Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:48 Page 1 Volunteer Programme October 2019 to March 2020 Denbighshire Countryside Service and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:48 Page 2 Welcome There are a range of opportunities for you to get involved in the work of Denbighshire Countryside Service and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB - and we need your help! From Rhyl & Prestatyn in the Tasks vary from tree planting to dry north, along the Clwydian Range stone walling, footpath construction and Dee Valley and to Hiraethog to creating wildlife habitats. No in the west, you can join in every previous experience required – once in a while or every week - training will be provided and you’re the choice is yours. free to work at your own pace. denbighshirecountryside.org.uk clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk denbighshirevolunteers.co.uk 02 Volunteer Programme 2019/20 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 17/10/2019 10:20 Page 3 For a Braille, large print or tape version of this call free on 0800 243980 For further information contact: AONB Loggerheads Country Park office 01824 712 757 North Denbighshire (Rhyl) The Lord’s Garden 01824 708 313 AONB Llangollen office Every Monday 01824 712 795 (except December 23rd & 30th) 11am – 3pm (feel free to drop in anytime) Check us out on social media for up to date information and events If you love gardens and would Denbighshire Countryside Service enjoy helping in the historic Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB gardens at Nantclwyd Y Dre, @Clwyd_Dee_AONB Ruthin, we want to hear from @DenbshireCside you! All abilities welcome. A word about Health & Safety Please contact 01824 706868 The Countryside Service will provide all necessary or email safety clothing. Remember to wear sturdy foot wear [email protected] with a good grip, steel toe cap boots are recommended for most jobs. Please bring water proof Meet at Nantclwyd Y Dre, clothing and a packed lunch with you. Under 14 year LL15 1DP olds must be accompanied by a parent /guardian. Unfortunately, we are not able to work with children @Nantclwyd @YNantclwyd under 8 years old. Volunteer Programme 2019/20 03 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:48 Page 4 OCtOBeR 04 Volunteer Programme 2019/20 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:48 Page 5 tuesday 8th 10am – 3pm Loggerheads repairs Help us with some site repairs after the summer season. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. tuesday 8th 10am – 1pm Plas Newydd, Llangollen - Horticultural training Come and learn how to plant large trees as part of a new birch avenue at this historic garden with the Plas Newydd Head Gardener. Meet at Plas Newydd, LL20 8AW. Wednesday 9th 10am – 3pm Healthy Heath Management to remove birch trees and saplings which threaten the Wednesday 2nd 10am – 3pm unusual mosaic of heathland plants the Gop (trelawnyd) – that give Moel Findeg it’s unique Site clearance character. Meet between Maeshafn Help remove overgrown vegetation village and Old Youth Hostel. and scrub around the Scheduled (SJ 205 608) Ancient Monument. Meet at the car park on High Street, Trelawnyd. Wednesday 9th 10am – 3pm Prestatyn - Hedge Laying (SJ090798) Hedge Laying is an important skill to Wednesday 2nd 10am – 3pm replenish hedgerows and encourage Moel Famau - Heathland new growth from the base of the Management hedge. Come and help lay a piece of Help remove conifer regen off the hedge in the Local Nature area. heathland. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras Meet: Ffordd Parc Bodnant, (top) car park. (SJ 162 606) Prestatyn, play fields entrance, LL19 9LJ. Volunteer Programme 2019/20 05 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:48 Page 6 tuesday 15th 10am – 3pm Wednesday 23rd 10am – 3pm Loggerheads Coppicing Healthy Heath Lend a hand with this important Management to remove birch trees traditional woodland management and saplings which threaten the technique, which will increase unusual mosaic of heathland plants biodiversity within the woodland at that give Moel Findeg it’s unique Loggerheads. Meet at Loggerheads character. Meet between Maeshafn Country Park. village and Old Youth Hostel. (SJ 205 608) Wednesday 16th 10am – 3pm Moel Famau Path Improvements Wednesday 23rd & thursday 24th Help us improve the well-used paths 10am – 3pm Drystone Walling- around the Country Park. Meet at Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen. Bwlch Penbarras (top) car park. Come and help restore a section of a (SJ 162 606) tumbled down boundary wall, and learn about this traditional skill from an experienced instructor. Meet at Wednesday 16th, thursday 17th & the layby at the top of the Horseshoe Friday 18th 10am – 4pm Pass, opposite the Ponderosa Café. Drystone Walling training in the (SJ 192 480) Dell, Plas Newydd, Llangollen Gain new skills whilst helping repair the dry stone wall in this historic garden with an experienced instructor. Meet