PEOPLE enjoyed a walk on the wild side at a special event celebrating Rhyl’s often unappreciated countryside.

Wild Rhyl – a joint Rhyl Town Council and Denbighshire Countryside Services event, which encourages people to explore the great outdoors – returned for a third year.

Held at Glan Morfa, off Marsh Road, visitors enjoyed an array of activities, including crafts, music, stilt-walking, walks, bird-watching, cycling, countryside skills and more.

The event also saw the launch of two special projects focused on health and wellbeing.

Glan Morfa became home to a new site for ‘Plant!’, a Wales-wide project which sees a tree planted for every child in Wales.

The Rhyl arm of the project is being run in the county by Denbighshire County Council as part of its work to enhance the environment.

A Denbighshire County Council ‘Housing Nature for Health’ initiative, which will encourage local people to discover their countryside and boost their wellbeing, was also launched.

Rhyl mayor Cllr Win Mullen-James said: “We were delighted to see so many people having a wild time in Rhyl, out in the fresh air, having new experiences, enjoying fun activities and picking up skills along the way.

“A free event, Wild Rhyl showcases the town’s countryside and open spaces but also gives people an opportunity to try something new and develop fresh interests.”

Rhyl Town Council’s next event will be a free film showing at the town hall, to take place on Saturday, December 9.