sand away, exposing these petrified forest remains for a while, before the sand returns. Often, at low tide you can see small sections of the peat beds. If you’re lucky, you might see great swathes of them. They stretch for at least four miles and evidence of peat cutting can be seen, probably dating back hundreds of years.

The sand dunes at Ynyslas are located within the Ynyslas National Nature Reserve. They are home to an array of wild plants and wildlife, including colourful orchids early in the summertime. There are boardwalks through the dunes to the viewpoint. Well worth a visit!