A new parking system will be introduced at the Newborough nature reserve and forest later this month.

Three sites run by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are installing barrierless automatic number plate recognition (APNR) systems.

It follows efforts to tackle parking problems in the village caused by an influx of visitors at peak times, such as Bank Holidays.

The new system will be installed next week before going live on Monday 30th March, ahead of the Easter holidays.

Visitors will have until midnight on the day of arrival to pay for their parking and there will be a 30-minute window after arrival where they will not be charged.

Overnight parking is banned at Newborough and all other NRW sites with anyone caught facing a fine.

Neil Stoddart, NRW's head of commercial sustainable development, said: "We are pleased to be working with First Parking and RingGo to introduce the new parking system to these three popular destinations."

"As well as providing a better service to visitors, the new system will provide CCTV which will assist with reporting and investigating anti-social behavior and will allow us to monitor and issue Penalty Charge Notices for those parking overnight in our car parks."

"Income generated will be reinvested into our recreation and environmental assets in the area to help us support communities and visitors to connect with the outdoors and nature."

The APNR system will also be introduced at Coed y Brenin, near Dolgellau and at Bwlch Nant yr Arian near Aberystwyth.

Payments can be made online, via an app or by card at physical parking machines and visitors can extend their parking time via online or via the app.

Free parking for Blue Badge holders and residents will remain unchanged.