The Dyfi Estuary is one of only 11 sites in Britain which has been registered as an international Biosphere Reserve.
The estuary is a vital feeding ground for large numbers of wildfowl and shorebirds such as Dunlin, Oystercatcher and Sanderling. Different types of Tern and Manx Shearwater can also be seen over the sea.

Saltmarshes have formed where the River Leri runs into the Dyfi but if you want to explore here, you need to be very careful. The marshes and its quicksands can be extremely hazardous so do contact the warden first either by going to the nearby Ynyslas Reserve Visitor Centre or by phoning 01970 828551.

There is a public hide overlooking the River Leri and the Leri Fields where you can watch for Curlew, Snipe, Redshank, Black-Tailed Godwit and Whimbrel. The hide is back from the estuary itself towards the village of Borth and you have to use the public footpath across the golf course to get to it.

To return to the main page for the Dyfi National Nature Reserve, click here or use the links below to take you to the other two areas which make up the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.

Ynyslas Sand Dunes

Cors Fochno or Borth Bog

To see more nature reserves click here