Snowdonia Society

The Snowdonia Society

is a member-based conservation charity that works with volunteers, local communities, organisations, businesses and individuals to help look after Snowdonia. Since 1967 the Snowdonia Society has worked tirelessly to ensure that Snowdonia is well-protected, well-managed and enjoyed by all.

Through our conservation work we provide helping hands and a strong voice for Snowdonia’s special landscape. But ultimately it is about the heart – the relationships people have with the nature, landscape and culture of Snowdonia.

Our mission…

as a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation is:

… to protect and enhance the beauty and special qualities of Snowdonia and to promote their enjoyment in the interests of all who live in, work in or visit the area both now and in the future.

Our work…

Practical conservation which makes a difference to Snowdonia, year after year: volunteers help with clearing litter, maintaining footpaths, tackling invasive species and improving habitats for wildlife.
Campaigning to protect Snowdonia’s special qualities from threats such as inappropriate development or erosion of its natural and cultural heritage

We carry out much of our work in partnership with Snowdonia National Park Authority, Natural Resources Wales, National Trust and other conservation bodies. We also work with individual farmers and landowners, where such work will be of benefit to the public and to Snowdonia.

Snowdonia Society news

Rhaeadr y Cwm, one of Eryri’s most iconic waterfalls is threatened once again
30 November 2023
Cwm Cynfal is a place that has inspired storytellers, artists and poets over a millenium. It is one of Eryri’s most majestic waterfalls. But now it is being threatened once again by a hydro-electric scheme that would see the river dammed and as much as 70% of the water diverted
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Cymdeithas Eryri’s “Helping Hands” celebrate a year of frenetic volunteer work at AGM
14 November 2023
Cymdeithas Eryri Snowdonia Society will be holding its AGM at Plas y Brenin on 18 November and celebrating a frenetic year of working with volunteers to tackle some of the biggest threats to the Eryri National Park.
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Thank you Shared Prosperity Fund
8 November 2023
Our volunteer project, Helping Hands: Growing Caru Eryri has received £249,940 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, administered by Gwynedd Council.
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09 Dec, 23

09/12 - Volunteering

Volunteer: Gorse clearance *fully booked*
Abergwyngregyn
Help us remove gorse from the site of an ancient burial chamber in the hidden valley of Cwm Anafon while learning more about the site from an archaeologist.
14 Dec, 23

14/12 - Volunteering

Volunteer: Christmas conifer clearance
Cwm Mynach
Fancy cutting your own Christmas tree?
15 Dec, 23

15/12 - Ugly House, Volunteering

Volunteer: Gardening at Tŷ Hyll *fully booked*
Betws y Coed
Would you love to get your hands dirty with practical conservation work in a garden and woodland managed for wildlife?
27 Jan, 24

27/01 - Walks

Electric bike ride and walk
Bethesda
Join us for an electric bike ride along the old road of the stunning Nant Ffrancon, followed by a walk up to Llyn Idwal.
12 Feb, 24

12/02 - Training, Volunteering

Dry stone walling at Pensychnant Nature Reserve
Pensychnant Conservation Centre
Join us to learn the traditional skill of dry-stone walling on this hands-on two day free event.