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Free Accredited Training in August
Accredited Unit: Maintaining Mountain and Lowland Footpaths In the summer of 2018, the Snowdonia Society launched a new accredited unit in footpath maintenance. This unit allows you to learn and demonstrate your footpath maintenance skills – and is a useful addition to your CV. This unit is ideal for those who wish to have a […]
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The results of our 2021 photo competition
Congratulations to the twelve winners of our 2021 Snowdonia photo competition!
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The balsam season is here – and we need your help!
As part of the Carneddau landscape Partnership, Cymdeithas Eryri is working to support local communities to tackle the invasive species Himalayan balsam in their local area. Clearing Himalayan balsam is a time consuming but hugely satisfying task – and many hands really do make light work in this case. Himalayan balsam seeds spread very easily, […]
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#PlanDiscoverProtect – Prepare for a busy Bank Holiday weekend – plan ahead!
Partners have been working together since the end of last Summer to put plans in place to tackle these issues of parking, litter and unlawful camping, with the aim of helping make this visitor season a positive and safe experience for everyone and protecting the landscape and wildlife of North West Wales.
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Data deficient: the fate of nature in Wales?
At least we now know what we don’t know
Natural Resources Wales has today acknowledged that it doesn’t know how nature is faring in many protected sites
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Volunteers we need you!
Summer is fast approaching and we need your help to manage visitor impacts!
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Time to dust off your lenses: we’re launching our 2021 photo competition
We’re launching our fourth annual photo competition. Enter your image by Sunday 27 June 2021 for a chance to feature in our 2022 calendar.
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Care for Snowdonia 2021
Help make a difference during your visit to Snowdonia this year: Plan a safe trip / Discover new places / Protect Snowdonia.
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Big Give campaign pledges to double online donations to the Snowdonia Society
Don’t miss this opportunity to have your donation to the Snowdonia Society doubled during the week of 22-29 April 2021.
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We’re recruiting: Project Officer – DEADLINE EXTENDED
An exciting opportunity to join our team!
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Snowdon: The Living Mountain
A new portable guide reveals some of Snowdon’s special nature.
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Trees: why do we plant them?
Planting trees increases survival rates as the trees have already got through their vulnerable early stages of life and so are likely to flourish. This is in contrast to natural regeneration in which there are many losses.
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Caring for our Celtic Rainforest
The Snowdonia Society, in conjunction with the Celtic Rainforest project partners will be holding events this summer to help you find out more about the special features of our Welsh ancient native woodlands.
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David Bird wins runner-up prize in national award
Our wonderful volunteer, David Bird, has won a runner-up prize in a Volunteer of the Year award that celebrates dedicated volunteers working in national parks across England and Wales. Around forty volunteers were nominated for this award, organised by Campaign for National Parks, so we are extra proud! A big thank you to the hundreds of you who voted for David.
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Care for Snowdonia
Make a difference in 2021 Unprecedented numbers of people visited Snowdonia last year, eager to enjoy the beautiful National Park. ‘Staycations’ will be massive again in 2021, with people longing for escape after a winter of lockdown, so Snowdonia could be even busier. This is why we need your help. Snowdonia Society is working with […]
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In case you missed it…
Our latest online talk ‘Fossil Plants’ is now available to watch online HERE.
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Vote for David!
Our dedicated volunteer, David Bird is short-listed for a national Volunteer of the Year award! The winner is chosen by the public in a very short time-frame: please vote for David now as voting ends this Wednesday! David has been a stalwart volunteer with the Snowdonia Society since first volunteering with us in May 2019. He […]
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Virtual event raises funds for the Snowdonia Society
Anglesey-based firm, Always Aim High Events, has nominated the Snowdonia Society as their charity partner.
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Spring – hope for 2021! An update from Snowdonia Society
The unfolding signs of spring bring us hope for 2021. First the snowdrops, then the birdsong, crocuses and now daffodils, hazel catkins and sunshine – what a difference in a couple of weeks! Last year when we first heard of coronavirus we couldn’t have imagined how huge an impact it would have on our lives. […]
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In case you missed it…
Our Welsh language talk on the treasures of south Snowdonia is now available to watch again online.
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