Fungi Hunt Saturday 17 October 11:00-13:00 Join us for a Fungi Forage in Hafod Garegog Woodland (with kind permission of the National Trust). A suggested donation of £5 per person, which includes a 2 hour guided walk by fungi expert Cynan Jones, through the enchanting woodland of Hafod Garegog. Please […]
We encourage our volunteers to continually develop their knowledge and learn more about the wildlife of the Glaslyn Valley. Recently we held a bat education evening in the John Parry Hide for our volunteers. Ecologists Tanya Cobb and Jack Halpin gave us an interesting presentation about British bats before we […]
Friday 4 September 2026 was a special and memorable day in the John Parry Hide on the Glaslyn Osprey site, as renowned Welsh naturalist and broadcaster Iolo Williams unveiled a granite memorial to Ted Breeze Jones, teacher, birder, photographer and popular author. Ted was, first and foremost, a primary teacher […]
Once the Ospreys have left the Glaslyn Valley on their winter migration it’s going to be a busy few months on site at Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife. Generous donations from our supporters last year towards the proposed Traeth Bach land purchase, which sadly we were unable to progress, are instead […]
Join us for a mini safari to learn more about the wonderful wildlife along the Afon Glaslyn. Discover the beautiful moths caught overnight, search for lizards and bugs and identify butterflies. Sunday 30 August 2026 11:00 – 15:30 Gweilch Glaslyn Ospreys, LL49 9SP
Youngest chick 2T4 finally took his first flight 18:41 on Sunday evening 26 July at 58 days old. Elen—who was perching in a nearby tree—took to the sky to make sure he was okay before landing in the tree next to him. 2T4 then joined her and spent some time […]
Sunday 19th July was a perfect day for fledging in the Glaslyn Valley, with no less than four fledges in the space of three hours! On the Friends of the Ospreys Pont Croesor nest, the first to fledge was Blue 0T7 who launched herself into the air at 10:51 at […]
At 20:02 Friday evening 17 July, eldest Glaslyn chick Blue 2T5 left the nest and made a short two minute flight to become the 50th chick to fledge from the Glaslyn nest.
The chicks on the Friends of the Ospreys Pont Croesor nest were ringed on June 30 by Darren Moore. The two oldest chicks were judged to be females and the youngest chick a male, which was exactly the same as the chicks on the Glaslyn nest. Thank you once again […]
The 2026 Glaslyn chicks were ringed on June 30 by experienced BTO ringer Jimmi Hill. The weight of the two oldest chicks suggests that they are females and the youngest of the brood is a male. Thank you once again to the dedicated ringing team for doing a wonderful job […]
