Plan your visit
Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
53.05848, -4.14953
Best for
1 activityWildlife
Good match
Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vWalking
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
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Llanberis PathWalking route▾
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Watkin PathWalking route▾
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Rhyd Ddu PathWalking route▾
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Snowdon Ranger PathWalking route▾
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🚴Cycling
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
About this reservoir
Llyn y Dywarchen is a reservoir covering 21 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️
Parking
1 nearby · 158m
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
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