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Heritage Coast (Wales)
What this layer shows
Wales' 14 Heritage Coasts: the finest undeveloped stretches of Welsh coastline, from Gower to Llŷn, defined for protection.
Where the data comes from
WFS · datamap.gov.wales
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Facts shown for each feature
Length (km)
In these presets
Coastal
The intertidal and soft-cliff suite: saltmarsh, sand dunes, vegetated shingle, maritime cliff and slope, mudflats and saline lagoons: plus Heritage Coast, Marine Conservation Zones, Scottish MPAs, and the SPA and Ramsar designations that nearly always sit over an estuary. The Coast Path is included because access and designation overlap constantly on this kind of site.
Visiting
Walks, parks and places worth the trip: the map for a day out.
Landscape character
What the landscape is, before what is protected: character areas, LANDMAP, wild land and the scenic designations.