Conwy RSPB reserve

It covers 47 hectares (114 acres) and protects a variety of habitats including grassland, scrubland, reedbeds, salt marsh and mudflats.

It was created as compensation for the destruction of areas of wildlife habitat during the construction of the A55 road tunnel under the estuary between 1986 and 1991.

Waste from dredging was dumped onto the site which was later landscaped to create two large pools and several smaller ones.

Over 220 species of bird have been recorded on the reserve, including lapwing, little ringed plover, skylark and reed warbler.

Other wildlife includes otter, stoat and weasel along with 11 species of dragonfly and damselfly and 22 different butterflies.