Bonc yr Hafod (meaning: ''Hafod Bank'') is a country park, on the former site of Hafod Colliery, near Johnstown and Pentre Bychan in

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. The country park is centred on a former

spoil tip A spoil tip (also called a boney pile, culm bank, gob pile, waste tip or bing) is a pile built of accumulated ''spoil'' – waste material removed during mining. These waste materials are typically composed of shale, as well as smaller quan ...

hill, known locally as "Picnic Mountain" (), rising up . The country park is in size of mainly

woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the '' plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...

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grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...

s. The park is home to one of the largest community woodlands in

North East Wales North East Wales ( cy, Gogledd-Ddwyrain Cymru) refers to an area or region of Wales, commonly defined as a grouping of the principal areas of Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Wrexham County Borough in the north-east of the country. These principal ...

Description

The country park is situated on the old "Hafod Colliery" site, and is in size, with mainly woodlands and grasslands. The park is home to one of the largest community woodlands in North East Wales. Within the park there is a hill, known locally as "Picnic Mountain" (), rising up . The hill is made from the mining waste collected from the various mine shafts and tunnels when the site was operating as a