Maes Y Pant

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A 70 acre forest set in the villages of Gresford & Marford, near the border of Wales and England.

25/10/2026

We are on the edge of the area covered by a yellow weather warning from the Met Office because of the strong winds and rain brought by Storm Boelo. Please remember that trees and strong winds are a bad combination!

10/10/2026

There were a lot of jobs on the list today, but thanks to some very hard work we achieved almost all of them. Strimming the wildflower area next to the playground should mean lots of flowers again next year, upgrading the fence round the Girlguiding hedge should make sure the rabbits don’t get in, mending (more) steps, work in the pond area .. not forgetting harvesting the last few apples.
We deserved the apple cake and teas and coffees! Grateful thanks to everyone as always

07/10/2026

It’s the second Saturday in the month again, and so time for the regular volunteer session. As usual, we’ll meet at the gates on Pant Lane at 10.00. There are apples to harvest, fences to repair, overgrown paths to strim and more trees to plant. Lots of variety as usual, and we’ll be finishing with drinks and I’ve heard rumours of apple cake!
by about 12.30.
As always, you’ll be welcome to join us.

13/09/2026

Much better weather for working in Maes Pant yesterday, and we achieved a lot.
We planted a kindly donated oak tree,
made a start on sorting w**d and improving drainage at the pond, cleaned the solar panels that provide power for the container, and trimmed back the hedges by the car park to stop them getting ‘leggy’ and overgrown. On top of all that we picked 70 kilos of apples !! Our volunteers took some, and the rest we took to Stori Brymbo for their heritage apple c***r making.
A very worthwhile session, and grateful thanks to everyone.

10/09/2026

Volunteers this Saturday - 12th

It’s the second Saturday in the month again, so we’ll be running the regular volunteer session. As usual, we’ll meet at the gates on Pant Lane at 10.00 and we’ll be finishing with drinks and cake about 12.30. As always, there’ll be jobs to suit everyone. We have some sizeable trees to plant, there may be some apples to harvest and hedges need trimming now it’s legal again after bird nesting season. There’s pond w**d to sort if you fancy a paddle, too!
As always, you’ll be welcome to join us.

14/08/2026

The hot weather and lack of rain means Maes y Pant is at risk! We are very close to the area classed currently as ‘exceptionally at risk’ of fires, and the consequences could be devastating. Thank you to all visitors for not using anything - especially instant bbqs - that might start a fire. If you do see or smell something suspicious, please ring for the fire brigade using 999 or 112 without delay, giving a what3words location if possible. Our visitors are our eyes and ears (and noses!) Thank you all for helping us look after this beautiful site.

09/08/2026

Another warm session this month, and we were impressed that we had 23 volunteers for this one! A different-from-usual task was putting together the raw materials we’d collected to create our scarecrow. We’re rather pleased with the result! We are number 7 on the trail, and copies of the map are available from Spar, the Coop and the library. As well as that task, we repaired several broken steps up to the viewpoint, did some path safety work and watered the ‘Girlguide’ hedge (again - it’s a frequent on-going task in the current dry spell.) We had ice creams and cold drinks available again, but cups of tea and a delicious lemon drizzle were more popular this time!
Grateful thanks to everyone.

05/08/2026

Volunteers

We’ll be running the regular volunteer session on Saturday. As usual, we’ll meet at the gates on Pant Lane at 10.00 but we’ll finish by about 12.30. It’s not looking like the heat will be too much of a problem, but we’ll keep an eye on it. As always, there’ll be a variety of jobs. We’re going to be repairing steps again, and an important job for the art-y volunteers will be putting together our entry for the scarecrow trail! As always, you’ll be welcome to join us.

23/07/2026

Another dog became seriously ill yesterday, after eating food left in Maes y Pant. Thankfully the animal is improving after treatment at the vets.

PLEASE don’t leave food scraps anywhere on the site, it’s a danger to wildlife and pets, not a kindness.

16/07/2026

Fire is very a real threat in Maes y Pant at the moment - as the map shows, we’re in the ‘very high risk’ area. Thank you to all visitors for not using anything - especially instant bbqs - that might start a fire. If you do see or smell something suspicious, please ring for the fire brigade using 999 or 112 without delay, giving a what3words location if possible. Our visitors are our eyes and ears (and noses!) Thank you all for helping us look after this beautiful site.

Address

Pant Lane
Wrexham
LL128HB

Website

http://www.maes-y-pant.com/

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