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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.12961, -3.53288
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe
- ✦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
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe
- ✦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 — Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Meadow Pipit +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Meadow Pipit +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Redshank +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hieroglyphic Ladybird · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route▾
Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route
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▾
BrenigMountain bike route▾
Taith CylchMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,616 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,616 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Willow Warbler · Mallard · Chiffchaff · Wren +47
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Adder
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
2,616 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Willow Warbler · Mallard · Chiffchaff · Wren +47
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Adder
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
Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha