Short birdwatching visit · The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Cors Ian
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring, summer and autumn, the Trust’s suggested visiting period
- Headline birds
- Pied Flycatcher · Redstart · Grasshopper Warbler
- Parking
- The Wildlife Trust lists off-road parking for visitors.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The operator states that the reserve is not accessible to wheelchairs.
Near Lledrod
Cors Ian combines a wet valley mire with a drier, gorse-covered hillside. Reed Bunting, Stonechat and Meadow Pipit are among the birds named by the Wildlife Trust, with the different habitats giving a visit more variety than the reserve’s modest size might suggest. A public footpath follows the southern boundary and permissive paths lead towards the hilltop. The mire supports Water Voles and marsh plants, while patches of open water attract dragonflies. This is a walking stop on uneven wetland and hillside ground, rather than a reserve with surfaced circuits and visitor buildings.
Birds and seasons
- Pied Flycatcher · Headline bird — Breeding; months not stated by the source Source for Pied Flycatcher
- Redstart · Headline bird — Breeding; months not stated by the source Source for Redstart
- Grasshopper Warbler · Headline bird — Breeding; months not stated by the source Source for Grasshopper Warbler
- Reed Bunting — Season not stated by source Source for Reed Bunting
- Stonechat — Season not stated by source Source for Stonechat
- Meadow Pipit — Season not stated by source Source for Meadow Pipit
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A public footpath runs along the southern boundary; permissive paths climb towards the hilltop. The reserve includes wet mire and a drier hillside.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The Wildlife Trust lists off-road parking for visitors.
- Dogs
- Dogs must be on leads.
- Access notes
- The operator states that the reserve is not accessible to wheelchairs.
- Step-free access
- The operator states that the reserve is not accessible to wheelchairs.
Getting there: The pin uses the Trust’s published main-entrance grid reference. Bus stops at Tynygraig and Lledrod leave walks of approximately four and 3.5 kilometres respectively, along narrow lanes; use current travel information before planning that approach.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
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- Cemaes Head · 35.3 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Cors Caron National Nature Reserve, 4.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Coed Simdde Lwyd · 6.2 miles in a straight line
- Rhos Glandenys · 8.5 miles in a straight line
- Cwm Clettwr · 14.0 miles in a straight line