2019

SH9974 : Squirrel in the Dell at Bodelwyddan Castle

taken 5 years ago, near to Glascoed, Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych, Wales

Squirrel in the Dell at Bodelwyddan Castle
Squirrel in the Dell at Bodelwyddan Castle
A Sciurus carolinensis (grey squirrel) In the Dell garden at Bodelwyddan Park.

The North American grey squirrel was first introduced to Britain and other parts of Europe in 1870 (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) ), being released merely as a curiosity to satisfy the Victorian penchant for novelty. The resilient and adaptable grey squirrel has found the perfect niche and thrived in our broadleaved woodlands, parks and gardens and has become a widely accepted as a natural part of British wildlife. Indeed, they are so successful that targeted control of grey squirrels is having to be implemented in many areas of the UK where they have become a pest.
Bodelwyddan Castle

Bodelwyddan Castle (Welsh: Castell Bodelwyddan) is a Grade II* Listed Building (Cadw reference 1383 LinkExternal link Coflein). It was built around 1460 by the Humphreys family of Anglesey as a manor house. The castle which stands today was reconstructed between 1830 and 1832 by Sir John Hay Williams, who employed the architects Joseph Hansom (inventor of the Hansom cab) and Edward Welch to refurbish and extend the house, turning it into a castellated mansion with a long, limestone estate wall and formal gardens. During the First World War, the house was used as a recuperation hospital for wounded soldiers and the grounds were used by soldiers based at the nearby Kinmel Camp as a practice ground for trench warfare.

Between 1920 and 1982, the castle was used by Lowther College, a public school for girls. It was then purchased by Clwd County Council and is now a museum. Part of the site was leased to the Rank Organisation in 1994 for development into a luxury hotel, Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel which is now run by Warners. The historic house and grounds are not part of the hotel but are managed by Bodelwyddan Castle Trust, an independent registered charity and are open to the public.


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Geographical Context: Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Woodland, Forest Camera: Panasonic DC-G9 Image Buckets ?: Closeup Life other tags: Dell Squirrel Grey Squirrel Sciurus Carolinensis Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bodelwyddan Park [11] · Woodland [10] · North [8] · Successful that Targeted Control of Grey Squirrels [3] ·
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SH9974, 70 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 24 January, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 29 January, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 997 743 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:15.3885N 3:30.2425W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SH 997 743
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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