Welcome to Heather and Hillforts

HeatherThe Heather and Hillforts Project Area is a spine of purple rolling hills, rising above broad green valley floors - a landscape of breathtaking beauty, with a large part being within the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The upland moorland contains a patchwork of heather, bilberry, gorse and bracken, a habitat that is of European importance. The Heather and Hillforts area is home to a special community of wildlife including upland breeding birds such as the rare black grouse, the red grouse, hen harrier, ring ouzel, whinchat and wheatear.

The Heather and Hillforts landscape holds the footprint of past communities and cultures. An exceptional chain of Iron Age hillforts dominates the skyline.
Today, the heather moorland provides important grazing for sheep. The high scenic quality of the area underpins its importance for recreation and tourism.

The combination of the natural and historic heritage of the Clwydian Range and Llantysilio Mountains creates a truly unique landscape, greatly valued for its beauty, wildlife and archaeology, which remains to be discovered by many.

Begin your adventure now by hovering your mouse over the Heather and Hillforts tab above, to find out more about our six spectacular hillforts and our internationally important heather moorland.




 

 

 

 

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Heather and Hillforts Latest News

On Thursday May 5th, staff and pupils from Ysgol Tir Morfa, Rhyl were delighted to welcome judges from the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative (WHSI) to their school.
Ysgol Tir Morfa is currently being assessed for a WHSI Award for their fantastic work looking at the Celts and their local hillforts.
The Initiative was launched in 1990 and its aim is to encourage young people in schools in Wales to take a greater interest in their heritage and the contribution made to it by their families and communities. The Initiative holds an annual competition for heritage projects in schools in Wales.

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