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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 68 ha
Getting here
53.10293, -3.61801
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow 🍄 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
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow 🍄 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 — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wheatear +69 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wheatear +69 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Conifer Mazegill, Amanita Wridog, Puccinia arenariae +22 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Strict Haircap, Feathery Bog-moss, Papillose Bog-moss +95 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Hawker, Bilberry Bumblebee, Dark Giant Horsefly +1 more · last seen 2024
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 ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
2,581 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,581 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Canada Goose +31
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Merlin Falco columbarius Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Curlew Numenius arquata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunlin Calidris alpina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Teal Anas crecca Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Polytrichum commune s.str. · Papillose Bog-moss · Strict Haircap · Red Bog-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +17
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str. Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis River Grimmia Schistidium rivulare Rusty Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,581 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Stonechat · Herring Gull · Canada Goose +31
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Merlin Falco columbarius Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Curlew Numenius arquata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunlin Calidris alpina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Teal Anas crecca Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Polytrichum commune s.str. · Papillose Bog-moss · Strict Haircap · Red Bog-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +17
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str. Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum Red Bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis River Grimmia Schistidium rivulare Rusty Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Hampe's Threadwort Cephaloziella hampeana
Hampe's Threadwort Cephaloziella hampeana
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre 