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Welcome There are a range of opportunities for you to and Dee Valley October get involved in the work of Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Countryside Service – and we need your help! Wednesday 1 st 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 15 th 10 am 3pm From & in the north along the For further information contact: Healthy Heath Moel Famau Clwydian Range to Hiraethog and the Dee Valley l Loggerheads Country Park Our aim this winter is to further increase the The Country Park is a busy site, come and in the south, you can join in every once in a 01352 810614 area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local help keep it looking its best. Meet at Bwlch Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch Penbarras car park (SJ 162 606) while or every week – the choice is yours. l North Denbighshire (Rhyl) which threaten the unusual mosaic of 01745 356197 nd am pm heathland plants that give the site its unique Wednesday 22 10 – 3 Tasks vary from tree planting to dry stone l South Denbighshire () character. Sturdy boots are essential. Healthy Heath walling, footpath construction to creating 01978 869618 Meet between village and Old Our aim this winter is to further increase the wildlife habitats. No previous experience Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local required – training will be provided and you’re Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch rd am pm which threaten the unusual mosaic of free to work at your own pace. A word about Health & Safety Friday 3 10 – 1 The Countryside Service will provide all Hedge-laying heathland plants that give the site its unique character. Sturdy boots are essential. necessary safety clothing. Remember to Help us carry on the really good work we did Meet between Maeshafn village and Old For a Braille, large print or tape version of at the start of the year with hedge-laying this call free on 0800 243980 wear sturdy foot wear with a good grip, steel Youth Hostel.(SJ 205 608) toe cap boots are recommended for most along the path for views over to Galch Hill. Meet at Bryn Stanley, off Lon Llewellyn Wednesday 22 nd -Thursday 23 rd 10 am – 3 pm jobs. Please bring water proof clothing and a entrance to Mount Wood, (SJ 047 658 ) Like our Facebook packed lunch with you. Under 14 year olds Board – Walking Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB and Help is needed on the boardwalk leading to Denbighshire Countryside Service must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Wednesday 8 th 10 am – 3 pm for up to date information and events. Dunes near Prestatyn. Repairing Unfortunately, we are not able to work with Healthy Heath damaged planks to provide access over the children under 8 years old. Our aim this winter is to further increase the salt marshes to the viewing platform and the area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local Little Tern colony. Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch Entrance gate to Presthaven Holiday Camp www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk which threaten the unusual mosaic of www.denbighshirecountryside.org.uk heathland plants that give the site its unique Tuesday 28 th 10 am – 3 pm character. Sturdy boots are essential. Hen Ardd Coppicing and Scrub Clearance Printed using vegetable based inks on100% Meet between Maeshafn village and Old Come and help coppice willow to open up an post-consumer, non-bleached recycled paper. Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) important wetland and remove scrub on the surrounding grassland. Wellies essential! Tuesday 14 th 10 am – 3 pm Meet at Hen Ardd, Eryrys (SJ 204 578) Path Work Help improve the paths for all by continuing Tuesday 28 th and Wednesday 29 th 10 am – 3 pm the path improvements work on the busy Make Hay and Hedges paths around the Park. Joint working party with North Wildlife Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. Trust. Come and help us on the Prestatyn- Way and Maes Hiraddug Nature Reserve. We will have a wide variety of tasks Wednesday 15 th October 10 am – 3 pm on offer including ones that are family Healthy Hillside friendly. Tasks range from hay raking, Winter is the best time to look after the installing path steps, cutting back, hedge- many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. laying and many more. As well as management of the woodland and Meet at Prestatyn-Dyserth Way car-park, grassland we’ll be working to maintain the Dyserth (SJ 062 792) Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the local footpaths that link with it. Some very Wednesday 29 th 10 am – 3 pm steep slopes, boots essential Arboretum Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends The arboretum is in need of some attention below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn helping to thin out some of the trees. (SJ 071 821) Meet at Coed Moel Famau car park. (SJ 174 613) November November

