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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › North Wales › Denbighshire Getting here
53.12479, -3.54198
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Redshank, Cylindric Beard-moss +86 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Redshank, Cylindric Beard-moss +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hieroglyphic Ladybird · last seen 2023; Insects — Hieroglyphic Ladybird · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North Wales Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Brenig Loop Local cycle route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Lake Tour
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Around the Lake
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Up to the Lake
Show on map Alwen Mountain bike route ▾
Brenig Mountain bike route ▾
Taith Cylch Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tufted Duck · Willow Warbler · Wren · Mallard · Chiffchaff +43
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whitethroat Curruca communis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Linnet Linaria cannabina Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Curlew Numenius arquata Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Brown Hare · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder
Overleaf Pellia · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum · Wood Bristle-moss +17
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Bristly Haircap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tufted Duck · Willow Warbler · Wren · Mallard · Chiffchaff +43
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whitethroat Curruca communis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Linnet Linaria cannabina Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Curlew Numenius arquata Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Brown Hare · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder
Overleaf Pellia · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Curve-leaved Ditrichum · Wood Bristle-moss +17
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Bristly Haircap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polytrichum piliferum
Polytrichum piliferum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha 