Ganllwyd is small village

Village

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 in southern Gwynedd

Gwynedd

Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...

, Wales

Wales

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 through which the A470

A470 road

The A470 is a major long-distance connective spine road in Wales, running from Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. It covers approximately 186 miles , over a zig-zagging route through the entirety of the country's mountainous central region, including the Brecon Beacons and...

 passes. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park to the north of Dolgellau

Dolgellau

Dolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the county town of the former county of Merionethshire .-History and economy:...

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The village envelopes includes Dolmelynllyn Hall (now a Hotel and owned by the National Trust) and the area is also referred to as Dolmellynllyn.

The village which lies where the old Roman road used to ford the old River Eden just before it joins with the rivers Mawddach

River Mawddach

The River Mawddach is a river in North Wales which has its source in a wide area north of Dduallt in Snowdonia. The river is much branched and many of the significant tributaries are of a similar size to the main river...

 and Gamlan has 3 large waterfalls and many smaller ones all within Coed-y-Brenin

Coed-y-Brenin

Coed-y-Brenin is a forest in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales near Dolgellau at . It is well-known as a mountain bike resort and for its hiking trails...

 (the forest of the king).

One author suggests an Arthurian link to the village but there is no other corroboration
The village is now surrounded by Forestry commission and National trust Parkland of conifers and Oak

Oak

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s. A large area of surrounding ancient Oak woodland is a designated SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

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 and has a particularly rich temperate maritime Bryophyte

Bryophyte

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community The forest has a group of Wellingtonia planted in the early 20th century and Dolmellynlln has two trees dating from the 1850's in the meadow, one being the second largest in Wales . The forests are full of wildlife with Deer, red squirrels, Pine Martens,Pole Cats, Otters and other mammals, and a variety of birds from black grouse to Merlins, Buzards and Red Kites. There are many walks from the village into the forest and several free car parks.