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Getting here
53.19186, -3.55725
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Rook +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Rook +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum, Elmis aenea +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Greater Featherwort, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +49 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route▾
Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
967 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +35
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Greater Featherwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +46
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
967 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +35
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Greater Featherwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +46
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Perthshire Beard-moss
Perthshire Beard-moss
Didymodon rigidulus
Didymodon rigidulus
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2022Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2022Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2020Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2020Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumSt Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthosSt Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthosGreen-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversaGreen-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversaGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesWry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2022Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2022Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2022Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2022Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2022Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2022Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum2022Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum2022Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2022Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2022Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2022Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2022Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2022Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2022Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2022Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2022Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2020Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2020Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2020Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2020