Hafod Elwy Moor National Nature Reserve

[1] A conifer forest planted by the Forestry Commission borders the moor to the south and east.

[1] With plant life dominated by heather and bilberry, the reserve provides important habitat for ground-nesting birds.

[4] The reserve is classified as a Category IV site by the International Union for Conservation of Nature,[3] meaning that the area regularly needs active interventions to support particular species.

[4] The reserve is open to the public, but has no facilities; except for one bridle path, it is difficult to traverse on foot.

According to local folktales, captured in a ballad, Hafod Elwy was home to a man named Ffowc Owen in the 1770s, who could not marry his true love and froze to death on the moor.