Great Orme Country Park is 30

Jun 3 2010 by Judith Phillips, North Wales Weekly News

Fun on the Orme

A DAY of special events has been organised to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Orme Country Park.

It will start with a special service at St Tudno’s Church at 11am this Sunday and other activities will take place near the summit from midday.

More than 600,000 people a year now visit the park where there is a visitor centre, numerous walking trails, and educational opportunities for school groups.

Sally Pidcock, the Great Orme Country Park Warden, said: “The designation of the country park has allowed more people to enjoy and understand the importance of the Great Orme, and make sure that their enjoyment is balanced with the conservation of the natural environment that they have come here to enjoy.

“It has made a huge difference to the Great Orme, as staff now welcome over 70 school groups every year, and provide walks and slide talks for numerous local groups, such as the WI and Wildlife Trusts.

“Wardens also work hard to conserve the rare flora and fauna that makes the Country Park so special, such as the rare cotoneaster plants or silver studded blue butterflies.”

Activities include a guided wildflower walk at 12.20pm to look at some of the flora that makes the Country Park unique, and living history walks at 12.20pm and 1.50pm.

Cut off by the tide

BEACH-GOERS enjoying the Bank Holiday sunshine got into difficulties after the tide cut them off.

The wanderers were faced with danger on Pensarn beach just after 11.10am on Monday.

Volunteers from Rhyl’s RNLI Lifeboat station were about to launch, but were stood down after reports the group had got themselves to safety.