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2012 | Out & About in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Denbighshire’s Countryside Family Fun, Walking, Cycling and much more FREE Welcome This 2012 programme of activities, events and walks will give you the opportunity to enjoy the stunning landscape of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and surrounding countryside. We hope that you enjoyed last year’s programme. We’ve been busy analysing your valuable feedback to ensure that what we offer in 2012 is even better. Denbighshire Countryside Service Loggerheads Country Park, Near Mold, Denbighshire. CH7 5LH There are some changes to the programme this year due to the diverse ¤ 01352 810614 Email: [email protected] activities on offer. All of our events are included together as a complete list Denbighshire Countryside Service, Environment Directorate, but you can still quickly identify the event type by using the symbols. Denbighshire County Council Please continue to provide feedback using the enclosed form and the evaluation sheets on the day. www.denbighshirecountryside.org.uk www.clwydianrangeaonb.org.uk our Facebook Page Please book to participate in any of our family events with this symbol www.visitclwydianrange.co.uk Denbighshire Countryside Service for up to date during the 7 days running up to the event. Please book for all walks as this This booklet and these events have information and events. helps us to ensure we have enough staff available for the event. If you can’t been grant aided by the Countryside Scan this Code with a attend please let us know as we usually have a reserve list of people waiting Council for Wales and the European Smartphone QR Code to join us. Agricultural Fund for Rural Reader App. Development. We hope you enjoy getting Out & About in our outstanding countryside. 2 3 Things to help you pick the right activity or event for you; Guided Walks The PACE of the walk will be of We have broadly categorised our the slowest walker. Please do not walks to help you choose the join our walks if you want to rush! This event may not be suitable for Age suitability guidance ones to suit you. young people under the indicated Denbighshire Countryside age. Please remember that all Short and hard surfaced route Accessible event Services produce a full children must be supervised by volunteering programme twice a Easy (short & flat, some loose an adult at all times. year which details all of the Charge for event surfaces) opportunities to help conserve Accessible facilities near the Average (Some steep sections our countryside and wildlife and Please book event. and loose surfaces) learn traditional skills whilst getting fit. Drop in There is a charge for this event Difficult (Long & strenuous, uneven, steep terrain) Look out for activities with this For bookable family activities Free Shuttle symbol for some volunteering please look for this symbol but WEAR loose comfortable clothing events for you to try. The full remember to book your place and sturdy shoes, boots or Easy walk Volunteers Programme is during the 7 days before the trainers. They must grip well! available from event. If you are unable to attend Average walk www.denbighshirecountryside.org.uk please let us know so we can BRING waterproofs if the weather forecast is uncertain, a Difficult walk make the place available to Dress for a mess! drink and snack. someone else. Holiday clubs and Wear comfortable, sturdy boots Dogs allowed on leads carers with 4 or more children are DOGs are NOT generally allowed that grip well, waterproofs and welcome on our drop-in events on guided walks. Some walks are bring a packed lunch. Volunteering but please be aware that they are suitable for dogs on leads, look Full training will be provided. busy and you may need to wait out for this symbol. for space. Unfortunately we can Cycling Please make sure your tetanus not accept groups on our To help you to locate the start of vaccination is up to date! Bookable events. the walk please use We take photographs at most www.gridref.org.uk - put the grid of our events that may be For drop in family activities please reference into the search box, look for this symbol. used in future leaflets and and you will be provided with a map. publicity. If you have any Get the Moel Famau to objections please let one of Loggerheads Free Shuttle during We endeavour not to cancel any the leaders know before the the summer to reduce conjestion, walks but if it is necessary we will start of the event. see page 26 ring the people who have booked. To book or for more information call 01352 810586 or 01352 810614 or email: [email protected] 4 5 Thurs 23rd – Fri 24th February 11th – 19th February Half