Caernarfon Wrecsam Blaenau Ffestiniog Wrexham ArweiniadFo i’r Warchodfa Guide to Reserve Parc Coedwig Llangollen Coed y Brenin Porthmadog Forest Park Bala Pwllheli Harlech Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Llanbedr Cadair Idris National Nature Reserve Y Bermo Barmouth Dolgellau Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Coedwig Y Trallwng Dyfi Welshpool Forest Cadair Idris Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Dyfi: Ynyslas National Nature Reserve National Nature Reserve Machynlleth // Darganfyddwch y warchodfa fynyddig hon a pharcdir Dôl Idris Discover this mountain reserve and Dôl Idris parkland Llanidloes Aberystwyth Devil’s Bridge Pontarfynach 0300 065 3000 Aberaeronwww.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru www.naturalresources.wales Cyngor ar ddiogelwch mynydd gan Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri Mountain safety advice from Snowdonia National Park Authority www.eryri-npa.gov.uk Ffôn/Phone: 01766 770274 Os hoffech yr wybodaeth hon mewn fformat arall, cysylltwch â ni: Ffôn: 0300 065 3000 Ebost: [email protected] If you would like this information in an alternative format, please contact us: Phone: 0300 065 3000 Email: [email protected] Ffotograff clawr/cover photo: ©Gary Short Photography photo: clawr/cover Ffotograff NRWRC030 www.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru www.naturalresources.wales Welcome to Dôl Idris parkland and Cadair Idris National Nature Reserve Dôl Idris is a beautiful parkland in the foothills of Cadair Idris, in the south of the Snowdonia National Park. It offers accessible paths around the parkland, a seasonal visitor centre with a live Webcam of some shy residents, a picturesque little lake and its fish ladder, and some exotic specimen trees This is a popular starting point for walkers keen to experience the rugged beauty of Cadair Idris and those who want to find out more about the striking geology and Croeso i barcdir Dôl Idris a wildlife of the National Nature Reserve (NNR) which lies behind the Cadair Idris Visitor Centre. Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol The Minffordd path to the summit of Cadair Idris starts Cadair Idris from here. If you’re feeling energetic and have suitable footwear, why not try one of our steep climbs up part of Parcdir hardd wrth droed Cadair Idris yn ne Parc the Minffordd path for views of waterfalls and woodlands. There’s a choice of the short Gorge Climb or the longer Cenedlaethol Eryri yw Dôl Idris. Mae yma lwybrau climb on the Nant Cadair Bridge Walk. hygyrch o amgylch y parcdir, canolfan ymwelwyr a chaffi tymhorol efo lluniau byw o’r creaduriaid swil If you prefer a gentle stroll on flatter ground or a peaceful sy’n byw yno, llyn bach trawiadol a’i risiau pysgod, picnic by the lake, try our two accessible paths through the a choed egsotig. parkland – Dôl Idris Lake and the Parkland Circuit. Mae hwn yn fan cychwyn poblogaidd i gerddwyr sy’n The entrance to Dôl Idris is near to the A487 where there awyddus i weld a mwynhau harddwch Cadair Idris, ac i’r is a Pay and Display car park and public toilet, owned and rhai sydd eisiau dysgu mwy am fywyd gwyllt a daeareg managed by Snowdonia National Park Authority. anhygoel y Warchodfa Natur Genedlaethol (GNG), sy’n codi tu cefn i’r Ganolfan Ymwelwyr. A five minute walk will take you toCadair Idris Visitor Centre and Tŷ Te Cadair Tea Room. Mae llwybr Minffordd i gopa Cadair Idris yn cychwyn yma hefyd. Os ydych yn teimlo’n egnïol ac yn gwisgo esgidiau The accessible path to the visitor centre and around the addas, gallwch fentro’r llwybr serth i’r warchodfa, er mwyn site is even and wide. gwerthfawrogi’r goedwig dderw a’i rhaeadrau byrlymus, gan ddilyn Taith y Ceunant, neu barhau i’r tir agored nes cyrraedd Pont Nant Cadair, a thu hwnt. Os yw’n well gennych grwydro’n hamddenol ar dir mwy gwastad, neu gael picnic ar lan y llyn, dilynwch ein llwybrau hygyrch – Llwybr Llyn Dôl Idris a Chylchdaith y Ddôl. Mae’r safle’n agos iawn i’r A487 ac mae yma faes parcio Talu ac Arddangos a thoiledau cyhoeddus, a reolir gan Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri. Taith bum munud ar droed yw hi i Ganolfan Ymwelwyr Cadair Idris a Thŷ Te Cadair. Mae’r llwybrau hygyrch ar y safle yn llydan a gwastad. Canolfan Ymwelwyr Cadair Idris a Thŷ Te Cadair Cadair Idris Visitor Centre and Tŷ Te Cadair Tea Room Dewch i weld yr arddangosfa, sy’n dangos rhyfeddodau natur a daeareg Gwarchodfa Cadair Idris, a chwedlau’r Visit our exhibition, showcasing the wildlife, geology and mynydd. Mae gêm ryngweithiol yno, a ffilm fer yn egluro sut stories of Cadair Idris National Nature Reserve. We have naddwyd y mynydd gan rewlifoedd 12,000 o flynyddoedd yn interactive games and short films which explain how the ôl, ac un arall yn awgrymu mae Idris Gawr ffurfiodd y tirlun last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago, shaped the mountain, and mewn brwydrau taflu cerrig! Elfen boblogaidd arall yw’r another suggesting that Idris the Giant created it during camerâu is-goch sy’n gwylio ystlumod pedol lleiaf yn y to. stone-throwing battles! A popular feature is the live infra- red footage of rare lesser horseshoe bats in the roof space. Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru sy’n berchen ar y ganolfan, ac yn ei rheoli mewn partneriaeth gyda staff Tŷ Te Cadair. Mae’r The centre is owned by Natural Resources Wales, and adeilad yn gwbl hygyrch, gyda lifft a thoiledau anabl. managed in partnership with the staff of Tŷ Te Cadair Tea Room. The building is fully accessible and has a lift and Mwynhewch deisennau traddodiadol, cawl blasus, disabled toilet facilities. brechdannau a baguettes, neu ginio poeth, a hynny mewn lleoliad gwych. Enjoy traditional home made cakes, scrumptious soups, freshly made sandwiches, baguettes and hot lunches, in a Oriau Agor stunning location. Dyddiau Sadwrn a Sul, gwyliau banc a gwyliau ysgol, rhwng y Sadwrn cyn Dydd Gwener y Groglith hyd Medi’r 16eg. Opening Hours 10.00 yb – 5.00 yh Visitor Centre and Tea Room – Saturday, Sunday, Bank holidays and Gwynedd school holidays, from the Saturday Cysylltwch cyn teithio i gael y manylion agor diweddaraf before Good Friday – 16th September. Ffôn 01654 761505 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Gweplyfr/Facebook www.facebook.com/ TŷTeCadairTeaRoom Please check before travelling for updates to opening times Gall y Ganolfan a’r Tŷ Te agor ar ddyddiau ychwanegol Phone 01654 761505 trwy’r gwanwyn, haf a hydref hefyd. Facebook www.facebook.com/TyTeCadairTeaRoom Please note that both the Visitor Centre and Tea Room may Trwy’r Flwyddyn open on additional days during spring, summer and autumn. Gallwn agor yr arddangosfa ar gyfer cymdeithasau, clybiau, ysgolion a cholegau trwy drefniant. Gallwn gynnig ambell All Year sgwrs hefyd gan reolwr y warchodfa. Ymholiadau trwy ein We can open the exhibition for societies, clubs, schools and canolfan gyswllt neu’r dudalen Gweplyfr: colleges, by prior arrangement. We can also occasionally Ffôn 0300 065 3000, offer a talk by the nature reserve manager. Enquiries gofynnwch am Uwch Reolwr Gwarchodfa Cadair Idris through our contact centre or Facebook page: Phone 0300 065 3000, Gweplyfr/Facebook www.facebook.com/ ask for Senior Reserves Manager, Cadair Idris NNR CanolfanYmwelwyrCadairIdrisVisitorCentre Facebook www.facebook.com/ CanolfanYmwelwyrCadairIdrisVisitorCentre Allwedd/Map Key parcio cyfuchliniau 600 parking contour lines toiledau n y warchodfa toilets reserve boundary mynediad hawdd llwybr easy access footpath gwybodaeth nant information stream Tŷ Te Cadair brigiad craig Cadair Tea Room rock outcrop coetir woodland 550 863 600 893 700 550 700 500 450 35500 400 Mae’r map hwn yn dangos terfyn a rhai o nodweddion y Warchodfa. I ddringo Cadair Idris defnyddiwch fap OS 1:25 000 OL23 neu lyfryn Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri ‘Llwybrau Cadair Idris Paths’ 750 600 This map shows the boundary and some features of the National Nature Reserve. To climb Cadair Idris use the 1:25,000 Explorer 600 OL 23 OS map or Snowdonia National Park Authority’s publication ‘Llwybrau Cadair Idris Paths’ Atgynhyrchwyd â chaniatâd yr Arolwg Ordnans500 ar ran Llyfrfa ei Mawrhydi. © Hawlfraint a hawliau cronfa ddata’r Goron 2016. Cedwir 350 pob hawl. Rhif Trwydded yr Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 150 Reproduced by Permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right 2016. 1000 Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741 450 Pont 350 Nant Cadair Bridge 300 CYLCHDAITH Y DDÔL PARKLAND CIRCUIT 250 Amser: 30 munud Time: 30 mins 200 Pellter: ½ milltir / 0.8km Distance: ½ mile / 0.8km Gradd: Estyniad hygyrch i Grade: An accessible, longer 150 lwybr y llyn, heibio’r ganolfan extension to the lake walk, via ymwelwyr u the visitor centre Uchafbwyntiau: Cadwch Highlights: Look out for Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol National Nature Reserve olwg am flychau ystlumod! bat boxes! They have been Mae Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol The Cadair Idris National Nature Cadair Idris a reolir gan Gyfoeth Reserve which is managed by Natural Maent wedi eu gosod er mwyn installed to monitor the nine Naturiol Cymru yn enwog am ei Resources Wales is renowned for daeareg trawiadol a’i bywyd gwyllt. its striking geology and wildlife. The Mae Llwybr Minffordd i gopa Cadair Minffordd Path to the summit of monitro’r naw rhywogaeth species of bats that can be Idris yn lwybr poblogaidd sy’n arwain Cadair Idris is a popular route that trwy’r Warchodfa. leads through the Reserve. o ystlum sydd i’w cael yma, found here, including the rare Canolfan Ymwelwyr Canolfan Ymwelwyr a Thy^ Te Cadair gan gynnwys yr ystlum pedol lesser horseshoe bat. Spot the Cadair Idris Dewch i ddysgu am fywyd gwyllt, mwynhewch Visitor Centre lleiaf prin. Yn y murddyn ger old ruin near the visitor centre. gartw^ n am Idris Gawr a gwylio lluniau byw o y ganolfan ymwelwyr oedd It’s where Idris table water and ystlumod yn y to.