Brenig Mesolithic Settlement
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.10584, -3.51742
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Cormorant +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Cormorant +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Girgensohn's Bog-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hiraethog TrailWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route▾
Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2 Lake Tour
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Around the Lake
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Up to the Lake
ElorgarregMountain bike route▾
AlwenMountain bike route▾
BrenigMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,507 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Cormorant · Herring Gull · Chaffinch · Great Black-backed Gull · Greylag Goose +43
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss +32
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
- Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,507 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Cormorant · Herring Gull · Chaffinch · Great Black-backed Gull · Greylag Goose +43
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss +32
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
- Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Redshank
Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiAcid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumSlender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundumSlender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundum