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Rhos Pil Bach is made up of five pasture fields enclosed by ancient banks and hedgerows. The two north-eastern fields are examples of ridge and furrow pasture, with the eastern field of the two being the most species rich, with up to 28 species of flowering plant per 1 m sq.

he sward is characterised by Brown Bent, Purple Moor Grass, Sweet Vernal Grass and Yorkshire Fog with Common Sedge and Carnation Sedge.

The site is rich in orchids, particularly Heath Spotted Orchid, but also Common Spotted and Northern Marsh Orchid. Other notable flowering plants include Bog Asphode, Bog Pimpernel, Devil’s-bit Scabious (the food plant of Marsh Fritillary butterfly, Meadow Thistle, and Ragged Robin. The diversity of the site is increased by the presence of three ponds.

Pennar Fawr is similar in nature but more tussocky in structure. It is a single open compartment of just over 16 ha and provides a refuge for many snipe in the winter months. There is also some drier heath to the north east of the reserve.