BRAND-NEW FACILITIES ON CAMPUS

near Ruthin, is being transformed into a hub of sustainability, to be used to guide and educate the farming sector and local community toward innovative agricultural practices, as well as supporting independent businesses and using meat and produce grown on-site to drive economic operations.

Coleg Cambria is undergoing major redevelopment this year, after committing to serious investment in new facilities. The land-based campus at Llysfasi,

At the Yale site in Wrexham, a groundbreaking health and well-being complex is under construction, and will include a medical simulation ward as well as complementary and alternative therapy hubs. The initial phase of the Yale project is underway, with completion planned for next year.

Students support wildlife conservation

Game and wildlife management students at Reaseheath College have joined a British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) project to build and install nesting tubes for mallard ducks. The mallard has been one of the UK’s most common wild ducks, but its numbers are in decline and it is now on the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber list.

The main problems faced by the birds are nest predation, habitat loss and climate change. Level 3 Diploma students helped by constructing tube-shaped duck nests which were then installed on poles in the college’s lake, ready for the breeding season. The safer design and siting reduces the chance of disturbance.

The nest training was part of an ongoing partnership between Reaseheath’s Countryside Department and BASC, which aims to give students hands-on skills for employment.