Welcome There are a range of opportunities for you to Clwydian Range and Dee Valley April get involved in the work of Denbighshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Countryside Service – and we need your help! Wednesday 8 th 10 am – 3 pm Friday 17 th 10 am – 1 pm From Rhyl & Prestatyn in the north along the Denbighshire Countryside Services Healthy Heath Bank it up Clwydian Range to Hiraethog and the Dee Valley Site maintenance, thresholds and Help cut back the bank along the footpath so in the south, you can join in every once in a For further information contact: infrastructure improvements around Moel we can put in a natural seating area. while or every week – the choice is yours. l Loggerheads Country Park Findeg Local Nature Reserve. Meet at Bryn Stanley, off Lon Llewellyn 01352 810614 Meet at the eastern site entrance between entrance to Mount Wood, Denbigh Tasks vary from tree planting to dry stone l North Denbighshire (Rhyl) the village of Maeshafn and the former youth (SJ 047 658) walling, footpath construction to creating 01745 356197 hostel. (SJ 205 608) wildlife habitats. No previous experience l South Denbighshire (Llangollen) Wednesday 22 nd 10 am – 3 pm required – training will be provided and you’re 01978 869618 Thursday 9 th 10 am – 3 pm Keeping on top of things free to work at your own pace. A word about Health & Safety Clearing the brash General site maintenance, improvements and The Countryside Service will provide all Help tidy up one of the main entrances to footpath work in the woodland and on the For a Braille, large print or tape version of necessary safety clothing. Remember to our Bruton Park site off the cycle track, using Hillside. this call free on 0800 243980 wear sturdy foot wear with a good grip, steel up the brash for habitat piles. Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens toe cap boots are recommended for most Meet at Tarquin Drive, off Bryn Cwnin Road (SJ071 821) Like our Facebook jobs. Please bring water proof clothing and a in Rhyl (SJ 027 801) Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB and rd am pm Denbighshire Countryside Service packed lunch with you. Under 14 year olds Thursday 23 10 – 3 for up to date information and events. must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Tuesday 14 th 10 am – 3 pm Entrance improvements Unfortunately, we are not able to work with Path Work Help to improve the entrance of this small children under 8 years old. Come and help improve well used path in wetland site near Ruthin. Loggerheads Car Park. Meet at Loggerheads Meet Llanynys Pond lay-by, Rhewl www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk Country Park. (SJ 101 620) www.denbighshirecountryside.org.uk Wednesday 15 th 10 am – 3 pm Tuesday 28 th 10 am – 3 pm Printed using vegetable based inks on100% Coed Moel Famau Path repair post-consumer, non-bleached recycled paper. Cut back along busy paths, litter pick and Lend a hand improving the well trodden general maintenance. paths within the park! Meet at Loggerheads. Meet at Coed Moel Famau car park, the warden will swipe you through the barrier. Wednesday 29 th 10 am – 3 pm Enclosure and Shepherd’s Cottage Continue the great work done to improve Wednesday 15 th 10 am – 3 pm this historical gem in the middle of the forest. Path Improvements We need to continue the clearance around Come along to help with improving a path the cottage, clear the enclosure and the leading to Brickfields pond, excavating the newly planted orchard clear of scrub. ground followed by capping with stone and Meet at Coed Nercwys northern car park finishing with stone dust (SJ218 593) Meet at Brickfields Pond, Rhyl. May June

