DOCSLIB.ORG

STATE of the AONB REPORT

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
STATE of the AONB REPORT Part Two STATE of the AONB REPORT Introduction 61 Tranquility, Remoteness & Wilderness 63 Natural Environment 69 The Historic Environment 77 Access and Leisure 83 Culture and People 87 Introduction In setting an agenda that will seeks to identify an ideal state ensure the special qualities for these features and begins and features of the Clwydian to establish indicators that Range and Dee Valley are will help to define what we preserved, it is first necessary are aiming for in pursuing the to make an assessment of their good health of the AONB. It is current extent and condition. an on-going process that relies It is also important that the on constant data gathering issues impacting upon them and monitoring and should be are identified and that factors able to respond to changing likely to impact upon them in demands on the environment. the future are anticipated. There is a requirement for up to date information that will The State of the AONB Report lead to informed responses to identifies where possible environmental change. the extent and condition of each feature and the factors impacting on them. It also Management Plan 2014 - 2019 | STATE of the AONB REPORT | Introduction | 61 Tranquility, Remoteness & Wilderness Resource Description Issues State / Special Feature Intrusion • Light from the major settlements, particularly Further intrusion mapping required to the east and north of the AONB, have a Extent: significant impact on dark night skies. A variety of factors can • Illuminated bollards and signs within have an impact on the • Light and noise pollution from transport, Denbighshire – 80 within AONB Tranquility, Remoteness and development and recreation erodes Wrexham - unknown Wilderness of the AONB. tranquillity – A55, A494, A5, A542 Flintshire - unknown Traffic noise, light pollution, • Intrusive and degrading elements such as • Street lights 1,350 directly adjacent to the impact of quarrying power lines / phone lines, transmitters, masts or within AONB in Denbighshire. and utility installations can Wilderness and wind turbines can have a significant all have an effect on the impact. tranquility of the AONB and • Cumulative effects of small scale change can peoples enjoyment of the lead to a degradation of landscape character. landscape. • Permitted development completed within the AONB could also impact the landscape. • Accommodating visitor access and destination sites within sensitive locations. Tranquility, Remoteness and Tranquility, Management Plan 2014 - 2019 | STATE of the AONB REPORT | Tranquility, Remoteness & Wilderness | 63 • Possible environmental impact of • Length and class of roads in the AONB: Roads major road improvement schemes Dualled EuroRoute 1.6km in the AONB. The principle roads and communication Trunk Road 35.0km • Potential loss of rural character routes in the AONB primarily cross A Road 49.2km the Clwydian Range in an east – west and features as a result of direction, and run in an east – west highway maintenance, signage B Road 23.6km direction along the Dee Valley and and minor improvement works. Minor roads 338.8km Morwynion Valley. The most significant • Increasing traffic related to people Unclassified County Roads 60.9km road is the dualled A55 EuroRoute working at a considerable distance Total length of road 509.1km which passes through the narrowest from where they live, increasing part of the AONB at Rhuallt. Other commuter traffic, and use of cars • No. of AONB threshold signs – 16 important routes are the A5 and A494 for recreational visits. • No. of AONB branded village signs – 21 and Wilderness Trunk Roads and the A542 Horseshoe • Raising awareness of the AONB Pass, A5104, A5151, A541, A539 and through threshold / village signs. A525. However, the bulk of the network within the AONB is made up of smaller roads and lanes, many of which add to the character of the area. Tranquility, Remoteness Tranquility, • Restoration and aftercare of Within AONB: Minerals quarries, including these which • No. of active quarries – 2 are outside the AONB but visible The limestone and slate geology of the • Area of active quarries – 41.5 ha % of total from it or impact on views into the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley has AONB area – 0.11% area. been exploited for its mineral wealth • No. of dormant quarries - unknown for centuries. This has left its mark on • Dormant sites – need to pursue the landscape; many abandoned or Prohibition Notices under s102 of • Area of dormant quarries - unknown % of worked out mineral sites have been T&CP Act 1990. total AONB