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Getting here
53.17939, -3.59641
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
- 🍄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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
- 🍄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 — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Grey Squirrel, Brown Hare +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hebrew Character, Heart & Dart, White Ermine +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Silver-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crazed Cap, Stinkhorn, Coconut Milkcap +4 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
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
Photos
East Window, St Sannan Church
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Wildlife to spot
3,984 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,984 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackbird +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Supine Plait-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +53
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2023
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2023
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2023
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Long-beaked Water Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,984 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Wren · Blackbird +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Supine Plait-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +53
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2023
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2023
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2023
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Long-beaked Water Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhynchostegium riparioides
Rhynchostegium riparioides
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2023Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2023Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2023Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2023Common PottiaTortula truncata2023Common PottiaTortula truncata2023Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2023Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2023Silver-mossBryum argenteum2023Silver-mossBryum argenteum2023Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesRiver Bristle-mossOrthotrichum rivulareRiver Bristle-mossOrthotrichum rivulareLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaRiver GrimmiaSchistidium rivulareRiver GrimmiaSchistidium rivulareChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesFeathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2023Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2023White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2023White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2023Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2023Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2023Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2023Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2023Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2023Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2023Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2023Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2023Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2023Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2023Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2023Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2023Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2023Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2023Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2023Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2023Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2023Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2023Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium2023Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2023Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2023Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2023Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2023Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2023Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2023Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2023Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2023Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2023