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53.09524, -3.50256
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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
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🦉 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 — Rufous Forklet-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rufous Forklet-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +9 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
3,490 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,490 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose +46
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula 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 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Great Tit Parus major Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Willow Tit Poecile montanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Rufous Forklet-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +7
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor Crenulated Flapwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,490 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose +46
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula 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 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Great Tit Parus major Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Willow Tit Poecile montanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Rufous Forklet-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +7
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor Crenulated Flapwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Solenostoma gracillimum
Solenostoma gracillimum
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss Sanionia uncinata
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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