area - unknown assimilated into the landscape over • No. of confirmed Prohibition Orders - time but others still scar the area. unknown There are two active slate quarries in the AONB, other sites are dormant but Within 3km of AONB: have old planning permissions. Given the scale of mineral operations and • No. of active quarries - 8 their potential impact on a wide area, • Area of active quarries – 203.38 ha including important views out of the • No. of dormant quarries - unknown AONB, there is a need to have regard • Area of dormant quarries - unknown to both active and dormant quarries outside the designated area. • No of confirmed Prohibition Orders – unknown 64 | Management Plan 2014 - 2019 | STATE of the AONB REPORT | Tranquility, Remoteness & Wilderness • Overhead cables and wires can Extent: Utilities and degrade landscape character. • Length of National Grid high-voltage Energy • Reluctance to share masts leads overhead cable (400kv) – 17.46km to duplication and an increase • Length of 132kv overhead power lines – Overhead power transmission lines impact on the local landscape. 1.38km and communications masts are the • Mobile phone coverage • Length of 33kv overhead power lines – most prominent utility infrastructure ‘blackspots’ lead to pressure for 44.76km (87.85) within the AONB. The largest power additional communication masts. • Length of 33kv undergrounded power lines lines cross the AONB at its narrowest Wilderness • Cumulative impact of large scale – 6.19km (12.15%) point near Rhuallt and travel through wind farm development in the the AONB down the Morwynion Communication masts: setting of the AONB degrades Valley. Given the topography of the • Moel y Parc (TV) landscape character and sense of AONB it is an attractive location for • Moel y Gelli (Emergency Services) tranquillity. communications infrastructure. The • Gwaenysgor most prominent installations are the • The need to moving towards zero • Bryn Alyn carbon development without masts at Moel y Parc and Cyrn y Brain, • Cyrn y Brain harming the AONB. but there are also prominent masts at • Moel Gelli Gwaenysgor, Moel Gelli, Craig-y-dduallt, • Craig-y-dduallt Coed Mawr and Barber’s Hill. • Coed Mawr A relatively new feature of regional • Barber’s Hill energy infrastructure is the Wind turbines: Tranquility, Remoteness and Tranquility, development of major onshore and off- • 1 46m high wind turbine consented within shore wind farms. the AONB • 50m+ high wind turbines within 15km – 122 • Impact of European and Welsh • 6,441.35 ha of the AONB is Common Land Land Management Government agricultural and (16.55% of total AONB area) Practices forestry policies can have a • 7,786.98ha (20% of total AONB area) of land significant impact on landscape in the AONB in Glastir Agri-environment Land Management Practices are character and views scheme in 2013. continually changing, adapting to • It is important that habitat • 5,232.24ha (67%) Entry Level government policy, climate change improvements and creation • 793.75ha (10%) Glastir Advanced and agricultural improvements. These becomes a part of viable land changes in management have the management systems and • 1,760.99ha (23%) Glastir Commons ability to impact on the landscape of businesses. the AONB. Management Plan 2014 - 2019 | STATE of the AONB REPORT | Tranquility, Remoteness & Wilderness | 65 • Modern agricultural practices Protection: and equipment leads to larger • 8,028.37 ha of AONB designated as fields with fewer internal SAC (20.62% of AONB land area) boundaries and wider gateways, • 9,097.34 ha of AONB designated as which can degrade the local SSSI (23.36% of AONB land area) landscape character. • 2,555.05 ha of AONB designated as • Geometrical forestry planting SPA (6.56% of AONB land area) and harvesting, and heather cutting patterns can add • 21.33 ha of AONB designated as LNR intrusive lines into the (0.05% of AONB land area) landscape. • 3,451.92 ha of AONB designated as • Lack of buffer strips along Wildlife Sites (8.87% of AONB land and Wilderness watercourses. area) • Adaption and mitigation • 9,428 ha (24.2% of AONB area) is Climate Change measures may impact upon the heather moorland. The AONB has evolved over time, shaped by AONB and its setting. • Total area of AONB covered by Tranquility, Remoteness Tranquility, geological forces, climate and human activity, • Reduction in air and water woodland 5,165.24 ha (13.27% of and this evolution is ongoing. Climate change quality impacting on the AONB area). is expected to have a major influence in the health of the population and coming decades, and we need to manage this ecosystem. process, taking action to adapt to the impacts • Seasonal reduction / increase