Guest favourite. The annual osprey breeding is the talk of the area. We even named a room after one of our osprey girls... Great option also if it's raining as theres a visitors centre and then a short walk to the hide. The walk route is exposed but the viewing hide and shop are enclosed.

We also offer private guided tours so head to our 'Bolt-ons' page if you'd like a lesson in twitching/bird watching

Glorious beaches and heavenly sand dunes attract a wealth of wildlife to this quiet reserve. Check out the samphire fields and be sure to grab a guide from the help centre just south of the beach carpark.

Close by, this little rainforest is a glorious haven.

Guided Ecology tour. Discover the rich and unique flora and fauna found in the UNESCO Dyfi Biosphere. You’ll spend three hours being guided by PhD Ecologist, Joe.

Why not head to Machynlleth and take a walk to the Dyfi Wildlife (Osprey) Centre. It's a really beautiful walk of 5 miles.

'Off the beaten track' this lesser known gem of a reserve is secluded and you often have the place to yourself.

Arthog Bog, near Barmouth is a small wetland and a wonderful place to see weird and wonderful plants, flowers, butterflies and birds. It's one of the remaining fragments of raised bog which once would have covered much of the adjacent Mawddach Estuary in southern Snowdonia.

With more than 130 species of plants recorded, there are colourful displays through the year such as marsh marigold and yellow flag in the spring and hemp agrimony, meadowsweet and ragged robin through the summer. Many species of butterfly have been recorded on the reserve and common blue, small copper and speckled wood are among those regularly encountered. There are also many specialised ditch plants such as bog bean and greater spearwort.

In winter there are often flocks of siskins, lesser redpolls and tits and ravens, buzzards and peregrines are commonly seen overhead. Spring sees the arrival of whitethroats, garden warblers and blackcaps, and lesser spotted woodpeckers may venture over from the adjacent oak woodland. The reed-filled ditches around the reserve are also home to reed buntings and water rails.

Arthog Bog Nature Trail

The nature trail is 1 mile (1.5 km) that crosses the reserve and links in with the Mawddach cycle trail; sturdy footwear is recommended on the nature trail. The scarce wetland plants, characteristic of this habitat, thrive on open, wet and well-lit conditions and cannot compete with more aggressive species such as willows or brambles. For part of the year, the bog is lightly grazed by ponies and we make sure the areas alongside wet areas and ditches are free of scrub.

Cae Adda Walk. 10km walk to discover the beauty of the Dyfi Valley. Click the URL above to get the PDF of the walking route. Starts from near Dovey Valley Shooting Ground