Short birdwatching visit · The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Rhos Glandenys
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Autumn, winter and early spring for the named birds
- Headline birds
- Jack Snipe · Woodcock · Snipe
- Parking
- The reserve has off-road parking for two cars.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Although generally flat, the reserve contains large wet areas and is not wheelchair friendly.
Cross Inn
Rhos Glandenys is a small reserve of three wet grassland compartments near Cross Inn. Standing water, willow-rich hedges and scrub give it a birding interest beyond its summer wildflowers. The Wildlife Trust names Snipe, Jack Snipe and Woodcock as frequent visitors in autumn, winter and early spring. Visitors have open access, but there are no formal paths and the boggy ground makes this a place to explore carefully from the permitted approaches. A bridge and stile connect the fields at the western end. This is a modest wet-pasture stop with very limited parking.
Birds and seasons
- Jack Snipe · Headline bird — Autumn and winter Source for Jack Snipe
- Woodcock · Headline bird — Autumn and winter Source for Woodcock
- Snipe · Headline bird — Autumn and winter Source for Snipe
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Enter through a kissing gate. A bridge with a stile crosses the boggy western area to connect the fields; there are no formal footpaths.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The reserve has off-road parking for two cars.
- Dogs
- Dogs must be on leads.
- Access notes
- Although generally flat, the reserve contains large wet areas and is not wheelchair friendly.
- Step-free access
- Although generally flat, the reserve contains large wet areas and is not wheelchair friendly.
Getting there: The pin uses the Trust’s main-entrance grid reference at Cross Inn. The operator says the reserve is not on a regular bus route; use its published directions and the small designated parking area.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
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- Morfa Dyffryn National Nature Reserve · 35.9 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
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- Cwm Clettwr · 18.6 miles in a straight line