Isle of Anglesey County Council

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Welcome

The Holy Island Landscape Partnership will work with the local communities to deliver a programme of actions that will address the locally identified priorities.

A sense of place

Actions include the sustainable management of the natural heritage and the historic character of the island together with creating a ‘sense of place’, by increasing local awareness and appreciation of Holy Island's rich and diverse heritage.

Heritage landscape

The scheme will encourage and enable local communities to understand, manage and celebrate Holy Island's heritage landscape.

Activities

The Holy Island Landscape Partnership will work with the local communities to deliver a programme of activities based on Holy Island’s rich and diverse heritage.

Volunteering

Volunteering opportunities and training

To join our volunteer and events mailing list please contact us by email:
PartneriaethTirlunYnysCybi@ynysmon.llyw.cymru

For up to date volunteering and training opportunities with the Partnership visit our social media pages:

Twitter: @ynystrefcybi (Welsh)
Twitter: @holyislandtown (English)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PTYnysCybi

Creation of a path water break at Mynydd Twr Quillets

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Volunteers creating the foundation for the water break

The completed water break

Near complete water break showing stone work

Volunteers with the stone work they completed

Volunteers placing stone to create a water break

Water break under construction

Volunteers being given instruction by Kehoe Countryside

Volunteers and Kehoe Countryside creating the water break

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Fruit tree planting and creation of a wildflower meadow at Y Parc

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Volunteers planting native wildflower plugs

Newly planted native fruit trees

Volunteers planting fruit trees

Volunteers planting fruit trees

Volunteers planting fruit trees

Volunteers planting native bluebell bulbs

Volunteers planting native wildflower plugs

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Autumn gardening activities at the Tiny Forest, Y Parc

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Removing poppies from the Tiny Forest

School pupils volunteering at The Tiny Forest

Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi pupils learning new gardening skills

The Tiny Forest, Holyhead

Preparing the Tiny Forest for winter by removing weeds

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Footpath clearance at the Breakwater Park

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Overgrown footpath to be cleared of bracken

Officers removing overgrowth from site

Volunteer removing overgrowth from the footpath

Volunteers removing overgrowth from the footpath

Volunteers and path cleared of overgrowth

Footpath cleared of bracken and overgrowth

Bracken and overgrowth to be removed from site

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Nurdle hunt and litter pick at Porth Dafarch

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School children taking part in the nurdle hunt

Looking for nurdles and small plastic with a sieve

Looking for nurdles and small plastic with a sieve

Holy Island Landscape Partnership promotional flag

Volunteers looking for nurdles and small plastic on the beach

Volunteers looking for nurdles and small plastic on the beach

Volunteers looking for nurdles and small plastic on the beach

Volunteers and school children taking part in a nurdle hunt

Volunteers and staff at Porth Dafarch beach clean

Volunteers and school children taking part in a nurdle hunt

Volunteers using a nurdle catcher

Volunteer using a nurdle catcher

Volunteers looking for nurdles and small plastic on the beach

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Drystone Walling at the Quillets, Mynydd Twr

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Trainer introducing drystone walling activities

Volunteers rebuilding the drystone wall

A completed section of the repaired wall with coping stones

A completed section of the repaired wall with coping stones

Volunteers dismantling the damaged wall

Volunteers laying the wall foundations before rebuilding

Volunteers laying large foundation stones before rebuilding

Volunteers rebuilding the drystone wall

Trainer explaining drystone walling principles

Volunteers rebuilding the drystone wall

Volunteers rebuilding the drystone wall

Volunteers rebuilding the drystone wall

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Vegetation clearance at Mynydd Twr Quillet

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Volunteers using scythes to clear bracken and overgrowth

Volunteers using scythes to clear bracken and overgrowth

Vegetation clearance to prepare for drystone walling activities

Volunteers preparing to clear bracken and overgrowth

Volunteers using scythes to clear bracken and overgrowth

Volunteers using scythes to clear bracken and overgrowth

Volunteers using scythes to clear bracken and overgrowth

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Survey for birds and reptiles at Mynydd Twr Quillet

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Volunteers taking part in a wildlife survey

Volunteers taking part in a wildlife survey

Volunteers taking part in a wildlife survey

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Control of prickly heath invasive plant around the Hut Circles and on the mountain at South Stack

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Holy Island Landscape Partnership and Keep Wales Tidy officers

Prickly heath growing through a hut circle ancient monument

Removal of prickly heath by trained contractor

Removal of prickly heath from ancient monument

Removal of prickly heath from ancient monument

Volunteers and staff removing invasive prickly heath

Volunteer removing invasive prickly heath

Invasive prickly heath to be disposed of in a controlled manner

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