Friday, June 10, 2022

AONB team to lead Panorama walk

The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB team has organised a leisurely amble around the Panorama Walk overlooking the picturesque Vale of Llangollen. 

People taking part in the four-mile walk on Friday June 17, from 10am-2pm, will be encouraged to be on the lookout for some of the wildlife and geology that make the Panorama so special and also learn about some of the pressures the area is experiencing from visitors. 

It is hoped walkers will spot peregrine falcons, plenty of plant life, insects and even hear a cuckoo.

The Panorama is part of an internationally important designated area called the Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains Special Area of Conservation which represents the largest tract of upland dry heath in Wales. 

It’s part of the Ruabon/Llantysilio Mountains & Minera Site of Special Scientific Interest designated for its upland heather moorland, upland birds, calcareous grasslands, geology, caves and bat species. 

The rolling heather moors contrasts strongly with the dramatic limestone cliffs, screes and disused quarry workings of the Eglwyseg.

A unique species of Whitebeam tree grows on the limestone cliffs and nowhere else in the world.

The Panorama is a working landscape shaped through the management of the land by generations of landowners, farmers and their livestock. 

Working with the farmers and visitors, the AONB says it hopes to protect the special qualities of the landscape and wildlife for the wellbeing of future generations. 

* If you would like to join the walk, register a place by emailing: our.picturesque.landscape@denbighshire.gov.uk

Meet at laybyon Blackwood Rd, approx. 200m north from Panorama Walk cattle grid towards Prospect Place. Grid Reference: SJ 24846 42900. What 3 Words location: opera.chose.delighted.

The walk will cover approximately four miles over uneven ground.

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