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Places › Wales › North Wales › Denbighshire Getting here
53.10999, -3.51150
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Cormorant +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Cormorant +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Girgensohn's Bog-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Girgensohn's Bog-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss +27 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 Abandoned Cottage near Llyn Brenig
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Wildlife to spot
3,765 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,765 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Herring Gull · Mallard +42
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sand Martin Riparia riparia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Teal Anas crecca Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Curlew Numenius arquata Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +20
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Overleaf Pellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,765 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Herring Gull · Mallard +42
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sand Martin Riparia riparia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Teal Anas crecca Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Curlew Numenius arquata Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Snipe Gallinago gallinago 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum +20
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Overleaf Pellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pellia epiphylla
Pellia epiphylla
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum subsecundum
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