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Getting here
52.98789, -3.54472
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Raven +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Raven +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Large Red Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Brook-side Feather-moss, Common Pottia +54 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Ballerina, Smoky Spindles, Common Puffball +3 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hiraethog TrailWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2 Lake Tour
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3,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Starling · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Spotted Flycatcher +41
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🌿Plants33 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Cylindric Beard-moss · Brook-side Feather-moss · Common Pottia · Greater Water-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss +28
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,571 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Starling · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Spotted Flycatcher +41
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🌿Plants33 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Cylindric Beard-moss · Brook-side Feather-moss · Common Pottia · Greater Water-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss +28
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumVarnished Hook-mossHamatocaulis vernicosusVarnished Hook-mossHamatocaulis vernicosusRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare