Welsh speakers call it Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, but others know this stretch of mountains and seacoasWelsh speakers call it Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, but others know this stretch of mountains and seacoast in northwestern Wales as Snowdonia National Park. In 1951 it became the first such park established in the country, containing both the largest natural lake in Wales (Llyn Tegid ) and the tallest mountains in the United Kingdom found outside of Scotland. In fact, the region was named after the highest peak in Wales: Mount Snowdon . In our image you can glimpse a bit of Llyn Tecwyn Isaf, a small lake near the coast and the (somewhat legendary) town of Portmeirion . Snowdonia's ecosystem is varied and rare enough to earn it significant protected status. Otters, ravens, and feral goats live here, as do very rare, and very colorful, Snowdon rainbow leaf beetles ... See more See less
