Ynyshir Nature Reserve. Free for RSPB members. Open daily.

Details

Accessibility:

"There are two blue badge parking spaces 30 metres from the Visitor Centre and the surface is compacted stone. Access is up a moderate slope with a hand-rail on one side and 4 steps to the Visitor Centre which has a tiled carpet surface and 4 steps to enter or exit the building. 1 ramp to enter or exit the building, moderate to steep slope. There is a handrail on one side of the slope (the slope is not suitable for wheelchairs or mobility scooters). Manual opening doors. Our staff can offer assistance. Non-slip floor surfaces. Chairs and table provided. No hearing loop available. Evenly lit throughout with ceiling spotlights.. A variety of routes available, most are rugged and can be seasonally flooded. There are toilets on site, but the flooring is quarry tiling. The main toilet block is accessible only by steps and a steep ramp.."

30 Spaces.

2 Blue badge spaces. Flat gradient. Blue badge parking spaces 30 metres from the Visitor Centre. Accessible toilet is a hired Portaloo on level of car park.

Surface is loose compacted stone. No electrical lighting. No height restrictions.

Access to toilets and visitor centre is via ramps and steps.

The Marian Mawr hide has level access with no steps.

The Ynys-Feurig hide has a slope to access, no steps.

The Domen Las hide has 1 step.

The Ynys-hir hide has 7 steps.

The Saltings hide has 9 steps.

A variety of fixed and moveable seating is available in some of the hides, speak to staff for more information.

See https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/ynys-hir/facilities to download Ynys-hir accessibility guide"

Brief Description:

Ynys-hir is a nature reserve that mixes Welsh oak woodland with wet grassland and saltmarshes.

Further Information:

Address:

Ynyshir Nature Reserve, Dyfi Furnace, Machynlleth SY20 8TB

+ Ynys-hir, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8TA.

Email:

ynys-hir@rspb.org.uk

Phone:

01654 700222.

Website:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/ynys-hir

https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/spring-walks?utm_source=notes_on_nature_20250412&utm_medium=email&utm_term=notes_on_nature&utm_content=31&utm_campaign=notes_on_nature

Opening Hours:

The reserve is open from dawn to dusk. The visitor centre is open daily 9 am-5 pm from April to October and 10 am-4 pm from November to March.

Admission Prices: Free for RSPB members. For non-membershttps://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/ynys-hir/charges

Directions

The reserve is situated between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth. Turn off the A487 in the village of Eglwys-fach and proceed for one mile to the car park. OS SN 682 961  What3Words: ranches.rags.link .  On Sustrans Route 8.

Transport:

2026: "There is a regular hourly bus service between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth which stops in Eglwys-fach (X28).The nearest train station is Machynlleth.

For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0800 464 00 00.

Amenities:

Hot beverages and light refreshments available in the Visitor Centre. Hot food available from pubs nearby and Machynlleth has cafés, pubs and shops, 5 miles from the reserve. There is a picnic area next to the car-park, 40m from the Visitor Centre. Four picnic benches with benches with spaces for wheelchair users at each end of each table. Compacted earth surface.

See https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/ynys-hir/facilities "

+ See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c934wqk1w1vo for Ynyshir Restaurant.

Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms, Eglwys Fach, Machynlleth SY20 8TA