Pwll Penarth
Changing the beds
This site used to be settling beds for a sewage farm – now it's a real bird paradise. The lake has been developed to provide shallow margins for dabbling birds and deeper areas for divers. Two hides ensure good views over the lake and the cliffs, where sand martins nest.
Directions to the reserve: Pwll Penarth is found at grid reference SO137926 next to Newtown Sewage Works. Take the B4568 from Newtown to Llanllwchaiarn, turn down by the church on the right and follow the lane to the sewage work gates. Park in the small car park down the track to the right of the gates. Follow the Severn Way footpath east to the reserve entrance.
