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Plynlimon (anglicised from
Pumlumon in
Welsh, meaning "five peaks") is the highest point of the
Cambrian Mountains in
Wales. It is a
massif that dominates the countryside of
Ceredigion,
Mid Wales.
The highest point of the massif itself is
Pen Pumlumon Fawr at 752 metres. Its other important peaks are
Pen Pumlumon Arwystli and
Y Garn.
The longest river in Britain, the
River Severn, has
its source on the mountain, as do the rivers
Wye and
Rheidol.
Folklore says there's a sleeping giant in Plynlimon.
The Wildlife Trusts of Wales are working together to improve the habitat as years of drainage have resulted in flooding the surrounding areas. Like most of the uplands across Wales, intensive land use activities have resulted in a significant loss of biodiversity, with many of the habitats being either lost or degraded to poor condition. Over-grazing of sheep has induced soil compaction, which has resulted in increased flooding of the lowland areas. The Pumlumon area is the largest watershed is Wales and is the source of the rivers Wye, Severn and Rheidol.
The principal land cover within the project area is dominated by a complex mosaic of locally, nationally and internationally important habitats and species, such as dry and wet dwarf-shrub heath, blanket bog, unimproved acid grassland and a number of oligotrophic lakes. Agriculturally improved grassland, broadleaved woodlands and
forestry plantation are also characteristic features of the area. The Pumlumon area is also important for breeding, wintering and feeding bird fauna particularly Hen Harrier, Merlin, Short eared owl and Red and Black grouse, and a number of Red Data Book and UK BAP invertebrates.
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