Brenig Lake Barrows - Brenig 41 0 ha
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Places › Wales › North Wales › Denbighshire Getting here
53.10070, -3.52634
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss, Girgensohn's Bog-moss +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss, Girgensohn's Bog-moss +42 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hiraethog Trail Walking route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North Wales Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brenig Loop Local cycle route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Lake Tour
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Around the Lake
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Up to the Lake
Show on map Elorgarreg Mountain bike route ▾
Alwen Mountain bike route ▾
Brenig Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Llyn Brenig from the bird hide
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Wildlife to spot
5,493 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,493 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Tit Poecile montanus Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss +40
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,493 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Tit Poecile montanus Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss +40
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crenulated Flapwort
Crenulated Flapwort
Solenostoma gracillimum
Solenostoma gracillimum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Flexuous Bog-moss Sphagnum flexuosum
Flexuous Bog-moss Sphagnum flexuosum
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum subsecundum
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum subsecundum
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Transparent Flapwort Solenostoma hyalinum
Transparent Flapwort Solenostoma hyalinum 