Glaslyn Nature Reserve is now open. Please note that the padlock code has changed, so members wishing to drive down the track to the car park will need to contact MWT well in advance (with your membership number), in order to give us time to get the new code to you.
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Open at all timesBest time to visit
June to AugustAbout the reserve
Glaslyn is Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust’s biggest nature reserve, an integral part of the Cambrian Mountains. The large expanse of heather moorland, with its associated boggy areas, surround an exposed upland lake. Spectacular views can be enjoyed from the viewpoint.
Glaslyn can be breathtaking at any time of year, but don’t miss June to August, when the reserve turns white with cottongrass, followed by purple with the flowering heather! Also look out for the lake’s speciality, quillwort, which often washes up on the lake shore after bad weather.
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IMPORTANT - VEHICULAR ACCESS TO GLASLYN
Please note that the landowner, in agreement with the Local Authority and Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, has revoked public vehicular access along the track that leads to Glaslyn Nature Reserve, due to persistent illegal activity in the area. As a result the gate at the entrance, off the road, has been locked with a combination lock. MWT members remain able to gain vehicular access through the gate to the reserve car park but will need to contact the office for the code before visiting the site (please note that this code will be changed periodically).
Alternatively, limited car parking space is available in the layby by the gate. Please do not park in front of the gate as access is required at all times for landowner and emergency vehicle access.
NO SWIMMING/WATER SPORTS
Glaslyn is a nature reserve. It is for the conservation of wildlife and for people to enjoy this wildlife. We do not permit swimming or water sports in any of the open water on our nature reserves. Whilst these activities may seem harmless, they can actually lead to the disturbance of wildlife, water pollution or the introduction of invasive non-native species or disease, as well as having the potential to affect the enjoyment of other visitors.