Walkers recently enjoyed a sunshine filled snowdrop walk to welcome in Spring.

The Clywdian Range and Dee Valley Rangers with the Nature For Health team led a Spring walk to see the snowdrops at St Tysilio's Church, Llantysilio.

Rangers held a talk about all the improvement works going on at the Horseshoe Falls site before heading down to the church.

Attendees were welcomed into the church by a warden to learn about the history of the site, the famous people laid to rest there and to enjoy the spectacle of the snowdrops around the grounds.

Councillor Alan James, Cabinet Lead Member for Local Development and Planning, said: “It is really important that people have time aside to enjoy being out in nature and there are countless studies which prove why connecting with nature and the landscapes and history surrounding it is so good for us.”

The rangers would like to give a special thanks to the wardens of St Tysilio's Church for welcoming the group and holding such an interesting talk about the site.

Nature for Health is a collaborative project that engages with individuals and communities to promote the role access to nature can play in improving health and wellbeing. The programme welcomes people of all abilities to get involved with conservation and healthy outdoor lifestyle activities on your doorstep. The project is funded by the UK Government

If you missed this walk and would like to join a future event, or if you would like a copy of the Nature for Health timetable of free events, please get in touch by emailing naturerbuddiechyd@sirddinbych.gov.uk / natureforhealth@denbighshire.gov.uk or visit the Nature for Health Eventbrite page via the link: https://shorturl.at/XSVSU

Countryside walkers and their dogs visiting a popular park during half term were provided with helpful guidance and handy accessories for tackling the area’s routes.

Rangers from the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape team manned a stall at the Penbarras car park, Moel Famau Country Park during the Wales half term holiday.

The stall is part of an information campaign aimed to help inform dog walkers about the need to have their pets on a lead whilst walking through the countryside with lambing season around the corner.

Rangers and volunteer rangers chatted to visitors before they went walking on the Offas Dyke path in the direction of the Jubilee Tower to help them understand the restrictions and guidelines in place to keep themselves, their pets and others safe.

They also offered dog poo bags and holders, slip and clip leads if people had forgotten their own lead for their pet, treats for each animal already on a lead and trail maps to help navigate the area safely.

The team also took time to meet people further on up the Offa’s Dyke to help them understand how to stay safe with their pets on this part of Moel Famau Country Park.

Councillor Alan James, Lead Member for Local Development and Planning said: “The response we have had from dog walkers going up to Moel Famau has been really good and I hope we have been able to help and support them, to give them stronger awareness of countryside restrictions in place in certain areas for when they next go out with their pet.

“If you are bringing your dog to one of our countryside walks, please always plan ahead, know the land you are going to walk through, respect the countryside code and always keep your dog on a lead.”

For more information, visit https://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/ and follow the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape on Facebook and X.

A group of artists are celebrating a special milestone at a countryside park.

The Loggerheads Country Park Painters are back exhibiting their art in the Oriel Gallery located between the Tea Gardens and the stone bridge at Loggerheads Country Park.

They are a small group of local amateur artists that work in a variety of mediums ranging from acrylics, watercolours, pastels, calligraphy and much more.

The art group have been coming to Loggerheads to hold their weekly workshops since 2006 with this latest installation being their 20th exhibition held at the Country Park.

Much of the members artwork is inspired by the diversity and natural beauty of the environments found within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape.

This year’s exhibition features the special addition of Curlew Corner; having been inspired by the Curlew Connections Wales Project the art group have created an array of curlew inspired artwork to help raise awareness for the Eurasian Curlew, a culturally important bird species that is declining rapidly in Wales.

The goal of these community efforts, happening across the wider landscape of Wales, is to prevent the extinction of curlew as a breeding species, currently set to happen in Wales by 2033.

Councillor Alan James, Lead Member for Local Development and Planning said: “If you do venture down to Loggerheads Country Park to view the incredible pieces of artwork in this year’s exhibition please cast your vote for your favourite piece of work, as each year the artist gaining the most votes wins the Loggerheads Country Park Painters Trophy and chooses the charity to which all proceeds from the exhibition is awarded.”

Last year’s winner chose Hope House.

The exhibition will be running until the 20 March.