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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.11552, -3.50604
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ 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
- 🐦85+ 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Cormorant +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Cormorant +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Girgensohn's Bog-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Overleaf Pellia +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
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
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▾
AlwenMountain bike route▾
BrenigMountain bike route▾
Photos
Tir Mostyn Wind Farm from Llyn Brenig
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Cormorant · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck +42
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Transparent Fork-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +15
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
- Strict Haircap
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Cormorant · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck +42
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- TealAnas crecca
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Transparent Fork-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +15
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens
- Strict Haircap
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polytrichum strictum
Polytrichum strictum
Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiAcid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSlender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundumSlender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaEvents & activities nearby
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