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Getting here
53.14689, -3.49049
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black flies, Non-biting midges, Elmis aenea +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Overleaf Pellia, Endive Pellia +31 more · last seen 2023
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hiraethog TrailWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route▾
Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2 Lake Tour
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Around the Lake
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Up to the Lake
BrenigMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Lon Bryn-dubyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmSurface rockPath type: track
Photos
St. James church Nantgyln
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Wildlife to spot
1,782 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,782 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Carrion Crow · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2015
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2020
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- RavenCorvus corax2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2014
🦌Mammals1 species
springwinter
2017▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Adder
Myopa · Common Leaf Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug · Herald · Nebria brevicollis +10
- MyopaMyopa
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
- HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2017
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2016
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2016
Overleaf Pellia · Endive Pellia · Two-horned Pincerwort · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Bifid Crestwort +29
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,782 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Carrion Crow · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2015
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2020
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2017
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- RavenCorvus corax2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2014
🦌Mammals1 species
springwinter
2017▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Adder
Myopa · Common Leaf Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug · Herald · Nebria brevicollis +10
- MyopaMyopa
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
- HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2017
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2016
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2016
Overleaf Pellia · Endive Pellia · Two-horned Pincerwort · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Bifid Crestwort +29
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort
Frullania dilatata2015
Frullania dilatata2015
Common PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015Even ScalewortRadula complanata2015Even ScalewortRadula complanata2015Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaPelliaPellia2015PelliaPellia2015