An historic woodland near Wrexham is to get a grant from the Cory Environmental Trust in Britain ( CETB) for essential restoration. The £62,000 grant to be paid to the Woodland Trust in Wales ( Coed Cadw) for the Plas Power Woodland is the first grant to be paid by the trust to a project in Wales.
The programme will include the repair of an 18th Century weir, the restoration of Victorian iron railings, conifer thinning, hedge management and Offa's Dyke invasive species control.
Angela Haymond's, Secretary of the Cory Environmental Trust in Britain commented: " The Trustees of CETB were very excited when they reviewed this project. It is a wonderful and unusual mix of heritage, history and environmental conservation, which, will bring many benefits and much enjoyment to visitors to the site."
Acquired in 1988 by the Woodland Trust in Wales, Plas Power Woods are ancient woodland, rich in wildlife and with a superb diversity of historical features. The woodland covers 34 hectares and is visited by some 32,000 people each year.