Tuesday 4 th 10 am – 3 pm Tuesday 11 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 19 th 10 am – 3 pm Coppicing Pond Life Healthy Heath Lend a hand with this important traditional Help to cut back an area around an existing Our aim this winter is to further increase the woodland management technique, which will pond that has become overgrown and area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local increase biodiversity within the woodland at improve the scrapes around the edge. Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch Loggerheads. Wellies essential! which threaten the unusual mosaic of Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. Meet at Coed Nercwys, northern car park (SJ heathland plants that give the site its unique 218 593) character. Sturdy boots are essential. Wednesday 5 th 10 am – 3 pm Meet between Maeshafn village and Old th am pm Healthy Heath Wednesday 12 10 – 3 Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) Our aim this winter is to further increase the Healthy Hillside Winter is the best time to look after the area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local Tuesday 25 th 10 am – 3 pm many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. As Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch Coed Llangwyfan well as management of the woodland and which threaten the unusual mosaic of Help cut back the laid hedge at Llangwyfan. grassland we’ll be working to maintain the heathland plants that give the site its unique Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the Hopefully a bonfire and jacket potatoes to character. Sturdy boots are essential. local footpaths that link with it. Some very follow if we get enough brash cut! Meet between Maeshafn village and Old steep slopes, boots essential Meet at Coed Llangwyfan, top car park, on Youth Hostel (SJ 205 608) Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends the road between and Llangwyfan. below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn (SJ 139 668) Wednesday 5 th 10 am – 3 pm (SJ 071 821) Woodland managemen t Wednesday 26 th 10 am - 3 pm Come along to help with the woodland Wednesday 12 th 10 am – 3 pm Healthy Hillside management of an area of woodland, Hen Ardd Coppicing and Scrub Clearance Winter is the best time to look after the including work to an overgrown corner to Come and help coppice willow to open up an many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. As gain light and space to the paths, making a important wetland and remove scrub on the well as management of the woodland and bonfire from the brash we cut. surrounding grassland. Wellies essential! grassland we’ll be working to maintain the Meet at Coed Y Morfa Meet at Hen Ardd, Eryrys (SJ 204 578) Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the Woodland, Prestatyn local footpaths that link with it. Some very (SJ 058 823) Tuesday 18 th 10 am – 3 pm steep slopes, boots essential Coppicing Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends Thursday 6 th and Friday 7 th 10 am – 1 pm Lend a hand with this important traditional below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn Sprucing up the hedge woodland management technique, which will (SJ 071 821) Help clear this Denbigh footpath so that it increase biodiversity within the woodland at Loggerheads. can be fully accessible once again. We’ll also Wednesday 26 th 10 am – 3 pm Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. be hedge laying and burning the big brash Habitat piles piles. Clear out some of the dead wood along the Wednesday 19 th - Thursday 20th 10 am – 3 pm Meet at the bottom of Bryn Seion car-park, hedges and recycle them into habitat piles, Clearing out the hedge Denbigh (SJ 045 663) We will work on clearing along the which we will place around the wet meadow. boundaries of the site and finishing off the Meet at Nature Reserve, Station fencing in some sections. Road Meet at Glasdir, off North Link Road, (SJ 118 590) December January Tuesday 2 nd 10 am – 3 pm Thursday 11 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 7 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 21 st 10 am – 3 pm Winter Tidy Up Clean up at House Healthy Heath Healthy Hillside Come and help maintain the paths and for a Grouse Our aim this winter is to further increase the Winter is the best time to look after the drains around the Park after the autumn On-going management is needed to stop many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. this open