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Our free-to-use discovery backpacks offer young visitors a helping hand to get up close to nature.
You can borrow a backpack on your visit to:
- Bwlch Nant yr Arian visitor centre, near Aberystwyth
- Coed y Brenin Forest Park visitor centre, near Dolgellau
- Dyfi: Ynyslas National Nature Reserve visitor centre, near Aberystwyth
What's in a backpack?
Each discovery backpack contains useful goodies like binoculars, a magnifying glass, a bug pot and nature identification cards along with a guide explaining how to use them.
The backpacks also include some challenges to help get your nature hunt started.
Try out bark rubbing, have a go a bird spotting, or set off on a search for mini-beasts in the woods.
How do I borrow a backpack?
- There is no charge to borrow a discovery backpack.
- A parent or other adult will be asked to fill in a brief registration form and leave a deposit.
- Backpacks are issued on arrival and cannot be booked in advance.
- Backpacks should be returned to the visitor centre after use.
- There is a limited supply of backpacks at each visitor centre and they are issued on a first come, first served basis.
