Cors Dyfi nature reserve

Cors Dyfi
Boardwalk through wetland habitat surrounding the Cors Dyfi 360° Observatory
Country Wales
County Powys
Location Derwenlas
 - coordinates 52°34′08″N 3°55′05″W / 52.568774°N 3.918031°W / 52.568774; -3.918031Coordinates: 52°34′08″N 3°55′05″W / 52.568774°N 3.918031°W / 52.568774; -3.918031
Plant Marsh cinquefoil, purple loosestrife, lesser spearwort, royal fern, bog myrtle
Animal Ospreys, green woodpeckers, nightjars, hen harriers, peregrine falcons, red kites, otters
Managed by The Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust

Cors Dyfi is a nature reserve located near to the village of Derwenlas, in the county of Powys, Wales. Located on land reclaimed from the Estuary on the south side of the River Dyfi, the reserve is under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. [1]

General site character and ecology

The site has open water, swamp, bog, wet woodland, scrub and gorse. Plants present include marsh cinquefoil, purple loosestrife, lesser spearwort, royal fern and bog myrtle. [2]

Wildlife

Ospreys, otters, red kites, peregrines and hen harriers can be found here together with green woodpeckers and nightjars.

Cors Dyfi is home to the Dyfi Osprey Project [3]

References

  1. ↑ BBC Mid Wales
  2. ↑ First-nature, Cors Dyfi – Nr. Machynlleth
  3. ↑ BBC - Dyfi estuary ospreys

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