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Tumulus

📷 Alwyn Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.12936, -3.53517

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Meadow Pipit
✦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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Meadow Pipit
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Redshank, Flat-topped Bog-moss +85 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Redshank, Flat-topped Bog-moss +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hieroglyphic Ladybird · last seen 2023; Insects — Hieroglyphic Ladybird · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Brenig WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

7 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

AlwenMountain bike route

Named route

BrenigMountain bike route

Named route

Taith CylchMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

2,482 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,482 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummer

2025

Tufted Duck · Willow Warbler · Mallard · Wren · Chiffchaff +48

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
CuckooCuculus canorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
JayGarrulus glandarius
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Wood Bristle-moss · Strict Haircap · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +8

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Isothecium myosuroides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,482 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummer

2025

Tufted Duck · Willow Warbler · Mallard · Wren · Chiffchaff +48

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
CuckooCuculus canorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
JayGarrulus glandarius
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Wood Bristle-moss · Strict Haircap · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +8

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Isothecium myosuroides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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✦Brenig Mesolithic SettlementHistoric site2.9 km→✦Nant Criafolen Hut Circle - Brenig 48Historic site3.1 km→✦Boncyn Arian TumulusHistoric site3.1 km→✦Boncyn Arian Ring Cairn - Brenig 44Historic site3.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Thomas ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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