2011
SH6314 : Reclaimed land in the Mawddach estuary
taken 13 years ago, near to Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales
Reclaimed land in the Mawddach estuary
The Mawddach trail runs on the embankment of the former railway line from Dolgellau to Abermaw/Barmouth. All the land north of the main road (A493) is part of the estuary and was regularly flooded until the railway and other embankments such as Mawddach Crescent
Link were built. Its location sheltered from the main part of the estuary behind the former islands of Fegla Fawr
Link and Fegla Fach and y Ro Wen (the shingle spit across the mouth of the estuary on which Fairbourne lies) has led to the formation of a raised bog by the side of the estuary. In the past, peat has been extracted for use beyond the immediate locality. Nowadays, this area is a Site of Specific Scientific Interest and nature reserve.
The hills in the background are the Diffwys ridge in the southern Rhinogydd, with Diffwys itself the one on the right.
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