Llyn Fanod is an upland lake situated between Penuwch and Bontnewydd in Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest partly owned by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Public access is via a bridlepath from the road. It is a mesotrophic lake located in the headwaters of the River Aeron, whose low nutrient waters are home to a number of locally rare water plants. Waterfowl and passing sea birds can be seen on the lake as can dragonflies, damselflies, and caddis flies in the summer.
Aberarth – Carreg Wylan is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales. It is a small coastal marine protected area with a reported marine area of3.57 km2 and reported total area of 9.89 km2, which was designated in 1982 to conserve biodiversity, natural heritage, habitats, species or landscapes with legal protection, and to maintain key ecological functions. The management authority is the Countryside Council for Wales.
Banc Llety-spence is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales.
Banc y Mwldan is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales.
Banc-y-Warren is hill in Ceredigion with a height of 146 m. It is also classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Caeau Llety-cybi is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales. The lowland meadow site is managed by the Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales.
Coed Cwm Clettwr is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales. It is designated for mature broadleaf woodland.
Coed y Crychydd is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales. It is a moderately steep, north facing wood, featuring mainly ancient semi-natural woodland overlooking the Ystwyth Valley, managed by the Woodland Trust since 1980. The site support a variety of birds, including red kite, buzzard, raven and heron.
Craig-y-pistyll is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales. It is a reservoir with a dam at one end which supplies water to the Aberystwyth area.
Cwm Doethie – Mynydd Mallaen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, mid Wales. Contained within it is the Allt Rhyd y Groes national nature reserve designated principally because of its sessile oak woodland clinging to near vertical cliffs of the River Doethie gorge.
Dolau Hafod is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales.
Falcondale Lake is a man-made lake in the hamlet of Falcondale near Lampeter in Ceredigion It was created as part of the landscaping for Falcondale House. The lake now supports fishing and nature trails. The lake was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1982 as the only lake in the county supporting reed sweet- grass and blunt-leaved pondweed but its designation was revoked in 2004 when better sites for these species were identified and because the trophic state of the lake had deteriorated from mesotrophic to eutrophic.
Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales.
Llynoedd Ieuan is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales, Great Britain. The site is designated as a category IV by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on the IUCN Protected Area Management Categories scale.
Mwyngloddfa Cwmystwyth is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales.
Rhos Blaen Carrog is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales, due to its population of Wavy St. John's Wort, an extremely rare variety of St. John's Wort.
Rhos Bwlch-y-rhandir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest situated on Bwlch y Rhandir farm in Llangwyryfon, Ceredigion, west Wales. It is one of the most northern homes of the St John's Wort in the UK, which makes this farm one of the most valuable to flora specialists in Wales. This is a diverse environment full of rare and protected fauna and flora, and is grazed partly by a herd of breeding cattle.
Rhos Fullbrook is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion, west Wales.
Rhos Gellie is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Ceredigion, west Wales. It has been designated since 1988 as an SSSI as it is a habitat for marsh fritillary butterflies and also has a unique combination of varied vegetation types.
Thriplow Peat Holes is a 12.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Thriplow in Cambridgeshire.
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