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Places › Wales › North Wales › Denbighshire Getting here
53.09503, -3.50918
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Herring Gull ✦ 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
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Herring Gull ✦ 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, Herring Gull, Cormorant +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Herring Gull, Cormorant +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stictochironomus, Bryophaenocladius, Protanypus morio +19 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Stictochironomus, Bryophaenocladius, Protanypus morio +19 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rufous Forklet-moss, Transparent Fork-moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rufous Forklet-moss, Transparent Fork-moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hiraethog Trail Walking route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North Wales Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brenig Loop Local cycle route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Lake Tour
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Around the Lake
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Up to the Lake
Show on map Elorgarreg Mountain bike route ▾
Alwen Mountain bike route ▾
Brenig Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Hen Ddinbych (Old Denbigh)
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Wildlife to spot
3,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,714 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +41
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Curlew Numenius arquata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Rufous Forklet-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +13
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Bicoloured Bryum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,714 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +41
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Curlew Numenius arquata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Rufous Forklet-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +13
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Bicoloured Bryum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bryum bicolor
Bryum bicolor
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum subsecundum
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