Abseiling

Abseil UK
www.abseiluk.com
Based at Loggerheads Country Park, Abseil UK provide training and the opportunity to abseil down the 120 foot Devil's Gorge.
The site provides full details, a photo gallery and maps of how to get there.

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Ballooning

Balloons over Wales
www.balloonsoverwales.co.uk
Balloon flights across North Wales with flights from the Wrexham area. This site explains all you need to know about the flight, and the preparation process.

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Butterfly Conservation

North Wales Branch
www.northwalesbutterflies.org.uk
The website gives details of local events, volunteering and educational, and conservation opportunities.

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Climbing

Plas Power Adventure
www.plaspoweradventure.co.uk
Biggest climbing wall in the area based at the former Plas Power Colliery, Wrexham. Website includes all details about the centre, including induction tuition, plus a foum.

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Family Fun

www.kidsguide.co.uk
Website promoting family-friendly events across North Wales and the North West.

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Fishing

North Wales Fly Fishing School
www.nwalesflyfishingschool.com
Website provides info on courses and holidays, both at home and abroad. Part of the Fishing World Network.

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Gliding

North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
www.nwhgpc.org.uk

Website provides an overview of the club's history, details about locations of gliding sites, league table and an online form for pilots to share new flight paths.

North Wales Gliding Club
www.nwgc.org.uk
North Wales Gliding Club's website offers similar information to that of the Denbigh club but it also has a section in the archive called 'Humour' which carries nuggets of information that might be interesting to glider enthusiasts.

Skydragons
www.skydragons.com
Skydragons, based in Ruthin, provide opportunities for paragliding, paramotoring and skydiving. There are weather pages, training and product information, and a used equipment list.

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Karting

The Circuit
www.thecircuit.co.uk
The Circuit, Sandycroft, Deeside, was one of only four indoor karting centres in the whole of the UK. Now there are more than 200, yet the Circuit can still boast one of the largest indoor tracks in the country.

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Orienteering

Deeside Orienteering Club
www.deeside-orienteering-club.co.uk
Deeside Orienteering Club uses its website to give details about the permanent areas it uses for orienteering across the North West. There's also an online application form to join the group, take part in its regular events and to receive a bi-monthly newsletter.

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Outdoors

http://wales1000things.com: Ideas about the hundreds of things you can do in Wales, with a special section dedicated to this part of the world.

Open Door Training is based in St Asaph providing a range of activities and courses for individuals and groups.

ProAdventure, Llangollen, offers a range of activities including canoeing, kayaking, rock climbing, abseiling and gorge walking.

White Water Active is based in Llangollen and offers white-water rafting, canoeing and much more.

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Photography

http://wrexhamphotsoc.org
The website for Wrexham and District Photographic Society. It has galleries of members' photos as well as information about the society and its activities.

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Raynet Flintshire

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/flintshireraynet
Providing radio support for public events, the group's website includes their history, photos, a calendar of events and links.

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Sub Aqua

www.subaqua.co.uk/club/clwyd.html
The above is a useful (unofficial) website for a list of dive clubs and phone numbers throughout North East Wales.

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Walking

www.berwynra.org.uk
Berwyn Ramblers' Association website contains a list of walks and programme of events as well as contact details.

www.clwydianrangeaonb.org.uk
The 35km chain of hills and limestone cliffs form a gateway to NE Wales.

www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk
The Heather and Hillforts Landscape Partnership Scheme works to increase awareness and accessibility of the Clwydian Range and Llantysilio Mountain.

www.deevalleywalks.com
The whole 24 kilometre/15 mile route is waymarked from Llangollen to Corwen, and split into five sections that start and finish at easily accessible points.

www.ramblers.org.uk
Provides info on a host of local walks, including the 152 mile circuit around the Clwydian Way.

Rural Walks in Flintshire - www.flintshire.gov.uk
Download 25 walks around the county.

www.voc-ramblers.org.uk
Vale of Clwyd Ramblers provides info of meetings and walks as well as photos.

Wat's Dyke Heritage Trail
Website provides the route and history of the 60-mile (96.5km) Wat's Dyke Heritage Trail between north Powys and Flintshire.

www.wrexham.gov.uk/walks
Info and photos and print-offs of walks around Wrexham.

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