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Stone Circle - Brenig 8

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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53.09482, -3.51276

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Chaffinch
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

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

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Transparent Fork-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Transparent Fork-moss, Rufous Forklet-moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brenig WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hiraethog TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

9 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

ElorgarregMountain bike route

Named route

AlwenMountain bike route

Named route

BrenigMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

4,349 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,349 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose +51

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Willow TitPoecile montanus

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Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🌿

Plants20 species

summer

2025

Rufous Forklet-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss +15

Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,349 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Great Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Greylag Goose +51

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CurlewNumenius arquata
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Willow TitPoecile montanus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Pine Marten

Pine MartenMartes martes

🌿

Plants20 species

summer

2025

Rufous Forklet-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss +15

Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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