A CHARITY'S sustainability day, hosted by a Flintshire garden centre, has been hailed a success.

The event at Woodworks Garden Centre, in Mold, with North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT), focused on the rare species of North Wales, as well as talking about the reintroduction of beavers, potting up rare local trees and what can be done to control invasive alien species.

The NWWT manages 35 nature reserves in North Wales. It also works with other organisations and landowners to protect and connect wildlife sites across the counties and inspire local communities and young people to care for wildlife where they live.

Making a bug hotel, one of the many activities at the North Wales Wildlife Trusts Sustainability Day, held at The Woodworks Garden Centre.

Making a bug hotel, one of the many activities at the North Wales Wildlife Trust's Sustainability Day, held at The Woodworks Garden Centre.

Mark Roberts from NWWT said: "The Woodworks was a perfect location to host our Sustainability Day. We spent a lot of time talking to customers of the garden centre about invasive species, nature, and showed customers how to build bug hotels in their gardens with a few pallets, bamboo sticks and straw. We are looking forward to hosting more events at the garden centre in the future."

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Iwan Gwyn, manager of The Woodworks Garden Centre said: "It was a great day out for the whole family and individuals with a passion for nature. The North Wales Wildlife Trust hosted some very interesting pop-up talks, gardening activities and games, with various members of the Trust covering a wide variety of sustainability and nature based topics.

"We can't wait to welcome the NWWT and the community back to our garden centre for more events."

North Wales Wildlife Trust literature on display at the Sustainability Day held at The Woodworks Garden Centre.

North Wales Wildlife Trust literature on display at the Sustainability Day held at The Woodworks Garden Centre.

NWWT's gazebo was set up with a wide range of information and literature, including a sample of the invasive American signal crayfish, which are in local rivers. Members of the team also gave an illustrated talk on the rare wildlife of North Wales and held an interactive invasive species hunt.

This is not the first time that the Woodworks Garden Centre has teamed up with the NWWT, as it currently sells native hedgings grown at Aberduna Nature Reserve. In addition, the P&A Group, of which The Woodworks is part, work closely with the Trust assisting on replanting projects on wetlands at the Plas ym Mhowys Farm in Leeswood.

• For more information about the North Wales Wildlife Trust, visit: northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk