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Getting here
53.00788, -3.44363
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Limnius volckmari, Elmis aenea +218 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Brenig Way; Named hiking route nearby: Brenig Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Brenig WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Berwyn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hiraethog TrailWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2 Lake Tour
Photos
St Mary's Church, Bettws Gwerfil Goch
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Wildlife to spot
1,713 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,713 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Nuthatch +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Cinnabar · Middle-barred Minor · Light Emerald · Violet Ground Beetle · Black Clock +38
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
- Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
- Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,713 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Nuthatch +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Cinnabar · Middle-barred Minor · Light Emerald · Violet Ground Beetle · Black Clock +38
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
- Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
- Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2020Mycetophila ornataMycetophila ornata2020Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2019Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2019Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2019Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2019Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Ghost MothHepialus humuli2019Ghost MothHepialus humuli2019Peach BlossomThyatira batis2019Peach BlossomThyatira batis2019FlameAxylia putris2019FlameAxylia putris2019Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Broom MothCeramica pisi2019Broom MothCeramica pisi2019Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2019Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2019White-pinion SpottedLomographa bimaculata2019White-pinion SpottedLomographa bimaculata2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019