Cors Dyfi
Making a comeback
This site used to be within the Dyfi Estuary’s tidal range and would have been covered twice a day by the sea. Over the years, silt gradually built up to a level above the high water mark, meaning that the land could be claimed for grazing. During exceptionally high tides the site is still prone to flooding.
In 1966 the fields were planted with Sitka spruce; 30 years later the trees were felled and regeneration work has been carried out under the management of Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. Today the reserve has habitats of bog, swamp, wet woodland and gorse. Trees have come back – mainly willow, silver birch and alder – and wildlife is increasing.
Exciting news for 2009 - we now have an osprey project on this reserve! To find out more about the Dyfi Osprey Project, click here.
Directions to the reserve: Cors Dyfi is found at gri reference SN701985, 3.5 miles south west of Machynlleth on the A487 Abersytwyth road just south of Morben Isaf caravan park.
