Vol dates
April
Tuesday 5th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Moel Arthur Boundary
Help to rebuild the boundary wall at Moel Arthur. The wall is on a high, steep section of the Hillfort. Meet at Moel Arthur car park.
Wednesday 6th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Cilcain Community Garden
Help to improve access at the community garden on the boundary of Moel Famau Country Park.
Meet at Loggerheads Car Park, 9.30am.
Tuesday 12th 10am -3pm
Weave Work
Come and help create weaved borders to our well used path in Loggerheads Car Park. Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Wednesday 13th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Moel Arthur Boundary
Help to rebuild the boundary wall at Moel Arthur. The wall is on a high, steep section of the Hillfort. Meet at Moel Arthur car park.
Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th 10am – 3pm
Bridge Improvements:
Come along to help with re building two timber footbridges leading around Brickfields pond.
Meet at Brickfields Pond, Rhyl.
Wednesday 20th 10am- 3pm
Prestatyn Hillside
Help to keep paths clear and general site maintenance on the hillside.
Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens. (SJ 071 821)
Thursday 21st 10am – 3pm
Harbour Shorebirds
Help to put up protective fencing at Rhyl Harbour for breeding shorebirds, such as ringed plover. Work will be done through funding from the EU LIFE+ Little Tern Project as part of an initiative to attract Little Terns to this site.
Meet at Rhyl Harbour (SH 995 808)
Tuesday 26th 10am – 3pm
Path Repair
Lend a hand improving the well-trodden paths and steps within the park! Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Wednesday 27th 10am- 3pmNRW logo
Moel Famau Country Park
Help to keep the Country Park looking at its best with a programme of maintenance.
Meet at Bwlch Penbarras car park, (SJ 174 613)
Thursday 28th – Friday 29th 10am – 3pm
Path work
Finish off the creation of a circular path round the ponds, using the willow coppice on site to create a natural screen.
Meet at Glasdir, off North Link Road, Ruthin (SJ 118 590)
May
Tuesday 3rd 10am-1pm
Summer Bedding
Help the gardener plant out summer bedding around the gardens at Plas Newydd.
Meet at Plas Newydd, Llangollen.
Tuesday 3rd - Thursday 5th 10am – 3pm
Tern fencing
Join us on our annual pilgrimage to the beach to erect the electric and perimeter fencing at Gronant ready for the Little Tern breeding season.
Meet at Gronant entrance by Presthaven Beach Resort (SJ 089 841)
Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Forest Boundary
Help to continue rebuilding the old forest boundary wall at Coed Nercwys.
Meet at the main forest car park. (SJ 218 593)
Tuesday 10th 10am – 3pm
Odd Jobs
Come and help complete some general Park maintenance to get Loggerheads ready for the summer season.Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Wednesday 11th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Offa’s Dyke Path Improvements - Penycloddiau
Help fix a stile and improve steps alongside the Iron Age Hillfort - Meet at Coed Llangwyfan top car park, on the road between Llangwyfan and Nannerch (SJ 139 668)
Friday 13th 10am – 1pm
A New Path
A desire path in the centre of the woods is now regularly used so we will reposition the fencing and level off the surface.
Meet at Bryn Stanley, off Lon Llewellyn entrance to Mount Wood, Denbigh (SJ 047 658)
Tuesday 17th 10am – 3pm
Moel Findeg
Help with the site maintenance of the Local Nature Reserved Moel Findeg Local Nature Reserve
Meet at the eastern site entrance between the village of Maeshafn and the former youth hostel (SJ 205 608).
Wednesday 18th 10am
Owain Glyndwr’s Motte
Help to carry out some erosion repair work to Owain Glyndwr’s motte. Meet at Market Street Car Park at 10am or Loggerheads Country park at 9.30am for a lift to site. Please ring Loggerheads to let the wardens know if you are joining us on 01352 810 614 or Llangollen office 01978 869 618
Wednesday 25th 10am – 3pm
Prestatyn Hillside
Help to keep paths clear and general site maintenance on the hillside and along Offa’s Dyke National Trail.
Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn (SJ 071 821)
June - Balsam Bash and Buffet
Help us kick start the Himalayan balsam control on the river Alyn. Hard work will be rewarded with a buffet afterwards! Wellies and gloves essential! Will be in the Mold area, location and date confirmed on booking. Booking essential, please ring 01352 810614.
June
Tuesday 1st 10am – 3pm
Chop chop
Tree management at the community woodland in Prestatyn. Lots of pruning and creating habitat piles.
Meet at Coed y Morfa, Lon Goed, Prestatyn (SJ 058 823)
Monday 6th 10am – 1pm
Help the gardener
Help keep the gardens looking at their best by helping the gardener do a variety of summer tasks, weeding, pruning and dead heading, Plas Newydd.
Meet at Plas Newydd, Llangollen.
Tuesday 7th 10am – 3pm
Grassland Fencing
Come and help install a new fence in the butterfly glades at Loggerheads. Digging will be hard but hopefully many hands will make light (ish) work!Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Wednesday 8th 10am – 3pm
Prestatyn Hillside
Help to keep paths clear and general site maintenance on the hillside and along Offa’s Dyke National Trail.
Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn (SJ 071 821)
Tuesday 14th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Coed Nercwys
Help with important maintenance work in the popular forest. Access improvements, cutting back vegetation and work on the Old Shepherd’s Enclosure.
Meet at the main forest car park. (SJ 218 593)
Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th 10am – 3pm
Renewing the Heritage
Help paint the loading crane in its traditional colours. Having cleared most of the vegetation last year it will be straight to work on making the structure bright again.
Meet at Prestatyn-Dyserth Way car-park, Dyserth (SJ 062 792)
Wednesday 20th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Moel Famau Offa’s Dyke Path
Help with maintenance and improvements to the Offa’s Dyke National Trail.
Meet at Penbarras car park (SJ 174 613)
Tuesday 21st 10am – 3pm
Walk and Work
Help survey and cut back footpaths in the area. We will be walking various routes so you will need to be happy walking and carrying your bag for most of the day. Meet and finish at Loggerheads but we may travel to other sites nearby.Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Thursday 23rd 10am – 3pm
Bench’s for Birders
Help build some solid benches to help the volunteers at the lookout posts in Gronant
Meet at Presthaven Gateway , Gronant
Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th 10am
Gwaenysgor - Dry Stone Walling
Traditional dry stone walling with an instructor. Meeting place and exact location to be confirmed. Please book on through Loggerheads Country Park, 01352 810 614. Lifts can be arranged from loggerheads Country Park.
Thursday 30th 10am -3pm
No More Mud
Help with access improvements between the two fields. We will bring in stone for the path and install drainage channels into the restored ditches.
Meet at Maes Gwilym – down Maes y Gog road, Rhyl (SJ 031 819)
July
Monday 4th,Tuesday 5th & Thursday 7th 10am
Charcoal making
Try your hand at traditional charcoal making, free charcoal for all participants. Monday – filling the kiln, Tuesday – lighting the kiln, Thursday – bagging the product. Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Thursday 7th 10am
Big Dee Day – The Invasion Part 1 (BDD logo?)
Be a part of this years Big Dee Day – The Invasion, and help eradicate invasive non- native species from the banks of the River Dee. We’ll be targeting dense stands of Himalayan Balsam.
Corwen – Your River Needs You!
Wellies recommended, meet at the main car park, Corwen.
Friday 8th 10am -1pm
Improving the Viewpoint
Help to relocate the fencing up at the viewpoint and generally tidy the area up.
Meet at Bryn Stanley entrance to Denbigh Mount Wood off Lon Llewellyn (SJ 047 658)
Monday 11th 10am – 1pm
Topiary
Help the gardener trim the topiary on the parterre at the historic house, Plas Newydd.
Meet at Plas Newydd, Llangollen.
Wednesday 12th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Coed Moel Famau
Help to continue the good work improving the arboretum.
Meet at Coed Moel Famau car park (SJ 174 613)
Thursday 14th 10am
Big Dee Day – The Invasion Part 2
Help is needed to remove dense stands of the highly invasive Himalayan Balsam from the banks of the River Dee.
Wellies recommended, meet at the main car park, Corwen.
Tuesday 19th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Excavations at Penycloddiau
Help the team ready the site at the Iron Age Hillfort, Penycloddiau, ready for further study by Liverpool University.
Meet at Coed Llangwyfan, top car park, on the road between Nannerch and Llangwyfan. (SJ 139 668)
Wednesday 20th 10am – 3pm
Moel Findeg
Help with the site maintenance of the Local Nature Reserved Moel Findeg Local Nature Reserve
Meet at the eastern site entrance between the village of Maeshafn and the former youth hostel (SJ 205 608).
Thursday 21st 10am
Balsam Bashing Part 3
Final push to rid the banks of the Dee at Corwen of as much Himalayan balsam as possible.
Wellies recommended, meet at the main car park, Corwen.
Thursday 21st – Friday 22nd 10am – 3pm
Scything
Help us maintain the area around the orchard trees throughthe traditional hay meadow management of scything. We’ll also undertake side trimming of the hedge to help form it.
Meet at Glasdir off North Link Road, Ruthin (SJ 118 590)
Tuesday 26th 10am – 3pm
Grasslands
Lend a hand removing invasive scrub from Loggerheads’ precious grasslands! Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Wednesday 27th 10am – 3pm
Hedging and butterflies
Come scythe the meadow and help with upkeep of the young hedge plantedhere a few years ago. We’ll also conduct a survey, weather permitting, for the Big Butterfly Count. In 2015, Welsh records on the count showed most numerous butterfly was the Meadow Brown.