area being overtaken by conifer area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local leaves have fallen. regeneration. Chance to spot a good Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch As well as management of the woodland and Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. Christmas tree! which threaten the unusual mosaic of grassland we’ll be working to maintain the Meet at Coed Moel Famau car park heathland plants that give the site its unique Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the nd am pm Tuesday 2 - Wednesday 3rd 10 -3 (SJ 174 613) character. Sturdy boots are essential. local footpaths that link with it. Some very Massive Hedge Cu t steep slopes, boots essential th am pm Meet between Maeshafn village and Old Friday 12 10 – 1 Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends Continuing the work we started last year on Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) the long old hedge at the entrance to the Denbigh fire for Christmas below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn Help in the annual end of year clearing up of site of Maes Gwylim. A lot more cutting and (SJ 071 821) the brash. The question is: will the fire be Friday 9 th 10 am – 1 pm we’ll get the fires burning. bigger than last year?! Absolute Access nd am pm Meet at Maes Gwylim – down Maes y Gog Meet at Bryn Stanley, off Lon Llewellyn Thursday 22 - Friday 23rd 10 – 1 The day will be spent cutting back along the road, Rhyl (SJ 031 819) entrance to Mount Wood, Denbigh (SJ 047 Sprucing up the Hedge 658) path to Galch Hill to keep the access open. Help clear this Denbigh footpath so that it Wednesday 3 rd 10 am – 3 pm Meet at Bryn Stanley, off Lon Llewellyn can be fully accessible once again. We’ll also Tuesday 16 th 10 am – 3 pm Healthy Heath entrance to Mount Wood, Denbigh (SJ 047 658) be hedge laying and burning the big brash Coppicing piles. Our aim this winter is to further increase the Help us continue this important traditional th am pm Meet at the bottom of Bryn Seion car-park, area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local woodland management technique, which Wednesday 14 10 – 3 Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch will increase biodiversity within the Woodland Management I Denbigh (SJ 045 663) which threaten the unusual mosaic of woodland at Loggerheads. Jacket spuds Coed Alex th am pm heathland plants that give the site its unique cooked on the fire to keep us warm! Coed Alex is a small woodland near Coed Tuesday 27 10 – 3 character. Sturdy boots are essential. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. Llangwyfan. It has become overgrown over Scrub clearance Help to cut back the scrub to improve this Meet between Maeshafn village and Old th am pm the last few years and help is needed to thin Wednesday 17 10 - 3 internationally important limestone Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) the trees and remove dense stands of scrub, Healthy Heath grassland. Meet at Loggerheads Country Our aim this winter is to further increase the jacket potatoes cooked on the fire to keep Park. Wednesday 10 th 10 am – 3 pm area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local us warm! Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch Annual Hedge Laying Competition Meet at Coed Llangwyfan, top car park, on th am pm which threaten the unusual mosaic of Wednesday 28 10 – 3 Hedge Laying is an important skill to the road between Nannerch and Healthy Heath replenish hedgerows and encourage new heathland plants that give the site its unique character. Sturdy boots are essential. (SJ 139 668) Our aim this winter is to further increase the growth from the base of the hedge. The art Meet between Maeshafn village and Old area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local of laying a hedge is judged in county Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) Tuesday 20 th 10 am – 3 pm Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch championships, come along as part of a Coppicing continued which threaten the unusual mosaic of heathland plants that give the site its unique team for the first year of this fun event with Help us continue this important traditional a very productive outcome , beginners more character. Sturdy boots are essential. woodland management technique, which than welcome as a tutor will be on hand and Meet between Maeshafn village and Old will increase biodiversity within the helpers are always needed to keep the Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) woodland at Loggerheads. bonfire well stocked. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. Wednesday 28 th 10 am – 3 pm Venue to be confirmed, please register your Freshen up Rhuddlan interest with the warden team. Nearer the We will have maintenance work across the date you can contact Loggerheads Country reserve to get this ever improving site ready park to find out more information, for the start of the year. 01352 810 614. Meet Rhuddlan Nature Reserve, Station Road February February Tuesday 3rd 10am – 3pm Wednesday 11 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 18 th 10 am – 3 pm Tuesday 24 th 10 am – 3 pm Bog Trotting Healthy Heath Healthy Hillside Scrub clearance Help to clear the important wetland site of Our aim this winter is to further increase the Winter is the best time to look after the Help with scrub clearance to improve this Llyn Ochin from scrub encroachment and area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. internationally important limestone birch. Bring wellies! Meet at Coed Nercwys, Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch As well as management of the woodland and grassland. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. northern car park. (SJ 218 593) which threaten the unusual mosaic of grassland we’ll be working to maintain the heathland plants that give the site its unique Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the Wednesday 25 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 4th - Thursday 5th 10am – 3pm character. Sturdy boots are essential. local footpaths that link with it. Some very Healthy Heath Opening up the Ponds Meet between Maeshafn village and Old steep slopes, boots essential Our aim this winter is to further increase the Come and help us open up the paths at this Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local small site north of Ruthin, felling trees to below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn (SJ 071 821) Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch open up the pond more and using the timber Tuesday 17 th 10 am – 3 pm which threaten the unusual mosaic of as edging along the bank. Woodland Management II – Coed Alex heathland plants that give the site its unique Meet at Pond lay-by, Rhewl Coed Alex is a small woodland near Coed character. Sturdy boots are essential. (SJ 101 620) Llangwyfan. It has become overgrown over Meet between Maeshafn village and Old the last few years and help is needed to thin Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) th am pm Wednesday 4 10 – 3 the trees and remove dense stands of scrub, Healthy Hillside jacket potatoes cooked on the fire to keep us Winter is the best time to look after the warm! many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. Meet at Coed Llangwyfan, top car park, on As well as management of the woodland and the road between Nannerch and Llangwyfan grassland we’ll be working to maintain the (SJ 139 668) Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the

local footpaths that link with it. Some very th th am pm steep slopes, boots essential Tuesday 17 - Wednesday 18 10 – 3 Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends Hedge-laying and more below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn Joint working party with Wildlife (SJ 071 821) Trust. Come and help us on the Prestatyn- Dyserth Way and Maes Hiraddug Nature Tuesday 10th – Wed 11th 10am – 3pm Reserve. We will have a wide variety of tasks Hedge Laying on offer including ones that are family A continuation of the on-going hedge laying friendly. Tasks range from hay raking, programme in the open field area behind installing path steps, cutting back, hedge- Bruton Park , A bonfire to clear the brash will laying and many more. help warm up on this winters day Meet at Prestatyn-Dyserth Way car-park, Meet Bruton Park Community Woodland Dyserth (SJ 062 792) Entrance

Tuesday 10th 10am – 3pm Loggerheads Maintenance Help with ongoing maintenance at Loggerheads. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. March March Tuesday 3 rd 10 am – 3 pm Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch Wednesday 25 th 10 am – 3 pm Footpath work which threaten the unusual mosaic of Healthy Heath Help improve the paths for all our visitors by heathland plants that give the site its unique Our aim this winter is to further increase the continuing the path improvements work on character. Sturdy boots are essential. area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local the busy paths at Loggerheads. Meet at Meet between Maeshafn village and Old Nature Reserve by removing scrub and birch Loggerheads Country Park. Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) which threaten the unusual mosaic of heathland plants that give the site its unique Wednesday 4 th 10 am – 3 pm Friday 13 th 10 am – 1 pm character. Sturdy boots are essential. Healthy Hillside Hedge-laying Meet between Maeshafn village and Old Winter is the best time to look after the No more to say, bring a strong arm! Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. As Meet at Bryn Stanley, off Lon Llewellyn well as management of the woodland and entrance to Mount Wood, Denbigh (SJ 047 Wednesday 25 th 10 am – 3 pm grassland we’ll be working to maintain the 658) Open up the Orchard Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the Cutting in the orchard area ready for the local footpaths that link with it. Some very Tuesday 17 th 10 am – 3 pm huge fruit glut we’ll have this year! steep slopes, boots essential Moel Famau Meet at Rhuddlan Nature Reserve, Station Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends Help to tidy up at Moel Famau Country Park Road below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn before the busy Easter period. Meet at Bwlch (SJ 071 821) Penbarras car park. (SJ 162 606)

Wednesday 4 th 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday 18 th 10 am – 3 pm Buckthorn Bashing Healthy Hillside Join us for the annual event of buckthorn Winter is the best time to look after the clearing in the dunes at Tower Beach. After many special features of Prestatyn Hillside. As several years there is now a big difference to well as management of the woodland and the area. grassland we’ll be working to maintain the Meet at Ffordd Idwal, Tower Beach, Prestatyn Offa’s Dyke National Trail and some of the (SJ 051 832) local footpaths that link with it. Some very steep slopes, boots essential Wednesday 4 th 10 am – 3 pm Meet at small car park on the hairpin bends Coed Llangwyfan below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn Come along and lend a hand helping to (SJ 071 821) improve this forest site. Meet at Coed Llangwyfan, top car park, on the road Tuesday 24 th 10 am – 3 pm between Nannerch and Llangwyfan. (SJ 139 Helping hand 668) Come and lend a hand tidying up the park ready for the busy season ahead. Wednesday 11 th 10 am – 3 pm Meet at Loggerheads Country Park Healthy Heath Our aim this winter is to further increase the area of heathland at the Moel Findeg Local Gardd yr Arglwydd, Rhuthun The Lord’s Garden, Ruthin Mae angen eich cymorth yng Ngardd yr The Lord's Garden needs you! The Lord's Arglwydd! Mae’r cynllun i adfer Gardd yr Garden restoration is an exciting Heritage Arglwydd yn brosiect cyffrous sy’n cael ei Lottery Funded project to rejuvenate a ariannu gan Gronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri a’i medieval garden at Nantclwyd y Dre on nod yw adfywio’r ardd ganoloesol yn Castle Street, Ruthin. Regular volunteer day Nantclwyd y Dre yn Stryd y Castell, Rhuthun. are held on Mondays. Tasks vary each week Mae diwrnodau i wirfoddolwyr bob dydd and include restoring the historic planting Llun. Bydd y tasgau’n amrywio bob wythnos scheme, creating hazel hurdle fencing and ac yn cynnwys adfer y cynllun plannu restorative orchard pruning. We have 12 hanesyddol, creu clwydi coed cyll a thocio’r months to complete the project. Will you berllan i’w hadfer. Bydd y prosiect yn parhau take the challenge? For more information am 12 mis. A ydych yn barod i dderbyn yr contact Wendy Williams on 01824 708232 her? Mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael gan or by email on Wendy Williams ar 01824 708232 neu drwy [email protected] gysylltu drwy’r e-bost ar [email protected]

Gwirfoddoli yn Ne Sir Ddinbych Volunteering in South Eleni byddwn yn rhoi cynnig ar ffordd Denbighshire newydd o ddarparu digwyddiadau i This year we’ll be trying a new approach to wirfoddolwyr yn ne’r sir drwy drefnu rhestr e- volunteer events in the South of the County, bostio ar gyfer pobl sydd am ddysgu sgiliau as we will be setting up an e-mailing list of newydd, ennill profiad neu roi help llaw. people interested in learning new skills, Wrth i’r gwaith ddatblygu yn ystod y getting some experience or just wanting to flwyddyn, byddwn yn anfon gwybodaeth at lend a hand. As work develops over the year bobl drwy’r e-bost am gyfleoedd i ymuno â’r we’ll e-mail people on the list with upcoming tîm a chymryd rhan. Mae hyn yn debygol o opportunities to join the team and get gynnwys gwaith i osod camfeydd a gatiau, involved. This is likely to include installing rheoli cynefinoedd mewn coetiroedd, cynnal stiles and gates, habitat management in llwybrau, adfer nodweddion treftadaeth a woodlands, path maintenance, restoration of llosgi grug. Os hoffech dderbyn gwybodaeth heritage features and heather burning. If you am y cyfleoedd hyn, cysylltwch â Ros ar think you would be interested in receiving 01978 869615 neu gysylltu drwy’r e-bost ar these updates, please contact [email protected]. Ros on 01978 869615 or e-mail [email protected].

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