at Plas Newydd, LL20 8AW. tuesday 22nd 10am – 3pm Loggerheads Coppicing Lend a hand with this important traditional woodland management technique, which will increase biodiversity within the woodland at Loggerheads. Meet at Loggerheads Country Park. 06 Volunteer Programme 2019/20 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:48 Page 7 Wednesday 23rd 10am – 3pm the Gop (trelawnyd) – Site clearance Help remove overgrown vegetation and scrub around the Scheduled Ancient Monument. Meet at the car park on High Street, Trelawnyd. (SJ090798) Friday 25th 10am – 3pm Mount Wood - Woodland Glade management tuesday 29th 10am – 3pm Lend a hand in improving woodland Plant! Project maintenance. biodiversity by planting native Help us to control the vegetation woodland flowers, coppicing, and around our newly planted trees at thinning existing trees. Meet at Bryn Glan Morfa, part of the national Plant! Stanley entrance to Mount Wood, Project. Meet at Marsh Tracks Car Denbigh (SJ 047 658) Park, Marsh Road, Rhyl LL18 2AD. Saturday 26th 10am – 3pm Wednesday 30th 10am – 3pm Uwch y Dre Allotments – Moel Famau Heathland Dry Stone Walling Management Learn about this traditional skill from Help remove conifer regen off the an experienced instructor, and help heathland. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras us restore the old dry stone wall (top) car park. (SJ 162 606) which runs the length of this site. Meet at Uwch y Dre Allotments. (SJ 07120 43145) Wednesday 30th 10am – 3pm tuesday 29th 10am – 3pm the Gop (trelawnyd) – Coppicing the wetland Site clearance Come and help coppice willow to Help remove overgrown vegetation open up an important wetland and and scrub around the Scheduled remove scrub on the surrounding Ancient Monument. Meet at the car grassland. Wellies essential! Meet at park on High Street, Trelawnyd. Hen Ardd, Eryrys. (SJ 204 578) (SJ090798) Volunteer Programme 2019/20 07 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:48 Page 8 NOVeMBeR 08 Volunteer Programme 2019/20 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:49 Page 9 tuesday 5th 10am – 3pm Wednesday 6th 10am – 3pm Nercwys – Improving the views Prestatyn - Hedge Laying Help remove the confiner regen Hedge Laying is an important skill to around the trig point at Coed replenish hedgerows and encourage Nercwys in order to restore the new growth from the base of the outstanding views. Meet at Coed hedge. Come and help lay a piece of Nercwys, Northern Car park. hedge in the Local Nature area. Meet (SJ 218 593) at Ffordd Parc Bodnant, Prestatyn, play fields entrance, LL19 9LJ. Wednesday 6th 10am – 3pm Moel Famau Pond Clearance Help to remove the encroaching vegetation out of Fenlli pond to improve it for wildlife. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras (top) car park. (SJ 162 606) tuesday 12th 10am – 3pm Scrub Clearance Help with scrub clearance to improve this internationally important limestone grassland. Meet Loggerheads Country Park. tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th & Wednesday 13th 10am – 3pm thursday 7th 10am – 4pm Moel Famau Heathland Drystone Walling training in the Management Dell, Plas Newydd, Llangollen Help remove conifer regen off the Gain new skills whilst helping repair heathland. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras some of the dry stone wall in this (top) car park. (SJ 162 606) historic garden with an experienced instructor. Meet at Plas Newydd, LL20 8AW. Volunteer Programme 2019/20 09 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:49 Page 10 Wednesday 13th 10am – 3pm Wednesday 20th 10am – 3pm Prestatyn Hillside – Healthy Heath Site maintenance Management to remove birch trees Scrub clearance on limestone and saplings which threaten the grassland and general site unusual mosaic of heathland plants maintenance. Meet at the car park that give Moel Findeg it’s unique below Hillside Gardens. (SJ071821) character. Meet between Maeshafn village and Old Youth Hostel. tuesday 19th 10am – 3pm (SJ 205 608) Llangwyfan Nature Area Join us to improve the woodland Wednesday 20th 10am – 3pm and remove scrub off the scheduled Prestatyn Hillside ancient monument. Meet at Coed Expose and repair wall around Pant- Llangwyfan top car park, on the road Y-Fachwen Cottage and scrub/brash between Llangwyfan and Nannerch. clearance. Meet at the car park (SJ 139 668) below Hillside Gardens. (SJ071821) 10 Volunteer Programme 2019/20 Volunteer programme winter 2019.qxp_Layout 1 15/10/2019 12:49 Page 11 Wednesday 27th 10am – 3pm Moel Famau Heathland Management Help remove conifer regen off the heathland. Meet at Bwlch Penbarras (top) car park. (SJ 162 606) Wednesday 27th 10am - 3pm Prestatyn - Hedge Laying Hedge Laying is an important skill to replenish hedgerows and encourage new growth from the base of the hedge. Come and help lay a piece of hedge in the Local Nature area. Meet at Ffordd Parc Bodnant, thursday 21st 10am – 3pm Prestatyn, play fields entrance, Hedgelaying - Stamp, Corwen LL19 9LJ.