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Volunteer Programme April to September 2017 Denbighshire Countryside Service and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Welcome For a Braille, large print or tape version of this call free on 0800 243980 For further information contact: Loggerheads Country Park 01824 712 757 There are a range of North Denbighshire (Rhyl) opportunities for you to get 01824 708 313 involved in the work of South Denbighshire (Llangollen) Denbighshire Countryside 01824 712 795 Service and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB - and we need your help! Check us out on social media for up to date information and events From Rhyl & Prestatyn in the Denbighshire Countryside Service north along the Clwydian Range Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB and Dee Valley and to Hiraethog @clwyd_Dee_AONB in the west, you can join in every @DenbshireCside once in a while or every week - the choice is yours. A word about Health & Safety Tasks vary from tree planting to dry The Countryside Service will provide all necessary safety stone walling, footpath clothing. Remember to wear sturdy foot wear with a construction to creating wildlife good grip, steel toe cap boots are recommended for habitats. No previous experience most jobs. Please bring water proof clothing and a packed lunch with you. Under 14 year olds must be required – training will be provided accompanied by a parent /guardian. Unfortunately, we and you’re free to work at your are not able to work with children under 8 years old. own pace. denbighshirecountryside.org.uk clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk denbighshirevolunteers.co.uk 02 Volunteer Programme 2017 Volunteer Programme 2017 03 Limestone Little Terns The Gronant bird colony had amazing success with 170 little tern fledglings for season 2016. Limestone underlies many of the distinctive landscapes of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley from the spectacular Eglwyseg The number of breeding terns was an increased provision in terms of Escarpment, Bryn Alyn, again at a high with 141 pairs in people engagement, protection Loggerheads, Graig Fawr to total. This is sadly in sharp and monitoring of the terns at Moel Hiraddug. contrast to many colonies around Gronant, Rhyl Harbour and RSPB the UK that had a poor year. Point of Ayr. A big thank to The Programme has a number of Population figures for the UK in everyone who have joined the events that will help you to 2016 are at minus 11% compared group or been involved with the discover our fantastic limestone to the 5-year mean at pre-EU work of the Countryside Service heritage - look out for the pale LIFE+ project (2009-13). on site. Let’s hope for a blue boxes. productive summer! On a brighter note, the North If anyone is interested in Wales Little Tern Group was set volunteering with the Little Tern up to be a hub for volunteer colony this year please contact activity and this has already seen 01824 708 313. 04 Volunteer Programme 2017 Volunteer Programme 2017 05 Wednesday 5th 10am - 3pm APRIL Country Park tidy up Help to tidy up the park before the busy Easter holidays with the start of the summer programme of maintenance. Meet at Moel Famau, Bwlch Penbarras car park. (SJ174 613) Friday 7th 10am - 3pm Spring Clean at Dinas Brân Tuesday 25th 10am - 3pm Come and join us for a big Fighting the Gorse Spring Clean at Castell Dinas Come along and cut back gorse that Brân to get the site ready for has started invading a path near another busy season of visitors. Maes Hiraddug. Meet at Prestatyn – Meet at Market Street Car Park, Dyserth way car park, Dyserth (Grid Llangollen at 10am. ref. SJ062 792) Wednesday 26th 10am - 3pm Tuesday 11th 10am - 3pm Moel Famau Riverside Fencing Help the Country Park ranger keep Come and help create weaved the park looking its best with access fences along our well used improvements and maintenance paths. Meet at Loggerheads work. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras car Tuesday 25th 10am-3pm Country Park. park (SJ 174 613) Spring Clean Come and help complete some Tuesday 11th 10am - 3pm general Park maintenance to Brickfields Bird Boxes Wednesday 26th 10am - 3pm get Loggerheads ready for the Help us build a variety of bird boxes Harbour fencing summer season. Meet at to attract a range of birds. These Setting out the electric fencing in Loggerheads Country Park. boxes will be used on our sites and preparation for small nesting waders you can take one home at the end of and the potential for breeding terns. the day. Meet at Brickfields Pond Meet at Pont y Ddraig car-park, office, Rhyl. Rhyl Harbour. 