Three bedrooms: 2 x double 1 x twin. Bathroom with walk in shower, basin and WC. Cloakroom with basin and WC. Kitchen/diner. Utility. Sitting room
On the north coast of the Llyn Peninsula, Morfa Nefyn is a lovely coastal community with a two-mile stretch of sandy beach that is popular with families. Two pubs and restaurants can be found in Morfa Nefyn, as well as a garage. Pwllheli, Abersoch, and the lovely village of Boduan are all close, as is Nefyn, a neighbouring town with a variety of shops, a post office, bars, and restaurants. Fishing, sailing, and other water sports are also available along the region’s coastline, which is lined with castles and coves. Many outdoor activity establishments can be found within a 25-mile radius in Snowdonia National Park that boasts spectacular scenery and excellent hiking trails. The National Trust owns the majority of the coastline, making it easy to find secluded coves, sandbars, cliffs, and animal havens like Bardsey Island. The 91 miles section of the Welsh Coastal Path from neighbouring Porthmadog all the way around the peninsula to Caernarfon on the north coast is renowned for its spectacular scenery and diverse walking opportunities. These include Caernarfon, Portmeirion, and Bangor, which are all within easy driving distance. Morfa Nefyn is a great place to stay if you’re looking for a variety of places to see and things to do.
Gwynedd is a mountainous county with much of the east covered by Snowdonia National Park. To the west is the Llyn Peninsula which is flatter and has some of North Wales’s most beautiful coastlines.
The lagoons, wetlands, grasslands and reedbeds of Spinnies Aberogwen nature reserve near Bangor attract a wonderful variety of birds all year round but in particular during spring and autumn migrations. In the summer look out for kingfishers, little egrets, and grey herons in the reeds as they hunt for small fish, while in winter, water rails, great-crested grebes, and snipe, are joined by dunlins, lapwings, and redshanks looking for shelter. The reserve has a hide as well as bird feeders giving you the opportunity to see the wildlife up close.
Just south of Porthmadog is Traeth Glaslyn nature reserve made up of salt marsh, willow woodland, and grassland and a haven for wildlife and birds including teals, wigeons, curlews, black-tailed godwits. There is a hide here too, but please note at high tide the reserve can become submerged so check tide times before you go.
Another wetland reserve is the RSPB’s Arthog Bog in the Mawddach Valley. It may be small but it’s crammed with wildlife. Visit in spring for the opportunity to see summer migrants such as sedge warblers, whitethroats, and cuckoos. In autumn, flocks of redwings and fieldfares arrive for the winter. There’s a good chance to see goldfinches, linnets, and siskins feeding on seeds all year round.
For woodland birds head to Nantporth nature reserve, overlooking the Menai Strait and home to blackcaps, treecreepers, nuthatches, and jays. It’s also a good place to spot carrion crows, ravens, and jackdaws which often flock to the foreshore.
Also in the Menai Straits, is Traeth Lafan or Lavan Sands, an intertidal sandbank that is important for waterfowl in particular oystercatchers, as well as ringed plovers, knots, greenshanks, and turnstones.
Although ospreys can be spotted all over Gwynedd, for fans of these magnificent birds of prey a trip to Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife is a must. A pair of ospreys has been breeding at the site since 2004 and in spring, visitors can watch on camera as the parents deliver fish to feed their chicks at the nest. There are also viewing platforms, hides, and scopes, and volunteers on hand to answer any questions you might have.
