The Dyfi estuary is on the west coast of Wales near to Aberdyfi. To access the estuary you need to travel on the A487 from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth until you reach Tre’r-ddol, where you need to turn right onto the B4353 to Borth. (map1)

          Map 1                                               Map2                                                 Map3

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Then within a short distance you come to a lay-by with a sign for Craig-y-penrhyn and a dead end road sign on your right, (yellow square) turn down this single track road until you come to a gate and a river ford (red square). (map2)

Caution do not park here if a large high tide is predicted, use lay-by instead to avoid your car being flooded! (yellow square)

Park on the side so as not to block the lane and then walk past the gate and down the public footpath onto the marsh. The walk is approximately 1 mile, where you enter the marsh there is a large wooden railway bridge, go under the bridge and when on the other side you are in the shooting zone. (map6)

The other place to park and enter the marsh is further on down the main road (B4353) near to Ynyslas. (map3)

Go over the level crossing and park on the right hand side straight after crossing. (maroon square).

Go past the white bungalow on your right and through the gate on the right, go across the field over bridge and turn

to your right and head for the sea wall at the far end of field, there is a stile and a gate at that far end. (map4)

Or else over bridge turn left and follow sea wall around onto marsh and shooting zone.

The river at this end is called the Leri and is the boundary for this end of the marsh

          Map4                                                Map5                                                   Map6

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Map 5 shows the boundary for the other end of the shooting zone, where there are white / dirty posts, with the RSPB reserve beyond them. From one end to other it is approximately 3 miles, map 6 is where you enter the marsh under the railway bridge.

For those of you who may want to come and shoot on the Dyfi estuary there are several ways of doing so.

1. Join the DDAWC.

   Or

   2) Contact Glynn Cook at BASC Wales, The Station House, Caersws, Powys. SY17 5HH (Wales Director for BASC)

    Where you can get day permits for the estuary. You will need BASC or third party insurance and a

          wildlife habitat stamp plus the fee. (There is no guide provided by BASC Wales with the permit.)