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Getting here
53.23324, -3.54101
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ✦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
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ✦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 — Mallard, Coot, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tanytarsus part 2, Cricotopus sylvestris, Chironomus +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route▾
Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,007 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,007 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +18
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Tanytarsus part 2 · Cricotopus sylvestris · Chironomus · Eukiefferiella · Micropsectra +50
- Tanytarsus part 2Tanytarsus part 2
- Cricotopus sylvestrisCricotopus sylvestris
- ChironomusChironomus2022
- EukiefferiellaEukiefferiella2022
- MicropsectraMicropsectra
Cylindric Beard-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Sessile Grimmia · Nicholson's Beard-moss +38
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2022
- Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2022
- Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,007 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +18
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Tanytarsus part 2 · Cricotopus sylvestris · Chironomus · Eukiefferiella · Micropsectra +50
- Tanytarsus part 2Tanytarsus part 2
- Cricotopus sylvestrisCricotopus sylvestris
- ChironomusChironomus2022
- EukiefferiellaEukiefferiella2022
- MicropsectraMicropsectra
Cylindric Beard-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Sessile Grimmia · Nicholson's Beard-moss +38
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2022
- Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2022
- Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Synorthocladius semivirens
Synorthocladius semivirens
Synorthocladius semivirens
Synorthocladius semivirens
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bifida2022Eukiefferiella claripennisEukiefferiella claripennis2022Eukiefferiella claripennisEukiefferiella claripennis2022CardiocladiusCardiocladius2022CardiocladiusCardiocladius2022Tanytarsus part 3Tanytarsus part 32022Tanytarsus part 3Tanytarsus part 32022Potthastia gaediiPotthastia gaedii2022Potthastia gaediiPotthastia gaedii2022GlyptotendipesGlyptotendipes2022GlyptotendipesGlyptotendipes2022Micropsectra atrofasciataMicropsectra atrofasciata2022Micropsectra atrofasciataMicropsectra atrofasciata2022RheotanytarsusRheotanytarsus2022RheotanytarsusRheotanytarsus2022PolypedilumPolypedilum2022PolypedilumPolypedilum2022StictochironomusStictochironomus2022StictochironomusStictochironomus2022Cricotopus intersectusCricotopus intersectusCricotopus intersectusCricotopus intersectusOrthocladius rivicolaOrthocladius rivicolaOrthocladius rivicolaOrthocladius rivicolaCricotopusCricotopusCricotopusCricotopusParatanytarsus bituberculatusParatanytarsus bituberculatusParatanytarsus bituberculatusParatanytarsus bituberculatusCricotopus brevipalpisCricotopus brevipalpisCricotopus brevipalpisCricotopus brevipalpisCricotopus (Cricotopus) otherCricotopus (Cricotopus) otherCricotopus (Cricotopus) otherCricotopus (Cricotopus) otherTanypodinaeTanypodinae2022TanypodinaeTanypodinae2022RheocricotopusRheocricotopus2022RheocricotopusRheocricotopus2022Macropelopia nebulosaMacropelopia nebulosa2022Macropelopia nebulosaMacropelopia nebulosa2022ThienemanniellaThienemanniella2022ThienemanniellaThienemanniella2022ParametriocnemusParametriocnemus2022ParametriocnemusParametriocnemus2022SergentiaSergentia2022SergentiaSergentia2022PsectrocladiusPsectrocladius2022PsectrocladiusPsectrocladius2022OrthocladiusOrthocladius2022OrthocladiusOrthocladius2022Paracladopelma camptolabisParacladopelma camptolabis2022Paracladopelma camptolabisParacladopelma camptolabis2022Parachironomus graciliorParachironomus gracilior2022Parachironomus graciliorParachironomus gracilior2022CladopelmaCladopelma2022CladopelmaCladopelma2022CladotanytarsusCladotanytarsus2022CladotanytarsusCladotanytarsus2022EndochironomusEndochironomus2022EndochironomusEndochironomus2022PsilotanypusPsilotanypus2022PsilotanypusPsilotanypus2022Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe2Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe22022Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe2Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe22022MetriocnemusMetriocnemus2022MetriocnemusMetriocnemus2022LimnophyesLimnophyes2022LimnophyesLimnophyes2022ParachironomusParachironomus2022ParachironomusParachironomus2022Pagastiella orophilaPagastiella orophila2022Pagastiella orophilaPagastiella orophila2022Heleniella ornaticollisHeleniella ornaticollis2022Heleniella ornaticollisHeleniella ornaticollis2022CorynoneuraCorynoneura2022CorynoneuraCorynoneura2022Blunt-fruited PottiaTortula caucasicaBlunt-fruited PottiaTortula caucasicaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileCommon PottiaTortula truncata2022Common PottiaTortula truncata2022Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2022Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2022Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2022Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2022Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2022Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2022Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2022Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2022Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2022Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2022Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2022Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2022Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2022Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2022Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2022Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2022Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2022Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2022Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2022Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2022Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2022Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2022Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2022Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2022Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2022Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2022