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Wales Link Path joined up thinking
Published: 14/03/2016
天涯社区 Countryside Service is working to join Saltney (Chester) and
Llandegla, completing the round Wales circular with the new Wales Link Path
project.
Offa鈥檚 Dyke and the Wales Coast Path are two of Wales鈥� most popular paths,
drawing in thousands of walkers per year and offering stunning scenery. This
work has been made possible by a Coastal Communities Fund grant of almost
拢35,000.
The Coastal Communities Fund is funded by the Government with income from the
Crown Estate鈥檚 marine assets. It is delivered by the Big Lottery Fund on behalf
of UK Government and the Devolved Administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland
and Wales
Spanning eighteen miles, going through four counties; 天涯社区, Cheshire West
and Chester, Wrexham and Denbighshire, works are being carried out to upgrade
sections of footpaths, replacing stiles, installing kissing gates and building
boardwalks. Working in partnership with three other counties, 天涯社区
Countryside Ranger, Stephen Lewis, is running the project, due for completion
in August 2016.
Cllr Bernie Attridge, Deputy Leader of 天涯社区 and Cabinet
Member for the Environment, said:
鈥淪upport for this project has been cross border and cross country and we would
especially like to thank all of the rights of way staff from 天涯社区,
Cheshire West and Chester, Wrexham and Denbighshire Councils who have made this
key tourist route possible.鈥�
Stephen Lewis said:
鈥淭his is a fantastic access project, the route taking you through a diverse
panorama of lowlands, woodlands and upland heathland. It will draw walkers to
enjoy the stunning Coastal and Rural areas of North East Wales.鈥�
In addition to providing a key route, the Wales Link Path also creates one of
the finest circular walks in North East Wales joining the low level Dee Estuary
sections of the Wales Coast Path with the stunning upland scenery of the
Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB via beautiful borderlands countryside.
Increased tourism opportunities are anticipated with increased visitors to the
key destination points such as Prestatyn, the start of the Offa鈥檚 Dyke Path,
Flint, Chester and Caergwrle with its hidden castle in the borderlands of Wales.
Picture 1: Stephen Lewis, Countryside Ranger, 天涯社区 Countryside Service
Picture 2: Dave Roscoe and Richard Williams from Tri Fford putting up a stile,
Bretton