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Conwy Falls application withdrawn!
Conwy Falls is safe for now but National Trust is still backing the scheme which threatens one of Snowdonia’s special places
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One last push to save Conwy Falls & Fairy Glen
Make sure your voice is heard! The deadline for objections is this Friday 23rd September.
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National Trust’s role in threat to Conwy Falls & Fairy Glen
Act now before we lose Conwy Falls and Fairy Glen forever! Following refusal of the 5MW hydro-electric scheme on the river Conwy, the developers have submitted a new planning application to the National Park Authority.
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Adding insult to injury
Hydro developer seeks retrospective ‘permission’ for environmental vandalism on Afon Lâs, Nant Peris
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Glyn Rhonwy: new pylons and threat to local lakes?
While Snowdonia Society questions how pumped storage project will connect to National Grid and possible impacts on access and local water bodies including Llyn Padarn, the developer is applying to double the capacity of the project.
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Hydro-power scheme planned and executed with care?
Images of a hydro scheme under construction in Nant Peris speak for themselves and show what can happen once a digger gets onto the mountainside, despite proper consultation with the authorities.
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Manifesto for Wales’ National Parks
In advance of Assembly elections, Alliance for National Parks Cymru has published its Manifesto. Please urge your local candidates to stand up for Wales’ National Parks.
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Conwy Falls & Fairy Glen hydro scheme refused planning permission
And the winner is…Snowdonia Today’s decision is welcome news for local residents and local businesses, walkers, naturalists, anglers, kayakers, and people who love wild places and National Parks.
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Under pressure: National Parks need to be understood not undermined
Welsh National Parks Face worst cuts of all Local Authorities For Snowdonia, after 14% cuts over the last two years, the 2016/17 budget will be cut by a further 5%, which is 10 times the level facing Cardiff. It is disappointing to have to compare our situation with that over the border. In England the […]
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Betws-y-Coed – Conwy bus service withdrawn
Arriva Buses Wales have notified Conwy County Borough Council that the commercially operated Service 19, which runs between Betws-y-Coed and Conwy, will cease to operate from 1st May 2016. Please let them know how this will affect you.
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6,000 call for protection of Conwy Falls & Fairy Glen
On Friday 5th February, Aberconwy Assembly Member Janet Finch-Saunders will receive a petition with more than 6,000 names, to deliver in person to Carl Sargeant, Minister for Natural Resources. The petition asks him to ensure that Conwy Falls & the Fairy Glen are protected from development. The petition will be handed over by representatives of […]
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Conwy Falls & Fairy Glen – What’s all the fuss about?
Multinational energy company RWE Innogy have submitted a planning application to Snowdonia National Park Authority to build a 5MW hydro-electric scheme on the River Conwy. The Snowdonia Society is concerned about the potential for serious negative impacts of this scheme on Conwy Falls and the Fairy Glen Site of Special Scientific Interest. Here’s how you can help.
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Snowdonia becomes an International Dark Sky Reserve
In Abergynolwyn on December 4th, it was announced that Snowdonia is now an International Dark Sky Reserve, the tenth in the world.
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Conwy Falls – an appeal from our Director
Dear Friends, Please help with this important campaign to save a special place. The threat to Conwy Falls and the Fairy Glen SSSI in Snowdonia and the campaign to save them has brought together a great diversity of organisations and individuals. We think Conwy Falls and the Fairy Glen SSSI are worth saving…
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Give back to Snowdonia on Giving Tuesday!
Do you benefit from Snowdonia’s superb scenery, wildness and opportunities for adventure? Why not give something back by making a donation to the Snowdonia Society, or taking part in our volunteer workdays? With threats to special places like the Conwy Falls and Fairy Glen and ever increasing problems of litter, Snowdonia has never needed your help […]
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PUBLISHED: Review of Governance of Designated Landscapes in Wales
Recommendations support our key points Following our submission of written evidence to the panel on both stages of this important review, we are pleased to see that the recommendations support key points we made in our evidence (read our submission), in particular that National Park Authorities should retain their full planning responsibilities and that there is no need […]
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Save Conwy Falls and Fairy Glen
Please sign this PETITION to stop the damming of the river Conwy. Conwy Falls and Fairy Glen (an SSSI) are a much-loved focal point for locals visitors, nature-lovers, anglers, and kayakers and are seriously threatened by a major hydro-electric development by RWE, a giant multinational energy company.
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The Future of Snowdon: have your say
Snowdonia National Park Authority press release In a series of meetings leading up to a major conference in November, local residents and businesses will be able to voice their opinions and share their ideas on matters relating to managing Wales’ most iconic mountain, Snowdon. As the number of visitors to the area drop during the […]
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Help protect Snowdonia’s footpaths
Join the Big Pathwatch! Join the Ramblers‘ ambitious campaign to protect and improve our glorious footpaths in England and Wales. Please also take part in the Welsh Government’s consultation on Improving opportunities to access the outdoors for responsible recreation, to which the Snowdonia Society is putting together a response. (See below.) Do you love your local footpaths and worry about them becoming […]
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Picture this … but without the pylons!
Today a spectacular corner of Snowdonia National Park moves one step closer to freedom from the blight of giant pylons National Grid have announced the final shortlist of 4 sites for their £500m Visual Impact Provision project, which will see sections of high-voltage lines undergrounded in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in […]
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