Rhydymwyn nature reserve
Introduction
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Rhydymwyn nature reserve
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 11 Jun 2011
The site of the secret wartime facility has been kept free of interference for so long that it is now maintained as a nature reserve. The River Alyn used to meander across the site between the wooded slopes, but was taken into a culvert at the south-western edge and the floor of the valley levelled by taking the spoil from the creation of a series of huge underground storage levels. The suspicious contours remain from this time but grass has taken over the spoil.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.180388
Longitude
-3.179951