CCFG Field Visit to Wales - Coed Fron Drain and Bwlch y Mynydd, Saturday 7th October 2023

“A return visit to Wales, our first since 2019 .”

We will be visiting Coed Fron Drain and Bwlch y Mynydd, both near Mold, Flintshire. 

***Field visits are free to CCFG Members***

***Non Members cost £15, please contact administrator@ccfg.org.uk to arrange payment after you have booked your space***

Meet in Coed Y Felin carpark, Hendre, CH7 5QQ (North Wales Wildlife Trust nature reserve) at 10am. 
Grid Reference SJ 19546 67784

We will visit a mixed farm woodland (PAWS) that has recently had second thinning and enrichment planting, where a marteloscope has been installed for training farmers and forestry students in single stem selection.

The second site we will visit is a larger private forestry estate with compartments of monoculture plantation Douglas fir, Sitka spruce and larch, regenerating cherry with some areas of PAWS with remnant broadleaves. An ISN research stand has been established in one of the compartments having a thinning history. The owner is considering different options to transform the plantation to continuous cover. The meeting will be hosted by the two forest owners and Jonathan Hulson (North Wales Wildlife Trust) and Phil Morgan (Sustainable Forest Management Ltd).

We will have lunch at the first site and drive to the second site in convoy. We expect to finish by 2.30pm, walking distance approx 4km. There are no toilets on site.

We advise you to bring a packed lunch and clothing to suit any weather we may encounter.

Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Contact: administrator@ccfg.org.uk if you have any questions