Grow Wild at the Gateway
Morfa Gateway Project
Our project is transforming a site that was once a waste disposal site. It once attracted anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping, We are building a multi use recreation area, and are engaging with all age groups.
Visitor Information
The Bottom of Lon Goed (Tip Lane)
Prestatyn
Denbighshire
LL19 8EJ
We are based at the Gateway to the Coed Y Morfa Community Woodlands accessed via Lon Goed. With Car parking onsite.
Generally we are on site for organised activities from 11am until 2pm every Thursday and also carry out work at other times during the week. The Morfa Gateway site and the wider community woodland area is always open to the public.
Get in touch
Contact information
Please contact us via email at [email protected], message us via any of our social media channels or via our website at https://morfagateway.org.uk/contact/
Photos of the site
Site development at start of 2019
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Our site at the start of 2019
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Filming with the BBC
Monday, March 18, 2019
New Hedgerow
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Volunteers repairing the hedgerow
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Holly starting to grow already
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Willow Weaving
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Willow Weaving session
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Willow and reed weaving
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Volunteers enjoying weaving
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Solitary bee observation box.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Springtime at the gateway
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Solitary bee hives have arrived
Thursday, April 4, 2019
We appeared on a BBC programme
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Another of the bee homes
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
One of our Bee homes
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
First Red mason bee emerging
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
New wild flower beds.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Wild flower soil ready to place
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The wildflower soil now in place.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
New soil being offloaded
Thursday, April 25, 2019
The raised bed being filled
Thursday, April 25, 2019What we've been up to
| What we did | When we did it | How many people took part | Who was there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tidied up site and filled raised beds with 2 tonne of soil, volunteers of all ages and abilities took part, including less able persons. | 25/04/2019 - 10:00 | 12 | Mixed ages |
| Ordered 2 tonne of soil for the Dementia friendly sensory flower bed, litterpicked on site and watered the wildflower soil. | 23/04/2019 - 09:15 | 2 | 55 – 64 years |
| The Third day of activities on site saw 2.4 tonne of wildflower soil spread alongside the footpaths and watered in. | 18/04/2019 - 10:00 | 8 | Mixed ages |
| Second consecutive day of preparing the ground for the wild flower soil. Tomorrow volunteers will help us place the soil and water in. | 17/04/2019 - 10:00 | 4 | Mixed ages |
| Started preparing the ground for volunteers to plant wild flower soil and seed on Thursday 18th April | 16/04/2019 - 10:15 | 2 | 55 – 64 years |
| Installed solitary bee homes and watched Red Mason bees emerge. | 10/04/2019 - 10:00 | 3 | Mixed ages |
| We featured on the BBC programme Britain In Bloom as part of the Prestatyn entry in 2018 | 05/04/2019 - 18:30 | 60 | Mixed ages |
| Conservation tasks including a litter pick, cutting back overgrowth, installation of Solitary Bee Observation Nest Box and general repairs. | 04/04/2019 - 10:00 | 8 | Mostly adults 25+ |
| A practical willow weaving session as part of Nature for Health was really enjoyed by our volunteers | 28/03/2019 - 10:00 | 12 | 45 – 54 years |
| Replacing the missing canes and protective wraps from some of the Long Forest Hedgerow, and we were joined by a Woodpecker. | 21/03/2019 - 20:00 | 8 | 35 – 44 years |
| We have updated our website about Grow Wild at https://www.growwilduk.com/community-projects/morfa-gateway-project | 19/03/2019 - 07:45 | 1 | 55 – 64 years |
| Coed Y Morfa Conservation Tasks Join us to develop practical skills and learn how to use tools whilst carrying out a range of conservation | 21/03/2019 - 10:00 | 20 | 35 – 44 years |