Take the Lead Campaign

The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) will be working with partners to launch the second year of the Take the Lead campaign over the Easter holidays. The campaign aims to target visitors and local residents who walk their dogs in the countryside to keep their dogs on leads when walking on land with grazing animals.

The campaign will promote responsible dog walking through social media, press releases, short films and events at popular walking sites in the AONB such as Moel Famau County Park, Penycloddiau and Dinas Brân. The campaign will aim to engage with dog walkers to educate them on the consequences of dog worrying and attacks on livestock, which can cause horrific, often fatal, injuries to the livestock and can result in a court destruction order for the pet dog. 

The first words AONB Rangers often hear at the scene of a dog worrying incident is that the dog has never done it before but unfortunately by then it is too late. The campaign will be asking owners not to take a chance and to keep their dogs on leads. 

For more information please call Loggerheads Country Park 01824 71 2747.