in and make the best of the opportunities. water flow. • Pressure for inappropriate flood Although the global climate has been relatively defences with dredging and stable for thousands of years, recent extreme development degrading the weather events and longer terms trends local landscape character. suggest it is now changing due to human activity. Climate change is expected to continue, • Long dry spells of weather causing hotter, drier summers, warmer wetter could lead to increased fire risk, winters, more extreme weather and sea level particularly on heathlands. rise in Wales and the rest of Britain. Global climate change is projected to continue, causing hotter drier summers, warmer, wetter winters, more extreme weather, droughts, heat waves, heavier rainfall, and accelerating sea- level rise in Wales and the rest of Britain over coming decades.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • OVERVIEW of the ALUN SCHOOL and the TOWN of MOLD Our School Is a Large Co-Educational 11-18 Comprehensive School with a Roll Of
    OVERVIEW of the ALUN SCHOOL and the TOWN OF MOLD Our school is a large co-educational 11-18 comprehensive school with a roll of 1700 students, including over 400 in the Sixth Form, serving Mold and the surrounding villages. We are over- subscribed and attract applications from other parts of the county into all year groups. The good resources, teaching standards and continuing professional development for staff enables our students to be offered a wide range of opportunities and experiences. Mold is just inside the Welsh border in the county of Flintshire. We are an English-medium school, meaning that all courses and school business is conducted in English, but all students study the Welsh language as part of their curriculum and take the equivalent of a short-course GCSE qualification. The school is the largest in Flintshire and shares the campus with Mold Sports Centre which gives our students access to very good sporting facilities. There is also a specialist Hearing Support Centre attached to the school. Pastoral Structure of the School There are twelve ‘feeder’ primary schools and the vast majority of students in these are automatically allocated places on the basis of their home postcode being nearer to the Alun School than any other high school. These students account for up to three-quarters of the places each year. After this students are admitted under specific criteria until the standard number is reached. On entering the school, each student is assigned to one of four Houses – Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent and Powys. A variety of information, including family connections, is taken into consideration when making allocations to Houses.
    [Show full text]
  • Management Plan 2014 - 2019
    Management Plan 2014 - 2019 Part One STRATEGY Introduction 1 AONB Designation 3 Setting the Plan in Context 7 An Ecosystem Approach 13 What makes the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Special 19 A Vision for the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB 25 Landscape Quality & Character 27 Habitats and Wildlife 31 The Historic Environment 39 Access, Recreation and Tourism 49 Culture and People 55 Introduction The Clwydian Range and Dee lies the glorious Dee Valley Valley Area of Outstanding with historic Llangollen, a Natural Beauty is the dramatic famous market town rich in upland frontier to North cultural and industrial heritage, Wales embracing some of the including the Pontcysyllte country’s most wonderful Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal, countryside. a designated World Heritage Site. The Clwydian Range is an unmistakeable chain of 7KH2΍DȇV'\NH1DWLRQDO heather clad summits topped Trail traverses this specially by Britain’s most strikingly protected area, one of the least situated hillforts. Beyond the discovered yet most welcoming windswept Horseshoe Pass, and easiest to explore of over Llantysilio Mountain, %ULWDLQȇVȴQHVWODQGVFDSHV About this Plan In 2011 the Clwydian Range AONB and Dee Valley and has been $21%WRZRUNWRJHWKHUWRDFKLHYH was exteneded to include the Dee prepared by the AONB Unit in its aspirations. It will ensure Valley and part of the Vales of close collaboration with key that AONB purposes are being Llangollen. An interim statement partners and stake holders GHOLYHUHGZKLOVWFRQWULEXWLQJWR for this Southern extension including landowners and WKHDLPVDQGREMHFWLYHVRIRWKHU to the AONB was produced custodians of key features. This strategies for the area. in 2012 as an addendum to LVDȴYH\HDUSODQIRUWKHHQWLUH the 2009 Management Plan community of the AONB not just 7KLV0DQDJHPHQW3ODQLVGL΍HUHQW for the Clwydian Range.
