Bonc yr Hafod

Bonc yr Hafod Country Park
Parc Gwledig Bonc yr Hafod (Welsh)
Pathway in the country park
Bonc yr Hafod is located in Wrexham
Bonc yr Hafod
Bonc yr Hafod
TypeCountry park
LocationWrexham County Borough, Wales
Nearest cityWrexham
OS gridSJ310468
Coordinates53°00′51″N 3°01′43″W / 53.0142°N 3.0287°W / 53.0142; -3.0287
Area~90 acres (0.36 km2)
Established1997
Managed byWrexham County Borough Council
PathsYes
TerrainHill
ParkingYes (Hafod Road)
Websitewww.wrexham.gov.uk/service/parks-and-countryside/bonc-yr-hafod-country-park

Bonc yr Hafod (Welsh for 'Hafod Bank')[1] is a country park, on the former site of Hafod Colliery, near Johnstown and Pentre Bychan in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The country park is centred on a former spoil tip hill, known locally as "Picnic Mountain" (Welsh: Mynydd Picnic), rising up 150 metres (490 ft). The country park is 90 acres (0.36 km2) in size of mainly woodlands and grasslands. The park is home to one of the largest community woodlands in North East Wales.

  1. ^ "Bonc-y-hafod (Hafod Bank) – Wrexham History". Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)