At a recent meeting with Natural Resources Wales, representatives from the Save the River Conwy group pressed for recreational use of rivers to be taken into account when assessing abstraction license…
Do you want to support the protection of the Fairy Glen, spread the word about Save The River Conwy and look awesome at the same time? A limited run of…
An interesting discussion on community owned power schemes from 13:10 onward in this BCC radio programme You and Yours. The cost of electricity sub-stations and connection to the grid are…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…