Discovery backpacks

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 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