If you care about the Conwy and want to know how you can help, read on. National Resources Wales are holding an open consultation into the future management of rivers in Wales. Anyone who …

Initial estimates suggest the scheme will have a dramatic adverse effect on kayaking. The dewatered section of the Conwy, known locally as the Fairy Glen, is extremely important for UK paddlers. If the scheme …

Fairy Glen woods is a semi-natural broadleaved woodland set on a deep rocky gorge on the Afon Conwy near Betws y Coed. Trees include sessile oak and ash together with some small leaved lime, …

Dams and weirs trap sediment, which would naturally be swept downstream to feed and enrich the lower reaches of a river, making life hard for life above and below the dam.

This news story (watch the one minute video) from the BBC shows some of the heavy machinery in use replacing the pipes this spring at the Dolgarrog hydro scheme. Matthew Richards' report highlights the …

The German company RWE NPower, in association with Dulas (a North Wales renewable energy consultants)  are planning to dam and divert  up to 75% of the flow above a minute compensation rate of the  …