Dyfi National Nature Reserve

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Overview

The Dyfi NNR at the mouth of the River Dyfi lies between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth and covers nearly 10 square miles. It includes Borth Bog (Cors Fochno), the Dyfi Estuary and the dune system at Ynyslas. The dune slacks at Ynyslas are best known for their orchids, particularly the marsh helleborine. Other orchids include the early marsh, northern marsh, bee and pyramidal. The rare sand lizard was re-introduced to the dunes in 2009. The sea between Ynyslas and Borth is a good place to see red-throated diver, gannet, shag and cormorant, and in the mouth of the estuary, sandwich, arctic, little and occasionally roseate and black terns. The birds breeding on the bog at Cors Fochno include sedge warblers, teal, water rail, redshank, common snipe, cuckoo and skylark. Winter visitors include hen harriers, merlins and peregrine falcons. Several thousand Manx shearwaters appear in the shallow waters of the Dyfi Estuary in late summer, and it provides winter refuge for large numbers of wildfowl and waders, including the only known wintering population of Greenland white-fronted geese in England and Wales.

Location

Ynyslas

About the area

The name ‘Ceredigion’ takes a bit of explanation. The town of Cardigan gives its name to the surrounding bay, but the county now uses the Welsh word for Cardiganshire – Ceredigion, pronounced with a ‘dig’.

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Dyfi National Nature Reserve

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Dyfi National Nature Reserve

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Overview

The Dyfi NNR at the mouth of the River Dyfi lies between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth and covers nearly 10 square miles. It includes Borth Bog (Cors Fochno), the Dyfi Estuary and the dune system at Ynyslas. The dune slacks at Ynyslas are best known for their orchids, particularly the marsh helleborine. Other orchids include the early marsh, northern marsh, bee and pyramidal. The rare sand lizard was re-introduced to the dunes in 2009. The sea between Ynyslas and Borth is a good place to see red-throated diver, gannet, shag and cormorant, and in the mouth of the estuary, sandwich, arctic, little and occasionally roseate and black terns. The birds breeding on the bog at Cors Fochno include sedge warblers, teal, water rail, redshank, common snipe, cuckoo and skylark. Winter visitors include hen harriers, merlins and peregrine falcons. Several thousand Manx shearwaters appear in the shallow waters of the Dyfi Estuary in late summer, and it provides winter refuge for large numbers of wildfowl and waders, including the only known wintering population of Greenland white-fronted geese in England and Wales.

Location

Ynyslas

About the area

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The name ‘Ceredigion’ takes a bit of explanation. The town of Cardigan gives its name to the surrounding bay, but the county now uses the Welsh word for Cardiganshire – Ceredigion, pronounced with a ‘dig’.

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