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Getting here
53.13241, -3.57887
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Stonechat
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Stonechat
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Skylark +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Skylark +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Silver-moss +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Smoky Wave +7 more · last seen 2022
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
5 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
BrenigMountain bike route▾
Taith CylchMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
905 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
905 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Stonechat · Skylark · Wheatear · Carrion Crow +33
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2022
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Gallinago gallinago gallinagoGallinago gallinago gallinago
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Oenanthe oenanthe oenantheOenanthe oenanthe oenanthe2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Water Shrew · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil · Cercopis vulnerata
- Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
🌿Plants76 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Silver-moss · Sessile Grimmia · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +71
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2023
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2023
- Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
- Fern-leaved Hook-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
905 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMeadow Pipit · Stonechat · Skylark · Wheatear · Carrion Crow +33
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2022
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Gallinago gallinago gallinagoGallinago gallinago gallinago
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Oenanthe oenanthe oenantheOenanthe oenanthe oenanthe2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Water Shrew · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil · Cercopis vulnerata
- Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
🌿Plants76 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Silver-moss · Sessile Grimmia · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +71
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2023
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2023
- Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
- Fern-leaved Hook-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cratoneuron filicinum2023
Cratoneuron filicinum2023
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2023Wood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiCurnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitansCurnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitansCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2023Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2023Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2023Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2023Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2023Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2023Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2023Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2023Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2023Common PottiaTortula truncata2023Common PottiaTortula truncata2023Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2023Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2023Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2023Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2023Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2023Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2023Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2023Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2022Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2022Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusSt Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthosSt Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthosGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansYellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatumYellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatumBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaStraw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineumStraw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineumGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2023Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2023Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2023Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2023Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2023Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2023Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2023Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2023Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2023Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2023Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2023Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2023Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2023Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2023Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2023Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2023Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2023Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2023Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2023Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2023Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2023Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2023Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2023Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2023Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2023Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2022Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2022Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2022Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2022Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2022Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2022Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2022Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2022Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2022Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2022Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2022Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2022Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2022Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2022Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2022