Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Clwydian Range & Dee Valley National Landscape

Map location of Clwydian Range & Dee Valley National Landscape

Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Clwydian Range and Dee Valley is the dramatic upland frontier of North Wales, embracing some of the UK’s most wonderful landscapes. The Clwydian Range is an unmistakable chain of purple heather-clad summits, topped by Britain’s most dramatically situated hillforts. Beyond the windswept Horseshoe Pass, over Llantysilio mountain, lies the glorious Dee Valley with the historic towns of Llangollen and Corwen, rich in cultural and industrial heritage.

390km2

Of designated landscape

1985

Designated since

18,960

Resident population

24

Sites of Special Scientific Interest

772.6km

Footpaths

1.1 million

visitors per year

554m

Highest point

6

Local Nature Reserves

75%

Farmland

94

Scheduled Ancient Monuments

641

Listed buildings

3

Special Areas of Conservation