Tuesday 5 th 10 am – 3 pm Tuesday 19 th 10 am – 3 pm June - Balsam Bash and Buffet Tuesday 16 th – Wednesday 17 th Odd Jobs Odd Jobs Help us kick start the Himalayan balsam Forest Boundary Walling Come and help complete some general Park Come and help complete some general Park control on the river Alyn. Hard work will be Help to continue rebuilding the old forest maintenance to help get the Loggerheads maintenance to help get the Loggerheads rewarded with a buffet afterwards! Wellies boundary at Coed Nercwys. ready for the summer season. Meet at ready for the summer season. Meet at and gloves essential! Will be in the Mold Meet at the main, northern, car park. Loggerheads. Loggerheads. area, location and date confirmed on (SJ 218 593) booking. Booking essential, please ring 01352 810614. 6 pm -10 pm . Tuesday 5 th - Thursday 7 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 20 th 10am – 3 pm Friday 19 th 10 am -1 pm Tern fencing Enclosure and Shepherd’s Cottage Tuesday 2nd 10 am – 3 pm Join us on our annual pilgrimage to the beach Continue the great work done to improve Hibernacula Removing Himalayan Balsam – part of the Big Help build a couple of hibernacula at the to erect the electric and perimeter fencing at this historical gem in the middle of the forest. Dee Day – The Invasion Project! Groes Road entrance to the woods with all Gronant ready for the little tern breeding We need to continue the clearance around Help to remove invasive Himalayan balsam the loose stone and fallen timber. season. the cottage, clear the enclosure and the from riverbanks of the River Alyn to allow Meet at Bryn Stanley entrance to Denbigh Meet at Gronant entrance by Presthaven newly planted orchard clear of scrub. other more delicate plants to thrive and Mount Wood off Lon Llewellyn (SJ 047 658) Beach Resort (SJ 089 841) Meet at Coed Nercwys northern car park enjoy some refreshments afterwards! Wellies essential. Please ring to book (SJ218 593) Tuesday 23 rd 10 am – 3 pm th am pm 01352 810614. Meet at Loggerheads 10 am . Wednesday 6 10 – 3 Odd Jobs Healthy Heath am pm Come and help complete some general Park th am pm Wednesday 3rd 10 – 3 Site maintenance, thresholds and Tuesday 26 10 -1 maintenance to help get the Loggerheads Keeping on top of things infrastructure improvements around Moel Harbour shorebirds ready for the summer season. Meet at General site maintenance, improvements and Findeg Local Nature Reserve. Help put out chick shelters next to the newly footpath work in the woodland and on the Loggerheads. Meet at the eastern site entrance between expanded Rhyl Harbour sand dune system for Hillside. th am pm the village of Maeshafn and the former youth shorebirds such as the ringed plover Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens Wednesday 24 10 – 3 hostel. (SJ 205 608) Meet at Rhyl Harbour (SH 995 808) (SJ 071 821) Meadow Scything Come to help scythe a patch on the Tuesday 12 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 27 th 10 am – 3 pm Tuesday 9 th 10 am – 3 pm Rhuddlan nature reserve and see if there are Moel Famau Country Park Healthy Heath Moel Famau Country Park more common spotted orchids that have Lend a hand with the busy work in the Site maintenance, thresholds and Lend a hand with the busy work in the come up this year. country park infrastructure improvements around Moel country park Meet at Rhuddlan Nature Reserve car-park on Meet at Bwlch Penbarras car park Findeg Local Nature Reserve. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras car park Station Road (SJ 020 778) Meet at the eastern site entrance between (SJ 174 613) th th am pm the village of Maeshafn and the former youth Thursday 25 – Friday 26 10 – 3 Dry Stone Walling Wednesday 13 th 10 am – 3 pm hostel. (SJ 205 608) th am pm Come and help re build a section of Keeping on top of things Wednesday 10 10 – 3 Healthy Heath traditional boundary wall situated on the General site maintenance, improvements and Site maintenance, thresholds and scenic hillside Moel Hiraddug. footpath work in the woodland and on the infrastructure improvements around Moel Meet at Dyserth Waterfall car park. Hillside. Findeg Local Nature Reserve. Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens Meet at the eastern site entrance between (SJ071 821) the village of Maeshafn and the former youth hostel. (SJ 205 608) July August Wednesday 1 st 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 22 nd 10 am – 3 pm Interested in learning the traditional skill of Thursday 13 th – Friday 14 th 10 am – 3 pm Coed Moel Famau Allotment Tidy Up lime mortar? A 2 day course will be Boardwalk Empire Help to continue the work to improve the Spend a day helping clear and tidy up the available during August at Coed Nercwys, The recent storm damage has identified a arboretum. banks and other areas of the Prestatyn dates to be confirmed. Maximum of 6 need for some boardwalk repairs, chance to Meet at Coed Moel Famau car park, let the Community allotment site. people per day, to book on the course or help out building these important timber warden swipe you into the car park. Meet at the entrance to Coed Y Morfa , register your interest contact Loggerheads structures. Meet at Entrance gate to (SJ 174 613) Prestatyn Country Park. Presthaven Holiday Camp

