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53.08056, -3.57165

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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 Chaffinch and Siskin
✦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 Chaffinch and Siskin
✦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 — Chaffinch, Siskin, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Siskin, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cionus hortulanus, Cercopis vulnerata, Heteromyza commixta +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cionus hortulanus, Cercopis vulnerata, Heteromyza commixta +9 more · last seen 2026

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

11,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumn

2025

Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Siskin +46

Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow TitPoecile montanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoshawkAstur gentilis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoosanderMergus merganser

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Heteromyza commixta

Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,742 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumn

2025

Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Siskin +46

Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow TitPoecile montanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoshawkAstur gentilis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoosanderMergus merganser

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Heteromyza commixta

Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dot Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alwen tracks

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