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Low-lying duneland near Newton, with the high dune system in the north of... (more)

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Open and wooded duneland at the head of Cwm y Gaer, a valley in the north of... (more)

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Some of the low-lying duneland in the south of Merthyr Mawr Warren viewed from a... (more)

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After flowing for only a very short distance, a duneland stream peters out here,... (more)

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Eastward view of duneland at Merthyr Mawr Warren from a footpath about to pass... (more)

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This photograph shows a similar view over duneland to the hamlet to that seen in... (more)

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A view towards the hamlet over an area of duneland named as Caeaullaprau on... (more)

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On the June day when this photograph was taken, the western one or two hundred... (more)

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Kenfig Nature Reserve contains a number of permanent pools of varying sizes. The... (more)

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The juxtaposition of birch trees and conifers is a fairly common sight in this... (more)

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Part of a long fence at Merthyr Mawr Warren which was put up in the year prior... (more)

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The area of duneland seen during a lengthy and relatively harsh cold spell... (more)

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A view towards the eastern end of the high dune system which lies in the north... (more)

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Looking roughly northwards from a spot near the eastern end of the high dune... (more)

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Fragments of vegetation in heaps at a cleared area adjacent to the coastal track... (more)

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Part of a short duneland stream which alternates between stretches where it is... (more)

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Bushes and trees by a path which crosses the area of high duneland in the north... (more)

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Woodland on dunes at the eastern edge of the sizeable, very high area of... (more)

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What appear, at least, to be old workings in a low-lying area of duneland at... (more)

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The western end of an area of duneland which extends over Newton Burrows and... (more)

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This firing point is situated on the northern of the disused rifle ranges to be... (more)

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This duneland footpath passes along part of the old (unsurfaced) road Bwlch y... (more)

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A footpath in the west of Newton Burrows heads towards the coast.

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The area of relatively flat ground seen in the picture is one of numerous sites... (more)

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A footpath on the Newton to Candleston Circular Walk. One of the considerable... (more)

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This stretch of public footpath on the walk connects the hamlet of Wig Fach with... (more)

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A duneland footpath on the Newton to Candleston Circular Walk.

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A view of trees on the eastern slopes of the high dune system at Merthyr Mawr Warren.

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View from an elevated position showing dunes as well as the conifers and... (more)

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View northwards from a spot on a footpath which crosses the high duneland... (more)

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Picture showing some of the smaller dunes which lie relatively close to the... (more)

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View showing, to the right of picture, the butts of a long-disused rifle range... (more)

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The large and prominent dune in the west of Merthyr Mawr Warren, viewed from a... (more)

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Trees and bracken in the east of the valley close to the southern end of Cwm y... (more)

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Open ground and woodland at the head of the little duneland valley.

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A short stretch of a high duneland path which runs from the northern boundary of... (more)

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A gate on a long fence which runs beside the Wales Coast Path in the north of... (more)

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A wooden bridleway signpost at the end/start of a long duneland path, a short... (more)

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On a stretch of the Wales Coast Path between the footbridge over the River... (more)

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Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) growing at one of the sites to the north of the... (more)

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A good deal of this former (un-tarmacked) road in duneland near Newton has been... (more)

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Situated by some dense duneland vegetation, a large kissing gate on a footpath... (more)

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The walk is well waymarked and the waymarkers much needed given the many paths... (more)

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Following a cold start to 2013, there are few signs of spring colour in this... (more)

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The footpath here is on high ground at the northern boundary of Merthyr Mawr... (more)

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On the burrows at Kenfig Nature Reserve, areas of duneland are used for the... (more)

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February 2013, and after a particularly wet eleven months or so, a stretch of... (more)

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One of a number of sites in the area where signs of past work to extract gravel... (more)

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The picture shows one of a number of information boards put up at Merthyr Mawr... (more)

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