Overton-on-Dee — Owrtyn — is a border village in the Maelor district of Wrexham county, celebrated for its ancient yew trees in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin — listed among the 'Seven Wonders of Wales'. The village sits on a raised bank above the Dee floodplain in one of the flattest, most arable corners of Wales, where oilseed rape is grown on the heavy soils alongside traditional pasture. The riverside meadows and old Dee watermeadows support white clover and riverside willow; the ancient hedgerow trees around the village include some of the oldest field maples and hawthorns in the Maelor.
Collectors cover swarms in the churchyard yew and ornamental trees around St Mary's, in the older cottage gardens and hedged lanes of the village, in the riverside meadow hawthorn and willow margins along the Dee, and in the eaves and roof spaces of the older stone and brick properties throughout Overton-on-Dee.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
SY133JL· approx. 14 km
Visit websiteSY11 4AD· approx. 16 km
Visit websiteLL15 2LB· approx. 28 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
Hawthorn and blackthorn are dense in the ancient hedge lines of the vale of Llangollen and the Dee valley. Sycamore fills every valley slope and sheltered lane, giving a reliable early-May flow. Oilseed rape is grown on the flatter arable land east of Wrexham toward the English border and the Maelor plain. Lime trees line the older streets of Wrexham city centre and the grounds of Erddig Hall (National Trust). Bramble is prolific on the Esclusham Mountain and on the Ruabon Moor edge. Heather and bilberry contribute from Ruabon Mountain and the Cyrn-y-Brain ridge above the city. White clover on the permanent pasture of the lower Ceiriog valley is still a useful flow in a good year.
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