nd am pm Wednesday 22 10 – 3 Friday 21 st 10 am – 1 pm th am pm Monday 6 10 – 3 Scar Trek Tuesday 11 th 10 am – 3 pm Wattle fencing Branching Out Get your best boots on and walk up to the Path work After a short break at Mount Wood we are We will carry on our work from recent years Cilcain Scar to carry out essential annual Help continue the ongoing path back to make some wattle fences. by pruning some of our planted trees and maintenance and repairs to the steepest part improvements to benefit both the visitors Meet at Bryn Stanley off Lon Llewellyn creating habitat piles with all the brash. of this popular route to Moel Famau. and wildlife at Loggerheads Country Park. entrance to Mount Wood, Denbigh Meet at Coed y Morfa, Lon Goed, Prestatyn Meet at Cilcain Pumping Station (SJ 058 823) (SJ 172 647) Meet at Loggerheads. (SJ 047 658)

th am pm th am pm Tuesday 14 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 29 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 12 10 – 3 Tuesday 25 10 – 3 Loggerheads Hedging and butterflies Moel Famau Country Park Loggerheads Join the warden to help remove invasive Join us to help on the upkeep of the young Help with the busy work in the country park. Lend a hand removing invasive scrub from bracken from the internationally important hedge planted a few years ago at Rhuddlan. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras car park. Loggerheads’ precious grasslands! Meet at grasslands at Loggerheads. Meet at Tasks include formative pruning and taking (SJ 174 613) Loggerheads. Loggerheads. off the old tree guards. We’ll also conduct a survey, weather permitting, for the Big Thursday 27 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 15 th 10 am – 3 pm Butterfly Count. Orchard work Keeping on top of things Meet at Rhuddlan Nature Reserve car-park Help clear round the orchard to keep it in General site maintenance, improvements off Station Road (SJ 020 778) the best of health. and footpath work in the woodland and on Meet at Brickfields Pond office (SJ 013804) the Hillside. Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens (SJ071 821)

Wednesday 15 th – Thursday 16 th 10 am – 3 pm Scything Help us maintain the area around the orchard trees through the traditional meadow management of scything. Meet at Glasdir off North Link Road, Ruthin (SJ 118 590) September Thursday 3rd 10am – 3pm Tuesday 29th 10am – 3pm Glan Morfa Tidy Up Coed Alex A day helping tidying up the site and getting Help to continue with the work in this small it ready for the winter woodland, near Coed Llangwyfan. Meet at Glan Morfa Car Park Meet at Coed Llangwyfan top car park, on the road between Llangwyfan and Nannerch Tuesday 8th – Wednesday 9th 10am – 3pm (SJ 139 668) Forest Boundary Walling Help to continue rebuilding the old forest boundary at Coed Nercwys. Wednesday 30th 10am – 3pm Meet at the main forest car park. Hedge pruning (SJ 218 593) Help prune up the hedges along the main path ready for the winter. Meet at Rhuddlan Nature Reserve car-park Tuesday 15th 10am – 3pm off Station Road (SJ 020 778) Woodland work Help us to remove non-native trees from the internationally important woodland at Loggerheads. Meet at Loggerheads.

Thursday 17th 10am -3pm Hedge Clipping More work on the old hedgerow to help try to open it up for hedge-laying in future. Meet at Maes Gwilym – down Maes y Gog road, Rhyl (SJ 031 819)

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