Open Doors - RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve

RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve is a wetland on the east bank of the Conwy estuary, created from material dug out during construction of the adjacent A55 road tunnel between 1986 and 1991. First opened to the public in 1995, the reserve is now home to a variety of wonderful wildlife, including warblers, waders and wildfowl. The perfect place for families to discover nature!

The reserve covers 50 ha, of which almost 70% was created in the early 1990s from material
removed from the estuary during construction of the A55 road tunnel. The RSPB has shaped this post-industrial landscape to create circular walks which take you through reedbed, young woodland, grassland and scrub.

The dominant features are the two lagoons, in which islands have been created for roosting and nesting birds. The remainder of the reserve is mudflats and saltmarsh, part of the Afon Conwy SSSI, important for migratory waders.

Free entry all weekend.

No booking required.

Address - RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve, A55 Junction 18, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9XZ.

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Directions - from A55, take junction 18 (signposted Conwy and Deganwy) and follow the brown RSPB signs. The reserve is on the south side of the roundabout. 
From Conwy, Deganwy and Llandudno, take the A546/A547 to the Lidl roundabout, drive south past Tesco and the Cinema complex (Ffordd 6G) and cross the roundabout over A55. The entrance to the reserve is on the south side.

The nearest train station is Llandudno Junction, half a mile from the reserve.

The nearest bus stop to the nature reserve is the Tesco Superstore next to Llandudno Junction, and this is served by the following services: Service 25 Eglwysbach to Llandudno, Service 27 Tan-Lan to Conwy.
Many other buses stop nearby in Llandudno Junction (nos. 5, 9, 14, 15, 19, 84).

For more information on how to get to RSPB Conwy: https://www.rspb.org.uk/daysout/reserves/conwy/location