Wrexham Industrial Estate Living Landscape - Discover

Within one of Europe’s largest industrial estates lives an extraordinary range of wildlife that needs our help. Our work brings together people, wildlife and businesses in a novel way. We are improving habitats and making the area more attractive to work in. This not only helps people enjoy working there but attracts more businesses to the area. By doing this, we will be helping to save some of the most charismatic species to be found in Wales. Scroll down for information on what to see, where to explore and how to get involved.

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Our work on the industrial estate is bringing people and wildlife together. We are not only helping natural areas and animals but are getting businesses on board, workers out of their offices on lunchbreaks, and encouraging the wider community to visit.

The achievements include opening up public nature reserves, installing picnic areas, planting orchards, erecting signage, reducing litter, eye-catching sculptures, colourful wildflower verges and roundabouts, improving access and trails, plus enthusing people about the estate. Below are photographs of some of the achievements during the 'Biodiversity Means Business' project.

Contrary to popular belief, brownfield sites are home to a surprising array of life. They can be second only to ancient woodland for their biodiversity. The bare habitats where warehouses once stood with green strips around them create homes for quite a number of rare species, particularly invertebrates. Below is a selection of some of the headline species we are working to help on the estate.

We are managing two areas of the industrial estate that are public access for people to explore. These are Erlas Black Wood and the Hoya Nature Reserve. In addition, we are opening up footpaths and getting more designated so that workers, locals and visitors can explore, discover and exercise. Below is a map showing where to find the reserves and recommended walks. Please click on the icons and lines for more information.

Badger icons = places to visit

Orange lines = recommended permissive paths and rights of way

We'd love you to join in with the project, whether a local, visitor or working on the estate. In the process you will learn new skills, meet great people and get fresh air and exercise in a constructive way. Some of the tasks that we undertake include installing bird and bat boxes, restoring ponds, signage, species surveys, hedge-laying and tree-planting and so much more! There are always new things happening so please get in touch.