Protected areas of Wales

National parks (left) and National Landscapes (right) in Wales, some of the country's protected areas.

Wales, a country that is part of the United Kingdom, contains protected areas under various designations. The largest designation by land area is Wales's three national parks, followed by the five National Landscapes (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), with both sometimes collectively described as the "Designated Landscapes of Wales".

Among these protected areas is Snowdonia (Eryri), Wales's first and the UK's third designated national park, and the Gower AONB covering parts of the Gower Peninsula being both Wales's and the UK's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), as well as smaller designations.

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