Meet at Rhuddlan Nature Reserve car-park off Station Road (SJ 020 778)
Wednesday 27th 10am – 3pmNRW logo
Coed Nercwys
Help with important maintenance work in the popular forest. Access improvements, cutting back vegetation and work on the Old Shepherd’s Enclosure.
Meet at the main forest car park. (SJ 218 593)
Wednesday 27th 10am – 3pm
Prestatyn Hillside
Help to keep paths clear and general site maintenance on the hillside and along Offa’s Dyke National Trail.
Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn (SJ 071 821)
August
Interested in having a go at Scything? We will be clearing the meadow in the Enclosure at Coed Nercwys sometime in August, weather dependant, register your interest with Loggerheads Country Park, 01352 810 614.
Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th 10am – 3pm
It Doesn’t Hold Water
Come and help dig out the Natterjack ponds that are dry most of the year. If the weather is good we’ll also set the moth trap to look at on Friday morning.
Meet at Gronant entrance by Presthaven Beach Resort (SJ 089 841)
Wednesday 10th 10am – 3pm
Brashing the Park
Help tidy up after our hedge-laying last winter, using up the brash for habitat piles and widening some of the paths.
Meet at Tarquin Drive, off Bryn Cwnin Road in Rhyl (SJ 027 801)
Thursday 11th 10am – 3pm
Excavations at Penycloddiau
Help Liverpool University close down the site after the summer excavations at Penycloddiau.
Meet at Coed Llangwyfan, top car park, between Llangwyfan and Nannerch. (SJ 139 668)
Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th
Gwaenysgor - Dry Stone Walling
Traditional dry stone walling with an instructor. Meeting place and exact location to be confirmed. Please book on through Loggerheads Country Park,01352 810 614. Lifts can be arranged from Loggerheads Country Park.
Wednesday 31st 10am – 3pm NRW logo
Coed Nercwys
Help with important maintenance work in the popular forest. Access improvements, cutting back vegetation and work on the Old Shepherd’s Enclosure.
Meet at the main forest car park. (SJ 218 593)
September
Friday 2nd 10am – 1pm
Wattle fencing
Work on erecting some wattle fences along the path, using hazel from the woodland.
Meet at Bryn Stanley off Lon Llewellyn entrance to Mount Wood, Denbigh (SJ 047 658)
Tuesday 6th 10am
Offa’s Dyke Path
Help is needed to build up sections of the Offa’s Dyke Path as it traverses along the spectacular Eglwyseg Escarpment. As parking is limited, please meet at Market Street Car Park, Llangollen at 10am and we will travel to site from there.
Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th 10am – 3pm
Pitch in at the Ditch
Come to help water vole in the area by opening up the old drainage channels and lay the hedge alongside it.
Meet at Brickfields Pond office, Rhyl (SJ 013804)
Thursday 8th10am – 3pm
Glan Morfa Tidy Up
A day helping tidying up the site and getting it ready for the winter
Meet at Glan Morfa Car Park
Tuesday 13th 10am – 3pm
Woodland work
Help us to remove non-native tree’s from the internationally important woodland at Loggerheads. Meet at Loggerheads car park.
Wednesday 14th 10am – 3pm
Prestatyn Hillside
Help to keep paths clear and general site maintenance on the hillside and along Offa’s Dyke National Trail.
Meet at the car park below Hillside Gardens, Prestatyn (SJ 071 821)
Thursday 15th 10am
Moor Path Work
Annual maintenance is needed to repair eroded sections of the Offas Dyke Path as it crosses Llandegla Moor. Lift available from Market Street Car Park at 10am, or meet us on site where the ODP leaves the Worlds End road GR SJ 234 495 at 10.30am.
Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21stNRW logo
Walling at Coed Nercwys
Forest Boundary
Help to continue rebuilding the old forest boundary at Coed Nercwys.
Meet at the main forest car park. (SJ 218 593)
Thursday 22nd 10am
Scrubbed Up
Help is needed to maintain a floristically rich limestone grassland at Eglwyseg – designated as a Roadside Nature Reserve.
As parking is limited, please meet at Market Street Car Park, Llangollen at 10am and we will travel to site from there.
Thursday 22nd 10am – 3pm
Island Hopping
Lots of small tasks including work on the ditch connecting the two ponds, taking away the old fencing, finishing of the hedge etc.
Meet Llanynys Pond lay-by, Rhewl (SJ 101 620)
Tuesday 27th 10am – 3pm
Woodland work
Help us to remove non-native tree’s from the internationally important woodland at Loggerheads. Meet at Loggerheads car park.