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Mending our Mountains: The PyG track, Snowdon
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”
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
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
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.
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
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
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!
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
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?
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?
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.
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
Lockdown had a profound effect on the natural world in north west Wales, a new environmental survey has revealed.
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Support the Snowdonia Society at Tŷ Hyll
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!
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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Snowdonia Society features on BBC Radio Wales
Did you hear us on BBC Radio Wales last Sunday? If you didn’t manage to catch us on BBC Radio Wales’s Country Focus program last Sunday don’t worry, the program is available to listen to throughout August here. The program features the “welcome back volunteers”, a joint initiative between the Society, Snowdonia National Park Authority […]
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Launch of ‘Snowdonia, only better’ campaign – for a litter-free Snowdonia
As people return to Snowdonia in numbers the Snowdonia Society and its partners are launching an awareness campaign to take Snowdonia a step closer to becoming a litter-free National Park.
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Emergency Parking Measures for Snowdon
Authorities implement emergency parking measures following numerous examples of irresponsible parking in the Snowdon area.
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Welcome back to the future
“As we welcome visitors back, we must focus on what we want from tourism”
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May, 21
Walk: Springtime dawn chorus
Come and experience the wonder of the dawn chorus with our knowledgeable Director *GUIDANCE PERMITTING*
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May, 21
Talk: Celtic Rainforests of Snowdonia
An online talk about our magical native woodlands. Free for members of the Snowdonia Society.
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Jun, 21
Training Opportunity: Lichens & bryophytes of the Atlantic woodland
Ganllwyd
With an expert in the field.