Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «Belgorod
National Research University»
(NRU BelSU)
Institute of Cross-Cultural Communications and International Relations 11040012. Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication The discipline «British and American studies»
«2.National Parks of the UK» (seminar 4)
Belgorod
2025
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (Scotland)
•covers much of the western part of the southern highlands, lying to the north of the Glasgow conurbation, and contains many mountains and lochs.
•It is the fourth-largest national park in the British Isles, with a total area of 1,865 km2 (720 sq mi) and a boundary of some 350 km (220 mi) in length. It features 21 Munros (including Ben Lomond, Ben Lui, Beinn Challuim, Ben More and two peaks called Ben Vorlich) and 20 Corbetts.
•The park was formally established on 1 July 2002
• The park is home to many of the |
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Scottish highlands, including |
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capercaillie, red deer, red squirrel, |
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Scottish wildcat, golden eagle, |
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peregrine falcon, black grouse, |
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buzzard and osprey. |
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Loch Lomond
•Ben Lomond from Loch Lomond
•The Trossachs are an area of wooded hills, glens (A deep
Ben Lomond
Snowdonia
•Snowdonia (Welsh: Eryri) is a region in north Wales. It is also a national park of 838 square miles (2,170 square kilometres) in area. It was the first national park in Wales, set up in 1951.
•It makes up 827 square miles (2,140 square kilometres), and has 37 miles (60 kilometres) of coastline in its border.
•Snowdonia may be divided into four areas:
•The northern area is the most popular with visitors. It includes Moel Hebog, Mynydd Mawr, the Nantlle Ridge, Snowdon, the Glyderau, and the Carneddau. These are the highest mountains in Wales.
•The second area includes Moel Siabod, Cnicht, the Moelwynion, and the mountains around Blaenau Ffestiniog (a town in Gwynedd, North Wales).
•The third area includes the Rhinogydd and the Arenig. It also includes the bog Migneint and an extinct volcano, Rhobell Fawr. Because it a remote area, there are not many visitors.
•The southern area includes Cadair Idris, the Tarren range, the Dyfi hills,
Fawddwy.
