Winter Meeting of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

The Winter Meeting of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Champions, Local Members, Town & Community Councils was recently held at Coleg Cambria, Llysfasi. This time the meeting focused on Trees within the landscape of the AONB and Denbighshire.

AONB Area Manager, David Shiel said that The AONB Team were holding the meetings in order to encourage and promote communications and engagement with the Town and Community Councils within the AONB and to also to showcase some of the work that was being completed within the AONB.

The evening had spotlighted some of the work that was being completed within the woodlands of Loggerheads and Denbighshire, and presentations were completed on:

• Trees in our Landscape Publication - The Remarkable trees of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB, from Countryside Ranger, Imogen Hammond
• The importance of Tree Preservation Orders - Denbighshire County Council Tree Officer, Michelle Brown
• Ash Die Back within the AONB with a focus on Loggerheads Country Park - Countryside Ranger & Project Officer, Saul Burton

The Chair of the AONB Partnership, Andrew Worthington MBE said: "It was a very informative evening, and it was fantastic to see trees of the AONB and Denbighshire being discussed and celebrated."

The next meeting will be held on the evening of 16 May 2024.