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Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.01860, -3.53967
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Swift +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Swift +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Limnephilidae, Oulimnius +67 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pottia, Cylindric Beard-moss, Redshank +47 more · last seen 2023
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
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2 Lake Tour
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Up to the Lake
AlwenMountain bike route▾
Taith CylchMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,139 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,139 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Magpie · Willow Warbler · Willow Tit · Grey Heron +14
- SwiftApus apus2022
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Ficedula hypoleuca hypoleucaFicedula hypoleuca hypoleuca2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects35 species
springautumn
2023▾
Limnephilidae · Non-biting midges · Sericostoma personatum · Rhithrogena semicolorata · Limnius volckmari +30
- LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
- SimuliumSimulium
🌿Plants50 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Pottia · Cylindric Beard-moss · Redshank · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Donn's Grimmia +45
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana
- Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,139 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Magpie · Willow Warbler · Willow Tit · Grey Heron +14
- SwiftApus apus2022
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Ficedula hypoleuca hypoleucaFicedula hypoleuca hypoleuca2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects35 species
springautumn
2023▾
Limnephilidae · Non-biting midges · Sericostoma personatum · Rhithrogena semicolorata · Limnius volckmari +30
- LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
- Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
- SimuliumSimulium
🌿Plants50 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Pottia · Cylindric Beard-moss · Redshank · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Donn's Grimmia +45
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana
- Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oulimnius
Oulimnius
Oulimnius
Oulimnius
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBlack fliesSimuliidaeBlack fliesSimuliidaeBiting MidgeCeratopogonidaeBiting MidgeCeratopogonidaeSilo pallipesSilo pallipesSilo pallipesSilo pallipesOlives (Baetidae)BaetidaeOlives (Baetidae)BaetidaeTipulaTipulaTipulaTipulaDicranotaDicranotaDicranotaDicranotaOulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatusEsolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusHairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosusHairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosusHydraena gracilisHydraena gracilisHydraena gracilisHydraena gracilisHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusLeuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopusHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaElmis aeneaElmis aeneaElmis aeneaElmis aeneaEcdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentisLimoniidaeLimoniidaeLimoniidaeLimoniidaeMuscidaeMuscidaeMuscidaeMuscidaeHydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalaiPolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusBrachyptera risiBrachyptera risiBrachyptera risiBrachyptera risiIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumColymbetinaeColymbetinae2019ColymbetinaeColymbetinae2019Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2019Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2019Limnephilus fuscicornisLimnephilus fuscicornis2019Limnephilus fuscicornisLimnephilus fuscicornis2019PolycentropusPolycentropus2019PolycentropusPolycentropus2019Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumBristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichumBristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichumVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaSt. John's-WortHypericumSt. John's-WortHypericumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumWillowherbEpilobiumWillowherbEpilobiumEsthwaite WaterweedHydrilla verticillataEsthwaite WaterweedHydrilla verticillataDichodontiumDichodontiumDichodontiumDichodontiumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaDockRumexDockRumexCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensButtercupRanunculusButtercupRanunculusIntermediate Water-StarwortCallitriche brutia subsp. hamulataIntermediate Water-StarwortCallitriche brutia subsp. hamulataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGreat Yellow-cressRorippa amphibiaGreat Yellow-cressRorippa amphibiaWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansWoundwortStachysWoundwortStachys