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

Partnership working in north east Wales has resulted in the warning, fining and prosecution of illegal off-road users along with the confiscation and potential disposal of a vehicle on the Llantysilio Mountains - a designated Special Area of Conservation.

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