06 Volunteer Programme 2017 Volunteer Programme 2017 07 Tuesday 2nd - Thursday 4th Tuesday 23rd 9am - 3pm MAY 10am - 3pm Bruton Bio Blitz Little Tern Protection Following the woodland work at Come to help at the annual set up Bruton Park this past winter we want with the erecting of fencing and to survey the site to see what boards all ready for the forthcoming species are currently present and to Little Tern breeding season. Meet at enable us to track any changes to Gronant Dunes (parking at Lower the biodiversity in the coming years. Gronant opposite Crofter’s Café). We will be recording Plants, Butterflies, Birds and more. Meet at Tarquin Drive, Rhyl (SJ027 801). Tuesday 9th 10am-3pm Riverside Fencing Come and help create weaved fences along our well used paths. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. Tuesday 16th 10am - 3pm Plug and Play Come along for a morning of planting wildflower plugs followed by surveying the reserve for wildflowers and other wildlife. Meet at Rhuddlan Wednesday 10th 10am -12noon Help the Gardener at Plas Local Nature Reserve, Station Road. Newydd Historical Gardens Help the gardener to plant out Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th 10am - 3pm new plants in the garden and Dry stone walling create special displays for all the Help to continue rebuilding the old visitors to appreciate. forest boundary at Coed Nercwys. Tuesday 30th 10am - 3pm Meet at Plas Newydd, Llangollen, Meet at the main forest car park, Riverside Fencing Come and help create weaved LL20 8AW. (SJ 218 593). fences along our well used paths. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. 08 Volunteer Programme 2017 Volunteer Programme 2017 09 Monday 5th 10am - 5pm JUNE Lord’s Garden Help the gardener at the Lord’s Thursday 15th and Friday 16th 10am - 3pm Garden. Nantclwyd Y Dre, Ruthin. Thursday 1st 10am - 3pm Building a Bird Hide Using locally-sourced larch the Wildflower Identification Improve your wildflower Wednesday 7th & Thursday 8th plan is to build a bird hide at the 10am - 3pm identification skills, marvel at reserve to overlook the quieter Dry Stone Walling area of the site but well- the early purple orchids and Learn how to build a dry stone connected by the new paths. help maintain favourable wall at Gop Hill, Trelawnyd, Meet at the Glasdir site, Ruthin. conditions for limestone loving parking is limited so lifts are plants along one of available from Loggerheads and Denbighshire’s designated Brickfields Pond, Rhyl. Please ring Roadside Nature Reserves in to book, 01824 712 757. the stunning Eglwyseg Valley. Meet at 10am, Market Street car park, Llangollen (parking is Tuesday 13th 10am-3pm restricted on site, so we will Tuesday 20th 10am - 3pm Drainage Improvements Coed Nercwys Tuesday 27th 10am - 3pm look to car share). Help us improve the drainage Help with important maintenance Walk and Work Help survey and cut back issues we have on one of our well work in the popular forest. Access footpaths in the area. We will be used paths at Loggerheads. Meet improvement, cutting back walking various routes so you at Loggerheads Country Park. vegetation and wok in the Old will need to be happy walking Shepherd’s Cottage and Enclosure. and carrying your bag for most Meet at the main forest car park, Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th & of the day. Meet and finish at Coed Nercwys (SJ 218 593). Thursday 15th Loggerheads Car Park but we Dry Stone Walling may travel to other sites nearby. Why not try your hand – or improve your skills – at Dry Stone Walling? Wednesday 21st 10am - 1pm We will be rebuilding sections of the A Yellow Rag to a Horse Wednesday 28th 10am - 3pm impressive boundary wall at Coed Come to help dig out the Oxford Tree Trimming We will side prune the trees at the Pen y Pigyn, Corwen. Meet at Main ragwort ready for ponies to graze reserve and create habitat piles with Car Park, Corwen 10am. the field at Gronant Dunes in the the brash. Meet at Rhuddlan Local future. Meet at Gronant Dunes Nature Reserve, Station Road. (parking at Lower Gronant opposite Crofter’s Café). 10 Volunteer Programme 2017 Volunteer Programme 2017 11 Wednesday 5th 10am – 3pm JULY Coed Moel Famau - Arboretum Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th & Help to continue the work improving Thursday 20th 10am the arboretum, clear the bases Charcoal Making Try your hand at traditional around the young trees and tidy up charcoal making, free charcoal the paths. Meet at Coed Moel for all participants. Monday – Famau car park (SJ 174 613). filling the kiln, Tuesday – lighting the kiln, Thursday – bagging the product. Meet at Loggerheads Friday 7th 10am – 2pm Perfect Pathways Car Park. We will be improving path edges that are starting to erode then levelling off the surface to maintain easy access around the site. Also looking at the wildflowers at the site. Meet at Mount Wood, Denbigh. Thursday 13th 10am – 3pm Thursday 6th 10am - 3pm Wattle Fencing Balsam Bashing! Join us at the community woodland Be a part of this year’s Big for some side pruning and the Dee Day – The Invasion, and traditional craft of making wattle help eradicate invasive fencing.