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Dinas Reservoir

75 ha

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome75 ha

Getting here

52.42472, -3.84320

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Non-biting midges +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Non-biting midges +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ladder Flapwort, Heath Star Moss, Aloe Haircap +141 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ladder Flapwort, Heath Star Moss, Aloe Haircap +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Wood-rust, Common Threadwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Miners' TrailWalking route
Named route
Ridgetop TrailWalking route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Dinas Reservoir from near the summit of Drybeth

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Dinas Reservoir from near the summit of Drybeth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→💧Dinas ReservoirReservoir0 m→⛪Capel PonterwydReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Stone Circle and Round Cairns, HirnantHistoric site1.7 km→✦Llys ArthurHistoric site3.9 km→✦Dinas CampHistoric site1.1 km→

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