Maes y Grug

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Maes y Grug
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Wales
Area of Search Clwyd
Grid reference SJ2623166391
Coordinates 53°11′22″N3°06′20″W / 53.189471°N 3.1055015°W / 53.189471; -3.1055015 Coordinates: 53°11′22″N3°06′20″W / 53.189471°N 3.1055015°W / 53.189471; -3.1055015
InterestBiological
Area17.29 ha
Notification 10 December 1997

Maes y Grug is a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Alltami in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales.

The site was a former colliery and consists of a large pond surrounded by deciduous woodland along with smaller ponds, marshland and grassland surrounded by farmland used for grazing. The site has SSSI status due mainly to the presence of the Great Crested Newt and is a Special area of Conservation (SAC). Access to the site is by footpath from the car park. [1]

North East Wales Wildlife and Flintshire County Council own the site.

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