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Getting here
53.05790, -3.56370
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Siskin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Siskin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Non-biting midges +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fingered Cowlwort, Cylindric Beard-moss, Donn's Grimmia +62 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
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▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,383 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,383 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Siskin · Wren · Coal Tit · Crossbill +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Red Damselfly
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Marsh Bryum · Lindberg's Plait-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +28
- Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
- Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
- Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,383 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Siskin · Wren · Coal Tit · Crossbill +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Red Damselfly
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Marsh Bryum · Lindberg's Plait-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +28
- Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
- Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
- Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Redshank
Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Bicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusGreasewortAneura pinguisGreasewortAneura pinguis