West View Nature Area
WoodsWork CIC were appointed to manage our nature area and started work in January 2022 and in April 2023 the council extended their management of the site for the remainder of the lease with have with Flintshire County Council (June 2031).
An exceptional amount of work, which can be seen in the images below, has been undertaken by Woodswork with the support of local volunteers and the Transport for Wales Grant.
Woodswork are on site every Thursday between 10am - midday and in the future will also be looking at holding a session on a Saturday. All volunteers are welcome.
March 2023
December 2022
August 2022
West View Nature Area - Local Places for Nature Grant
Grant award is a catalyst for new nature area.
Penyffordd Community Council have been successful in being awarded a Local Places for Nature grant from the Keep Wales Tidy Group This grant has led to the council formally leasing a piece of overgrown land to create and protect as a wildlife area.
The grant package consisted of wildflower seeds, bird boxes, compost, planters and various bulbs, plug plants and shrubs Penyffordd Community Council Chairman Richard Bestwick said “Without this grant, we would never have created the wildlife area We have now protected the area, and created a recognised nature habitat The grant from Keep Wales Tidy has been the catalyst for this project, and we will now be looking to further the nature area project, and increase the amount of wildflowers and opportunity for diversity of wildlife.
We have had enquiries from local school children looking to get involved, and make it a lasting community project as well as a nature project”.
Cllr Richard Bestwick
Chairman, Penyffordd Community Council
11.03.2021
Images below were taken March 2021 and show an overview of the site, bug hotel, bird box, bird feeders, wildflowers planted with trellis, raised planter with small plants and finally lavender bushes installed in circular planters at top of Alyn Drive.
