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53.09455, -3.50187
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Cormorant ✦ 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
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Cormorant ✦ 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, Cormorant, Herring Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Cormorant, Herring Gull +80 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 — Bryophaenocladius, Protanypus morio, Sergentia +28 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Bryophaenocladius, Protanypus morio, Sergentia +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Transparent Fork-moss, Curve-leaved Ditrichum, Rufous Forklet-moss +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Transparent Fork-moss, Curve-leaved Ditrichum, Rufous Forklet-moss +6 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 Reconstructed platform cairn above Llyn Brenig (detail)
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Wildlife to spot
3,821 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,821 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Tufted Duck · Greylag Goose +47
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Curlew Numenius arquata Great Tit Parus major Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Willow Tit Poecile montanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Transparent Fork-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum · Bicoloured Bryum · Redshank +3
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata Flat-topped Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,821 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Tufted Duck · Greylag Goose +47
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Curlew Numenius arquata Great Tit Parus major Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Willow Tit Poecile montanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Transparent Fork-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum · Bicoloured Bryum · Redshank +3
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata Flat-topped Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphagnum fallax
Sphagnum fallax
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis 