Cors Caron

Cors Caron, also known as Tregaron Bog, is one of the largest wetland areas in Wales, formed 12,000 years ago when the last of the Ice Age glaciers melted away, leaving behind a large, shallow lake. Over time, the lake filled with sediments and vegetation, forming peat and later, acid peat. It covers an area of around 816 acres, is 6km in length, and feeds into the River Teifi. In 1993 Cors Caron was placed on a list of wetland sites of international importance, and is now managed by the Countryside Council for Wales.

I have been only once, in August 2004, when on my way to the Red Kite feeding station at Bwlch Nant yr Arian. At the time, they were planning a hide overlooking the lake, which was due to be completed by February 2006.

I took a picture of a Willow Tit here that I later entered in the BBC Countryfile Photographic Competition.

Apparently, the Red Kite is a common site, along with Buzzards, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Sparrowhawk, Hen Harrier, Teal, Curlew, Redshank and Water Rail.

Snipe, Red Grouse, Tree Pippit, Grasshopper Warbler and Whinchat can be seen in the drier areas and the Common Redstart and Willow Warbler nest in the willow scrub.

The reserve is off the B4343, two miles north of Tregaron.

Cors Caron on Wikipedia

My images from Cors Caron

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