dearoldblighty: the great orme ▴ llandudno, conwy county…

dearoldblighty: the great orme ▴ llandudno, conwy county…

dearoldblighty:

the great orme ▴ llandudno, conwy county borough, wales

the great orme is a limestone headland overlooking the irish sea. its english name derives from the viking word for sea serpent, which it is said to resemble; its welsh name is y gogarth or pen y gogarth. the great orme was a major source of copper from the start of the british islands’ bronze age (~2400 bc). it has a very rich flora and fauna, including the only known site of the critically endangered wild cotoneaster, of which only six wild plants are known, and many endangered butterflies and moths.