    [Show full text]
  • Proposed Arrangements Table
    DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PROPOSED COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP % variance % variance No. OF ELECTORATE 2017 ELECTORATE 2022 No. NAME DESCRIPTION from County from County COUNCILLORS 2017 RATIO 2022 RATIO average average 1 Bodelwyddan The Community of Bodelwyddan 1 1,635 1,635 3% 1,828 1,828 11% The Communities of Cynwyd 468 (494) and Llandrillo 497 (530) and the 2 Corwen and Llandrillo 2 2,837 1,419 -11% 2,946 1,473 -11% Town of Corwen 1,872 (1,922) Denbigh Central and Upper with The Community of Henllan 689 (752) and the Central 1,610 (1,610) and 3 3 4,017 1,339 -16% 4,157 1,386 -16% Henllan Upper 1,718 (1,795) Wards of the Town of Denbigh 4 Denbigh Lower The Lower Ward of the Town of Denbigh 2 3,606 1,803 13% 3,830 1,915 16% 5 Dyserth The Community of Dyserth 1 1,957 1,957 23% 2,149 2,149 30% The Communities of Betws Gwerfil Goch 283 (283), Clocaenog 196 6 Efenechtyd 1 1,369 1,369 -14% 1,528 1,528 -7% (196), Derwen 375 (412) and Efenechtyd 515 (637). The Communities of Llanarmonmon-yn-Ial 900 (960) and Llandegla 512 7 Llanarmon-yn-Iâl and Llandegla 1 1,412 1,412 -11% 1,472 1,472 -11% (512) Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, The Communities of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd 669 (727), Llanferres 658 8 1 1,871 1,871 18% 1,969 1,969 19% Llanferres and Llangynhafal (677) and Llangynhafal 544 (565) The Community of Aberwheeler 269 (269), Llandyrnog 869 (944) and 9 Llandyrnog 1 1,761 1,761 11% 1,836 1,836 11% Llanynys 623 (623) Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd and The Community of Bryneglwys 307 (333), Gwyddelwern 403 (432), 10 1 1,840 1,840 16% 2,056 2,056 25% Gwyddelwern Llanelidan
    [Show full text]
  • The Cefn Cefn Mawr.Pdf
    FORWARD All the recommendations made in this document for inclusion in the WCBC LDP2 are for the betterment of our community of The Cefn and Cefn Mawr at the Central section of the Pontcysyllte World Heritage Site. The picture opposite is an impression of what the Plas Kynaston Canal and Marina would look like with Open Park Land on one side and an appropriate housing development on the other. This would turn the former brown field Monsanto site in Cefn Mawr around for everyone in the county of Wrexham. By the PKC Group LDP2 - THE CEFN & CEFN MAWR LDP2 - THE CEFN & CEFN MAWR Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Public Support ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Communication ...................................................................................................................................... 6 LDP2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 7 LDP2 Objectives & PKC Group Responses ............................................................................................. 7 The Cefn & Cefn Mawr and Wrexham County .................................................................................... 10 Key Issues and Drivers for the LDP2 & Responses .............................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Draft Report Skeleton
    LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR WALES Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County of Denbighshire Final Recommendations Report June 2019 © LDBCW copyright 2019 You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open- government-licence or email: [email protected] Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to the Commission at [email protected] This document is also available from our website at www.ldbc.gov.wales FOREWORD The Commission is pleased to present this Report to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, which contains its recommendations for revised electoral arrangements for Denbighshire County Council. This review is part of the programme of reviews being conducted under the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013, and follows the principles contained in the Commission’s Policy and Practice document. The issue of fairness is at the heart of the Commission’s statutory responsibilities. The Commission’s objective has been to make recommendations that provide for effective and convenient local government, and which respect, as far as possible, local community ties. The recommendations are aimed at improving electoral parity, so that the vote of an individual elector has as equal a value to those of other electors throughout the County, so far as it is possible to achieve. The Commission is grateful to the Members and Officers of Denbighshire County Council for their assistance in its work, to the community and town councils for their valuable contributions, and to all who have made representations throughout the process.
