Pen Y Maes Woods

A good place to walk the dogs.
Oct 4th, 2022

Good place to take kids and dogs walk there are a variety of animals that live in the woods owls Badgers foxes woodpeckers frogs Buzzards and many more animals there's a stream that's runs through the woods all the way down to Greenfield dock . Pen y Maes Woods is 7 hectare / 18 acre semi-ancient natural woodland stretching between Holywell and Greenfield. It is a pleasant place to visit any time of the year, but especially in the spring when the bluebells are in bloom or in the autumn when it is a blaze of brown and gold. Access is from Nant y Coed (CH8 7AZ) in the Pen y Maes area of the town and a public footpath meanders through the woods exiting onto the A548 coast road at Greenfield just below Crescent Farm. Within the wood there is also a regionally important geological site near which a display board provides a brief explanation of its significance and is worth a visit while exploring the woodland. Pen y Maes Wood is managed by the Friends of Pen y Maes Wood Group established in 2005 whose members carry out work there to help conserve the natural character of the woodland and protect its indigenous plants and wildlife. The wood has recently been awarded the Green Flag Community Award for 2011/2012 in recognition that the site is a well-managed, is a welcoming place and a high-quality green space in the town and is believed to be the only green space in Flintshire to have received this accolade. After reaching the A548 at Greenfield, visitors can follow this road to the left for approximately kilometre / mile returning to Holywell through the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park. Alternatively, they can turn right and after a similar distance, turn left at the roundabout crossing the Chester to Holyhead railway to join the North Wales Coastal Footpath & Cycleway. We also have a new walk and cycle way around pen y maes. The woods have had a little face lift the steps going down into the valley have now been made more friendly for all walkers and children now they were quite steep. The path ways have also been made wider a good job done .
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Oct 22nd, 2021

Best place that people walk there dogs
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