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Llyn Brianne

1,805 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1,805 ha

Getting here

52.13658, -3.75346

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wheatear +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Wheatear +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Tanytarsus part 2, Psectrocladius, Prodiamesa olivacea +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tanytarsus part 2, Psectrocladius, Prodiamesa olivacea +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — New Zealand Willowherb, Bell Heather, Yarrow +10 more · last seen 2021; Plants — New Zealand Willowherb, Bell Heather, Yarrow +10 more · last seen 2021

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Mallard +67

SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CuckooCuculus canorus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
SwiftApus apus
Phylloscopus trochilus trochilusPhylloscopus trochilus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GannetMorus bassanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

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Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Platycheirus albimanus · Yellow Meadow Ant

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Mallard +67

SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CuckooCuculus canorus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
SwiftApus apus
Phylloscopus trochilus trochilusPhylloscopus trochilus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GannetMorus bassanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Platycheirus albimanus · Yellow Meadow Ant

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forestry clear fell and Llyn Brianne, Ceredigion

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