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Cynllun Eryri: Ambitious new plans for Snowdonia National Park
Posted on 24 November 2020
The Snowdonia Society will help to deliver a new and ground-breaking long term Plan for Snowdonia.

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Trees for the future
Posted on 6 November 2020
As you may be aware, The National Trust are planning to plant 20 million native trees over the next decade as part of their Woodlands Appeal Scheme. While increasing the overall coverage of trees is important of equal importance is the provenance of these trees. This is why the National Trust have started their own […]

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Watch our 2020 AGM online
Posted on 4 November 2020
View reports and presentations from the Snowdonia Society’s first-ever virtual AGM, held via Zoom with trustees, staff and dozens of members on Saturday 17 October 2020.

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In case you missed it…
Posted on 4 November 2020
John’s ‘Nature of the Carneddau’ talk is now available to watch online.

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Mending our Mountains: The PyG track, Snowdon
Posted on 2 November 2020
An even busier summer than usual, combined with periods of traditionally Welsh weather and the inability of footpath maintenance to take place during lockdown, has left the paths leading to the summit of Snowdon in a rather sorry state. Thankfully, a small team of our volunteers were on hand on the 23rd of September to […]

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“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”
Posted on 29 October 2020
The mists may have given way to lashing rain at the moment, but this line from Keats’ poem, Ode to Autumn, has been in my mind awhile.

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Penceunant Café fuels Snowdonia Society volunteers on Eryri’s busiest mountain
Posted on 22 October 2020
Tea and bara brith kept our volunteers going during the busy summer period post-lockdown

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Socially-distant fell race raises £200 for the Snowdonia Society
Posted on 21 October 2020
The annual Gladstone 9 fell race in Dwygyfylchi went ahead last month under new COVID-compliant measures.

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A £4 million scheme comes at ‘critical time’ for the Carneddau’s heritage and local communities.
Posted on 13 October 2020
The Snowdonia Society is delighted to be both a core partner – helping to shape and govern the project – and a delivery partner – getting stuck in and helping to make things happen! We’ll be running walks, talks and volunteer events and supporting the partnership however possible.

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To our members: please complete this survey
Posted on 23 September 2020
The world looks rather different now, and that means we have even more need to know what you think. So please, if you can, fill in our online questionnaire here.

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2020 AGM Notice
Posted on 17 September 2020
Members of the Snowdonia Society are warmly invited to the 2020 Annual General Meeting which will be held online via Zoom Videoconferencing from 10:30am-12:30pm on Saturday 17 October.

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Volunteers back with a bang!
Posted on 17 September 2020
In March our volunteers had to down tools as lockdown began. By July they were back in action…

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Lifelines: rural phone boxes
Posted on 7 September 2020
One more piece of rural community infrastructure is once again threatened with removal by BT in the form of the familiar telephone box at Carrog, Dyffryn Conwy.

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Visiting Snowdon?
Posted on 7 September 2020
Snowdonia National Park Authority, and partners from the Snowdon Partnership, have designed an app to help you answer these and other important questions. It is GPS enabled and works offline allowing you to track your progress whilst you ascend. You’ll find links to useful information to help you make the most out of your visit.

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Should I put my litter in the bin?
Posted on 21 August 2020
Bins are expected in towns and cities where there are generally more resources available for regular emptying, recycling and disposal. That expectation, transferred to the mountains, lakes and valleys of Snowdonia, creates a problem of its own.

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National Park Authority to pilot pre-bookable weekend parking at Pen y Pass.
Posted on 20 August 2020
After reviewing the emergency measures put in place at Pen-y-Pass with its partners, Snowdonia National Park Authority will now build on the success of the changes by piloting a pre-booking system at Pen-y-Pass car park on weekends and bank holidays for the remainder of the summer.

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Welsh Wildlife during lockdown – survey reveals how nature responded
Posted on 19 August 2020
Lockdown had a profound effect on the natural world in north west Wales, a new environmental survey has revealed.

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No toilets in the mountains?
Posted on 14 August 2020
A simple guide to planning your movements!

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Support the Snowdonia Society at Tŷ Hyll
Posted on 14 August 2020
Buy our Plants for Pollinators once again from Tŷ Hyll tearoom to attract insects to your garden and help support our work protecting Snowdonia.

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To our “Welcome Back” volunteers- Thank you!
Posted on 10 August 2020
Welcoming people back to Snowdonia Over the past month the Snowdonia Society has been working with the National Park Authority, the Outdoor Partnership and the National Trust to organise volunteer days to assist with welcoming visitors back to Snowdonia. On March the 23rd the UK went into lockdown. Within days Snowdonia went from a hive […]

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