On Tuesday 27th July, visitors are invited to join a guided walk around Moel Famau Country Park to discover what secrets these ancient hills hold.
The walk will take in some of the best sights in the Clwydian Range, which celebrates 25 years of its designation of being an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and will whisk visitors back thousands of years, exploring man’s impact of the uplands.
The event comes as a part of the Festival of British Archaeology and also marks the finals year of the Heritage Lottery Funded Landscape Partnership Scheme, the Heather and Hillforts Project.
Erin Robinson, Heather and Hillforts Officer and walk leader said: “We tend to think of the uplands of a wild place, but, in fact, without human influence on these hills, back as far as the Stone Age, our hills would be covered in trees and the purple heather we now and love would not exist.
“On the walk we will be look at the final resting place of a resident of the area back in the Bronze Age over 4000 years ago, ancient settlements dating back to the Iron Age around 2500 years ago, the highest man made structure in north east Wales which celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, the strange strips in the heather which are often referred to as ‘alien space ship landing strips’ and also a forest which helped Britain survive after WWII…”
This four mile walk will begin at Moel Famau’s top car park at 10am, returning to the car park for 1pm. Booking is essential, so to book your place on this walk please contact Loggerheads Country Park on 01352 810614 or email [email protected]. The event is free and is run as a part of the Festival of British Archaeology.
Other events in Denbighshire throughout the festival include:
- Tuesday 27th July 1.30pm- Design and create a geology themed tshirt at Corwen Leisure Centre (Booking essential)
- Friday 30th July 10am- A guided walk around the new World Heritage Site in the Dee Valley
- Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August- Roman Invasion at Loggerheads Country Park
- Sunday 1st August 2pm- Hidden History of Brenig guided walk
For more information on any of the events call Loggerheads Country Park on 01352 810614, email [email protected] or visit http://festival.britarch.ac.uk
The three year Heather and Hillforts Project is developing a £2.3 million initiative for upland conservation work and has received a grant of £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. For more information please visit heatherandhillforts.co.uk.