    [Show full text]
  • Andrew Farrow Chief Officer Flintshire County Council Country Hall Mold CH7 6NF
    Ein cyf/Our ref: CAS-17668 Eich cyf/Your ref: 054863 Llwyn Brain, Ffordd Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2BX Ebost/Email: [email protected] Ffôn/Phone: 03000655240 Andrew Farrow Chief Officer Flintshire County Council Country Hall Mold CH7 6NF 04/05/2016 I sylw / For the attention of: Mr D G Jones Dear Sir, PROPOSAL: Change of use of disused quarry to country park incorporating heritage attraction, recreational uses and visitor centre with associated parking. LOCATION: Hanson Fagl Lane Quarry, Fagl Lane, Hope Thank you for consulting Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales about the above, which was received on the 8th of April 2016. Natural Resources Wales brings together the work of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and Forestry Commission Wales, as well as some functions of Welsh Government. Our purpose is to ensure that the natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained, used and enhanced, now and in the future. We have significant concerns with the proposed development as submitted. NRW recommend that planning permission should only be given if the following requirements can be met. If these requirements are not met then we would object to this application. Summary of requirements Requirement 1- Further information on Great crested newts Requirement 2- Further information on Bats Requirement 3- Updated Flood consequence assessment Tŷ Cambria 29 Heol Casnewydd Caerdydd CF24 0TP Cambria House 29 Newport Road Cardiff CF24 0TP Croesewir gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg Correspondence welcomed in Welsh and English Protected Species The application is supported by an ecological submission (Reference: Guest, J.
    [Show full text]
  • Country Walks Around Wrexham: Route 6 – RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG
    Country Walks Around Wrexham Route 6 – RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG Mountain Reservoirs (5½ miles / 3 hours) Rhos – Ty Mawr – Esclusham Mountain – Bronwylfa – Rhos This route may be linked to CWAW 3 to create a 9 mile walk. This walk is a gentle climb up to Esclusham Mountain passing Ty-Mawr and Cae- llwyd reservoirs and includes a short section of moorland. It begins at the Sun Inn, Hall Street, Rhosllanerchrugog (grid ref. 289468). Cars: Plenty of parking space is available nearby. Buses: There are regular bus services from Wrexham, travel information: 01978 266166. Please ensure that your dog does not stray from the footpaths. Keep it on a lead in fields with sheep and on the open mountain where the grouse are easily disturbed. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs, buggies or small children. WALK DIRECTIONS ARE IN BOLD TYPE Starting from the Sun Inn, Rhos, follow Hall Lane for a short distance away from the village, to Park Lodge with its stone relief depicting the sun. The emblem is believed to be part of the Jones family crest, owners of Llanerchrugog Hall in the late 18th century. The building was originally part of the Llanerchrugog Estate and a tree-lined driveway to the Hall ran from here though the estate parkland. Retrace your steps for a few metres to take the path through a long narrow open space, this was once a Great Western Railway line linking Rhos with Wrexham. In 1893 a group of Rhos businessmen formed a consortium to run their own railway to connect the village with Wrexham.
