Completed petition Designate Penrhos Holyhead Nature reserve (coastal park) a National reserve

Petition wording:

‘We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to designate Penrhos Holyhead Nature reserve (coastal park) a National Nature Reserve.’

Supporting information:

Penrhos Nature Reserve (coastal park) Holyhead, has been used by the community for 40 years. It is a Socially valued landscape. A natural heirloom. We believe the lasting legacy of this cherished nature reserve should be acquired and managed for the community and be designated a National Nature Reserve by CCW (countryside council of Wales) with a long term vision that includes a comprehensive initiative which involves the whole community in its’ ’Natural capital’: Run by the people for the people.

Penrhos nature reserve is enveloped in a historic coastline that has been designated an AONB area near an SSSI, which make up its iconic landscape. Gorsedd y Penrhyn which dominates the coasts path line has been designated a regionally important geological, geomorphological site by (UK RIGS ) by the geoconservation association. Also the freshwater habitats comprise of reed beds priority habitats under the uk habitats action plan (uk hap) By designating it a national park we would maximise the economic benefits of the islands ‘natural capital’. Tourism is based on the unspoilt beauty of this island. It is a Inspirational gem at the heart of the community and has a rich tapestry of life and is cherished by the whole community. It is by all accounts a ‘theological Paradise’. It Is part of Holy islands altar piece, indeed the 100,000 visitors every year recognise this. ‘We are a people bred on legends .clinging stubbornly to the proud trees of blood and birth.’ R S Thomas

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Penrhos nature reserve is enveloped in a historic coastline that has been designated an AONB area near an SSSI, which make up its iconic landscape. Gorsedd y Penrhyn which dominates the coasts path line has been designated a regionally important geological, gomorphological site by (UK RIGS ) by the geo conservation association. Also the freshwater habitats comprise of reed beds priority habitats under the uk habitats action plan (uk hap) By designating it a national park we would maximise the economic benefits of the islands ‘natural capital’. Tourism is based on the unspoilt beauty of this island. It is a Inspirational gem at the heart of the community and has a rich tapestry of life and is cherished by the whole community. It is by all accounts a ‘theological Paradise’. It Is part of Holy islands alter piece, indeed the 100,000 visitors every year recognise this. ‘We are a people bred on legends .clinging stubbornly to the proud trees of blood and birth.’R S Thomas

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