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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.04573, -3.38831
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Flavoplaca dichroa, Lecidea grisella, Scoliciosporum curvatum +66 more · last seen 2010
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +21 more · last seen 2022
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2 Lake Tour
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Up to the Lake
Photos
St Mary's Church, Derwen (3)
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,072 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,072 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Redstart · Tawny Owl · Chiffchaff · Swift · Blackbird +40
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- RavenCorvus corax2017
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2012
- CurlewNumenius arquata2012
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2012
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2012
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2012
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2017
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2020
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Agapetus fuscipes · Hydropsyche siltalai · Potamophylax latipennis +11
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2022
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2022
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2022
- Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2022
Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Yellow-rattle · Meadow Buttercup +7
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2018
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,072 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Redstart · Tawny Owl · Chiffchaff · Swift · Blackbird +40
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- RavenCorvus corax2017
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2012
- CurlewNumenius arquata2012
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2012
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2012
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2012
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2017
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2020
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Agapetus fuscipes · Hydropsyche siltalai · Potamophylax latipennis +11
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2022
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2022
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2022
- Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2022
Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Yellow-rattle · Meadow Buttercup +7
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2018
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018