    [Show full text]
  • Flintshire LDP SA Scoping Report
    Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal Local Development Plan SA Scoping Report Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited 2212959 Firecrest Court Centre Park Warrington WA1 1RG United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1925 800 700 Fax: +44 (0)1925 572 462 www.hyderconsulting.com Flintshire County Council Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal Local Development Plan SA Scoping Report Author Mwale Mutale Checker Kate Burrows Approver David Hourd Report No 001-UA006826-UE31-01 Date 18 March 2015 This report has been prepared for Flintshire County Council in accordance with the terms and conditions of appointment for Local Development Plan dated 23 September 2014. Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited (2212959) cannot accept any responsibility for any use of or reliance on the contents of this report by any third party. Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal —Local Development Plan Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited-2212959 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION TO AND PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT ................ 1 1.1 Purpose of the SA Scoping Report .................................................... 1 1.2 Background to the County ................................................................. 1 1.3 Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment ...... 3 1.4 Consultation ...................................................................................... 3 1.5 Habitats Regulations Assessment...................................................... 3 2 THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy
    Environment Directorate Contaminated Land Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy Revision 4 | February 2013 Foreward This Contaminated Land Strategy describes how Flintshire County Council is required to identify sites within its administrative control that may be affected by land contamination. The document also explains the statutory guidance, legislative provisions, processes and procedures that the Council will follow in order to investigate those sites, to identify statutorily Contaminated Land where necessary and to remediate Contaminated Land. The Council first published its Contaminated Land Strategy in September 2002. Since then a number of investigations to assess land contamination have been carried out and significant changes to legislation and guidance documents have taken place. This revision of the Strategy has taken these changes into account and amendments have been made where necessary. This revision of the Strategy replaces all previous revisions of Flintshire County Council’s Contaminated Land Strategy. Flintshire County Council Environment Directorate Public Protection Pollution Control Section Phase 4 County Hall Mold Flintshire CH7 6NH Contaminated Land Strategy Revision 4 February 20 Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy 2 Executive Summary Land can be affected by contamination in the environment as a result of human activity and as a result of natural processes. The presence of contamination may cause harm or present risks to health, animals, buildings or the environment. However, just because contamination is present does not mean that the land is Contaminated Land or that there is a problem. On 1st July 2001, legislation requiring land contamination to be investigated and addressed was enacted in Wales. The legislation is known as Part IIa of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and it introduced a detailed way by which land contamination could be regulated.
    [Show full text]
  • Cefn Mawr Quarry Site Biodiversity Action Plan
    Cefn Mawr Quarry Site Biodiversity Action Plan Prepared: November 2011 Updated: December 2013 Site Information- Cefn Mawr Site Name and Cefn Mawr Quarry, Pantybuarth, Mold Location (incl. Grid SJ 199 635 centre of site Ref.) Hanson Company Hanson Cement BAP(s) that will be UKBAP targeted Flintshire BAP Denbighshire BAP Habitat(s) to be Broadleaved Woodland (Flintshire, Denbighshire) developed Hedgerows (Flintshire) Calcareous grassland and limestone pavement (Denbighshire) Ponds (Denbighshire) BAP species to be Badgers (Flintshire) encouraged Hedgehog (Flintshire, Denbighshire) Brown hare (Flintshire, Denbighshire) Fritillaries (Flintshire, Denbighshire) Reptiles (Flintshire, Denbighshire) Bats (Flintshire, Denbighshire) Grizzled Skipper (Denbighshire) Song Thrush (Denbighshire) Bullfinch (Denbighshire) Tree Sparrow (Denbighshire) Designated Natural None in wales however site is within the Clywdian Range Area AONB Background and Cefn Mawr Quarry is a limestone quarry (Lower Carboniferous, site description Cefn Mawr and Loggerheads Limestone Formations) located west of Mold in North Wales, between the villages of Pant-y-buarth and Cadole The majority of the extracted limestone supplies the cement- making process at Hanson Cement, Padeswood, Mold, which in turn supplies the building and development sector. A biodiversity audit (commissioned by HiedelbergCement) was carried out on the site in 2008 which identified the ecological features of the site. Extraction activities have led to the formation of artificial features within the quarry that mimic those found in the natural landscape, such as rocky coastal cliffs, upland scree slopes and limestone pavement. Broadleaved woodland, species-rich calcareous grassland and ponds are present, all of which are UKBAP priority habitats. Statutorily-protected species (e.g. bats and badgers) are found on the site and some species present are listed on the UK, Flintshire and Denbighshire BAPs (e.g.
