Local Nature Partnership

Wrexham

The Wrexham County Borough includes areas of lowland and upland and the range of habitats and species associated with them.

The lowland areas have over 2000 ponds covering in total one square kilometre. These ponds are an important habitat for the protect species such as the great crested newt and the silver diving beetle, an extremely rare invertebrate only recently found in Wales. The County Borough has one of the largest breeding populations of great crested newts. The area includes Wales’s largest lowland bog, which is currently being restored after years of peat extraction for horticultural and gardening purposes. The bog contains many rare creatures and plants such as bog rosemary and water voles.

The uplands areas include the Berwyn and Ruabon Mountains with blanket bog and heath and support black grouse.

Biodiversity Action Planning

Wrexham is part of the North East Wales Biodiversity Partnership - Bionet, which brings together biodiversity work in Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. The Partnership unites key organisations including North Wales Wildlife Trust, Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, North East Wales Wildlife, Natural Resources Wales as well as local organisations, community groups and interested individuals. We meet twice yearly.

Bionet Nature Recovery Action Plan