Term Round the Composting Creations Tuesday 14th February 10am – 3pm County Challenge Willow weaving Two days building heavy duty 100mile 10am – 3pm composting bays at the recently Family volunteering opportunity to transformed community allotments in Join us on one or more of our County Challenges 2012 help weave fencing along the Prestatyn community woodland. Round the County Walks, can you go all the way? riverside at Loggerheads Country Meet Coed Morfa Car Park Prestatyn. See individual listing for details. Park. Monday 5th March Where Miles Date Page no Music Mondays at Caffi Florence Bodfari - Cyffylliog 10 Wed 22nd Feb 7 2pm – 4pm Wednesday 22nd February Finish your own walk in style and Cyffylliog – Glan y gors 6 1/2 Tues 20th Mar 8 comfort or just enjoy good music in Glan y Gors - Maerdy 8 Wed 18th Apr 10 Round the County 1 a stunning location. Loggerheads Bodfari – Cyffylliog Country Park. Maerdy - Corwen 9 Thurs 3rd May 11 9.30am – 4.30pm Corwen - Glyndyfrdwy 10 Thurs 31st May 12 Join us on a 10-mile hike across the Vale of Clwyd in the shadow Glyndyfrdwy - Llangollen 9 Wed 20th June 14 of the Clwydian Range. Some of Llangollen - Llandegla 9 1/2 Wed 11th July 15 the walk will take in the new extension to the Hiraethog Trail. Llandegla – Clwyd Gate 6 Tues 14th Aug 19 Transport will be provided to take Clwyd Gate - Llangwyfan 7 Thurs 30th Aug 21 us to the start of the walk. Meet at Red Lion, Cyffylliog, SJ060578. Llangwyfan - Rhuallt 8 1/2 Mon 17th Sept 23 Sunday 18th March Rhuallt - Prestatyn 8 1/2 Thurs 4th Oct 24 Mothering Sunday Treat Prestatyn - Rhyl 8 Wed 14th Nov 25 Lunch and afternoon teas to make mums feel special at Loggerheads Country Park. Visit www.caffiflorence.co.uk the miles you’ve achieved on ¤ 01352 810397 CelebrateWednesday 14th November, 3pm at Brickfields Pond, Rhyl. Refreshments and certificate presentation. 6 7 Saturday 31st March Tuesday 3rd April Wednesday 11th April Tuesday 20th March Excalibur Marathon Bird & Bat Boxes Vicious Volcanoes Round the County 2 Take on the UK’s toughest off road 11am – 3pm 10.30am – 12 noon Cyffylliog to Glan y Gors marathon! This charity run/walk Come along and make a home for Make your very own volcano to erupt challenge traverses the spectacular wildlife for your garden. Loggerheads with our Geodiversity Officer. Join us 10am – 4pm in the Forest Classroom at Clwydian Range with 4,600 ft of Country Park. Come and walk 7 miles of the Loggerheads Country Park. Brenig Way through the ascent. Maximum time allowed 12 Clocaenog Forest, taking in hours. Refreshments are available en route with a hot meal at the finish. stunning views of the Clwydian Saturday 7th April Thursday 12th April For further information Range at Pincyn Llys. Meet at X marks the spot Great Easter Eggcase Hunt Glan y Gors car park where www.excaliburmarathon.com 10am – 3pm 10.30am – 12.30pm transport will be provided to the Will you be able to complete the Explore the beach at Gronant Dunes Thursday 22nd – Friday 23rd March start of the walk, SJ048518. challenge of the new orienteering looking for mermaid’s purses (the Coppicing and Weaving course at the delightful historic eggcases of sharks, skates and rays) 10am – 3pm gardens of Plas Newydd Llangollen? and help contribute to the annual Two days firstly coppicing Hazel Can't make the date - orienteering monitoring of these declining along the old railway in Meliden, course maps can be purchased from creatures. There is a short walk from grading and sorting the Hazel rods the car park to the beach. Please the shop at Plas Newydd through and weaving a surround for a local bring wellies and something to out the summer, pop in for further picnic area. Meet Meliden Goods collect the eggcases in. Groups details. Plas Newydd, Llangollen. Shed Car Park, SJ062809. welcome. Lower Gronant car park Saturday 24th March (opposite Crofters Pantry Café), X marks the spot SJ090836. 31st March – 15th April Saturday 7th April 10am – 3pm Easter Holidays Easter Trail Will you be able to complete the 10.30am – 3pm challenge of the new orienteering Wednesday 18th April Sat 31st March – Sun 15th April Follow the Easter Trail around the course at the delightful historic Sand Lizard Home Improvements Loggerheads Egg-heads forest, answering questions along 10am – 1pm gardens of Plas Newydd Llangollen? 10am – 4pm the way to earn your Easter treat. Come and help us improve habitat Can't make the date - orienteering Pick up an Egg-heads sheet from Meet in Coed Moel Famau car park, for the re-introduced sand lizards at course maps can be purchased from the Clwydian Range Centre and SJ172612. Barkby Beach by creating bare the shop at Plas Newydd throughout return the completed quiz to Caffi patches of sand amongst the dunes.