    [Show full text]
  • 4021 NRW COED MOEL FAMAU 1420X580 Panel
    Coetiroedd Bryniau Clwyd Clwydian Range Woodlands Coed Moel Famau Moel Dywyll ’ Darganfod coetiroedd Exploring the Clwydian Afon Alun R ym Mryniau Clwyd Range’s woodlands iver Alyn Mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru’n gofalu am nifer o Natural Resources Wales looks after a number of goetiroedd a choedwigoedd yn AHNE Bryniau woodlands in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Clwyd a Dyryn Dyfrdwy. Y coedwigoedd a’r AONB. The forests and woodlands below are the Moel coetiroedd isod yw mannau cychwyn y llwybrau a starting points for waymarked trails for walkers Famau arwyddwyd ar gyfer cerddwyr, a llwybrau ceyl and bridleways for horse riders and cyclists to Loggerheads ar gyfer marchogion a beicwyr, fel bod modd explore the magnificent scenery: Yr Wyddgrug iddyn nhw fwynhau’r golygfeydd godidog: Twˆ r y Jiwbilî Mold • Coed Moel Famau Forest – the starting point for trails Jubilee Tower • Coed Moel Famau – y man cychwyn ar gyfer llwybrau through the forest to the summit of Moel Famau, the drwy’r coed hyd at gopa Moel Famau, y copa uchaf y highest peak in the chain of hills that make up the Mae Coed Moel gadwyn o fryniau sy’n urfio Ardal o Harddwch Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Famau yn Ardal o Naturiol Eithriadol Bryniau Clwyd a Dyryn Dyfrdwy Natural Beauty Harddwch Naturiol A494 • Bwlch Pen Barras – golygfeydd gwych o Ddyryn • Bwlch Pen Barras – fabulous views of the Vale of Eithriadol Bryniau Clwyd o’r maes parcio sy’n fan cychwyn ar gyfer pedair Clwyd from the car park which is the starting point for Cylch Tŵr Jiwbilî Cylch Mynydd Ffrith Cylch Moel Fenlli Cyswllt Bryngaer Clwyd a Dyryn taith gerdded, yn cynnwys un i gopa Moel Famau four walks, including one to the summit of Moel Famau Loggerheads Moel y Gaer Hillfort Parc Gwledig Dyfrdwy (AHNE).
    [Show full text]
  • CLWYD CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSULTATION REPORT: JULY 1994 H)£A V\Jcxcqs
    CLWYD CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSULTATION REPORT: JULY 1994 h)£A v\JcxCqS CLWYD CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSULTATION REPORT May 1994 National Rivers Authority Welsh Region National Rivers Authority f Information Centre [ Head Office • Class N o_____ ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Further copies can be obtained from The Catchment Planning Coordinator Area Catchment Planner National Rivers Authority National Rivers Authority Welsh Region Northern Area Rivers House or Highiield St Mellons Business Park Priestley Road St Mellons Caernarfon C ardiff Gwynedd CF3 OLT LL55 1HR Telephone Enquiries : Cardiff (0222) 770088 Caernarfon (0286) 672247 THE NRA’S VISION FOR THE CLWYD CATCHMENT The Afon Clwyd catchment plan covers an area more immediately known for the coastal attractions of towns such as Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl and Prestatyn, than for the river valley itself But behind this important coastline lies a landscape of great beauty and high conservation interest within a predominantly agricultural catchment Away from the coastal belt the area is spdresely populated, with the only sizeable population centres being the towns o f Ruthin and Denbigh. Water quality is generally very good, reflected in the surface and groundwaters abstractions made for drinking supplies, and supports important salmonid fisheries. However, there are issues which must be addressed if the potential of the plan area is to be realised Surface and groundwater resources are finely balanced and only careful management will ensure that groundwaters are not in future depleted'. Coastal water quality, important to the tourist industry, requires improvement through introducing new sewage disposal schemes whilst pollution prevention activity is essential towards reducing the number of agricultural and other incidents affecting freshwaters.
    [Show full text]