Short birdwatching visit · Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Goodwick Moor
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Winter for Snipe and Siskin; check flooding before visiting
- Headline birds
- Snipe · Sedge Warbler · Siskin
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The Trust describes the reserve as unsuitable for wheelchair access.
Between Goodwick and Fishguard
Goodwick Moor offers a wetland walk close to Fishguard and Goodwick, with reedbeds, ditches and willow and alder carr. The Wildlife Trust names Sedge Warbler in the reeds and Snipe and Siskin as winter visitors. A replacement boardwalk and wildlife pond have reopened a route through the reserve after a long closure; the new path avoids more sensitive ground. This is a modest stop for watching and listening from the permitted boardwalk. Water levels rise from autumn into spring, and heavy rain combined with spring tides can flood the moor, so access still depends on conditions.
Birds and seasons
- Snipe · Headline bird — Winter Source for Snipe
- Sedge Warbler · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Sedge Warbler
- Siskin · Headline bird — Winter Source for Siskin
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- The public approach uses a footbridge and a boardwalk; remain on the managed route.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Dogs
- Dogs must be on a lead.
- Access notes
- The Trust describes the reserve as unsuitable for wheelchair access.
- Step-free access
- The Trust describes the reserve as unsuitable for wheelchair access.
Getting there: Use the public right of way beside the Seaview Hotel off the A40, then the footbridge approach. The Trust lists bus connections from Fishguard Square; check current timetables before travelling and do not assume roadside parking.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Cemaes Head · 13.7 straight-line miles
- Rhosili Headland and The Vile · 42.1 straight-line miles
- Blackpill Shore · 50.8 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, 15.5 miles away in a straight line.
- Pengelli Forest · 10.9 miles in a straight line
- Cemaes Head · 13.7 miles in a straight line
- Westfield Pill · 19.5 miles in a straight line