Short birdwatching visit · Natural Resources Wales
Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring and summer for Pied Flycatcher, Wood Warbler and Redstart
- Headline birds
- Pied Flycatcher · Wood Warbler · Redstart
- Parking
- Two small charged car parks serve the trail; Blue Badge holders park free. The upper gate locks each evening and overnight parking is prohibited.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The 1.5-metre-wide compacted-stone path has loose gravel and RADAR gates; NRW says it may suit some wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Abergwyngregyn · LL33 0LP
Coedydd Aber is the wooded valley leading to Rhaeadr Fawr, better known to many visitors as Aber Falls. Oak, hazel and alder provide habitat for woodland birds, while the river and open grassland add variety to the walk. Natural Resources Wales names Pied Flycatcher, Wood Warbler and Redstart in spring and summer. The public waterfall path gives a straightforward way into the valley, with benches where visitors can pause. It climbs steadily rather than following a level riverside route, and the falls draw substantial numbers of visitors at busy times.
Birds and seasons
- Pied Flycatcher · Headline bird — Spring and summer Source for Pied Flycatcher
- Wood Warbler · Headline bird — Spring and summer Source for Wood Warbler
- Redstart · Headline bird — Spring and summer Source for Redstart
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- The waymarked Aber Falls Walk is 3.7 kilometres out and back, climbing gradually by 100 metres; allow about 1½ hours.
- Toilets
- Toilets, including accessible toilets, are in the upper car park during opening hours.
- Parking
- Two small charged car parks serve the trail; Blue Badge holders park free. The upper gate locks each evening and overnight parking is prohibited.
- Dogs
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Access notes
- The 1.5-metre-wide compacted-stone path has loose gravel and RADAR gates; NRW says it may suit some wheelchairs and pushchairs.
- Step-free access
- The 1.5-metre-wide compacted-stone path has loose gravel and RADAR gates; NRW says it may suit some wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Getting there: Follow signs through Abergwyngregyn to the trail car parks at the mapped grid reference. A free village-edge car park is about a mile farther from the trail start; parts of the approach lack pavement.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Great Orme · 9.6 straight-line miles
- Gwaith Powdwr Nature Reserve · 20.7 straight-line miles
- Cemlyn Nature Reserve · 24.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Conwy, 8.8 miles away in a straight line.
- Nant y Coed Local Nature Reserve · 2.3 miles in a straight line
- Great Orme · 9.6 miles in a straight line
- Cors Bodgynydd Nature Reserve · 9.8 miles in a straight line