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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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Maria is running 5k to protect Snowdonia
And has already doubled her fundraising target! Maria Jones is well on her way in her training to complete a personal 5k challenge. Hoping to raise £150, she has already more than doubled her target, with a current total of £320! The money raised will go towards the Society’s work of protecting and enhancing Snowdonia. As […]
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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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Rhododendron: an ecosystem perspective
Snowdonia Society volunteers have worked tirelessly for years to combat Rhododendron ponticum in Snowdonia, more specifically in Nant Gwynant. What is so bad about this plant with beautiful pink flowers? What are the impacts of the plant itself, and of our efforts to control it?
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A year in the life of the Snowdonia Ecosystem Project
We presented this video update about the fantastic work of the Snowdonia Ecosystem Project’s volunteers at Saturday’s AGM (17th October 2015). If you missed it (or would like to watch it again) here it is! A big thank you to all our volunteers for all their fabulous work over the year.
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Navigation training, Sun 22 November
Spaces still available And don’t forget to check this month’s events at Tŷ Hyll, which include a Litter Pick on the nearby footpaths, a Woodland Workday and a Winter Wildlife Activity day. Owain is always keen to welcome new volunteers to his volunteer workdays, eg November includes Yellow Azalea Control and a Welsh-learners Rhododendron Clearance […]
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Gareth’s great garlic wins £310 for Snowdonia
The 6th Moriarty Thomas Garlic Growing Challenge has been won by Dr Gareth Jones, from Tregarth, who has nominated the Snowdonia Society to receive the proceeds. The challenge is held annually at the Douglas Arms, Bethesda, as a charity fundraising event in memory of John Moriarty, who was a very keen mountaineer and whose widow […]
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Fabian4 Mountain Challenge raises £1,667
A massive thank you to the Fabian4 Dyffryn Conwy Mountain Challenge team for organising such a great event (13th September), which raised over £1,300 towards the Snowdonia Society’s work. In addition, Snowdonia Society Director, John Harold, raised £367 in sponsorship from his team entry, making a total of more than £1,667! John is very grateful to […]
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Managing Snowdon seminar
The Snowdonia Society is pleased to support this excellent initiative. SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY press release Managing Snowdon On Monday night, November 9th, weeks of consultation on the future of Snowdon reaches its climax. In a seminar at the Victoria Hotel in Llanberis, Monday, November 9 at 18.30, more than 80 people will meet to […]
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Vacancy – Member – Snowdonia National Park Authority
Closure date is 5th November. The Authorities’ meetings are usually held in the Snowdonia National Park area. Full details Role description What will You be Expected to Do? National Park members are responsible, individually and collectively, to the Welsh Government for providing effective leadership for the National Park Authority, for setting its policy and for ensuring […]
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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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Winter events
Our winter events programme has been published and features Snowdonia’s mountains: climb them, clear them of litter, understand their geology and heathland ecology and help protect them. Learn to enjoy them safely by attending our all-day training session in the mountains with Alun Pugh, Navigation in the mountains, on 22 November. Members and non-members are welcome on all our events. See our […]
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Autumn magazine
The autumn issue of the Snowdonia Society magazine is now available. Read the magazine on-line. In the Editorial, Society Director John Harold says: “Autumn in Snowdonia: earthy woods ripe with fungi, storm-filled rivers fit to bursting, and rare perfect days projected onto the hills from a blue sky. Our National Park is worth the effort of exploration at […]
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AGM – change of guest speaker
We regret that due to unforeseen circumstances, Alun Ffred Jones AM has had to pull out as speaker at our 2015 AGM. We are very grateful to Sabine Nouvet for stepping in at short notice. Sabine is the National Trust’s Conservation Ranger for Eryri and Llŷn. She will give a talk on a fascinating and important […]
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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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Notice of the Annual General Meeting
Notice of the Snowdonia Society Annual General Meeting Saturday, 17 October 2015, 2pm Dragon Theatre and Barmouth Community Centre Jubilee Road, BARMOUTH, Gwynedd LL42 1EF Director John Harold urges all members to take part in the AGM, “I’m keen to hear your views on important issues, our work and our direction”. Note: Guest speaker, Alun Ffred Jones […]
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Volunteers needed: Snowdonia Marathon
Volunteers needed: Snowdonia Marathon Sat 24 October Can you help out at the Beddgelert feed station? Contact netticollister@hotmail.com to lend a hand. Volunteers are needed to hand out drinks and gels at our food station, keep the area tidy and cheer on all the amazing runners, in return for a generous donation to the Snowdonia Society […]
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September volunteer workdays & training
September Volunteer Workdays Hello everyone, I am writing to inform you about our upcoming volunteer workdays for the month of September 2015. 1/9, 2/9, 3/9 Charcoal and Footpaths – Abergwyngregyn: Learn a new skill. We have teamed up with Natural Resources Wales to provide the opportunity to learn the skill of charcoal making. Over the […]
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