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The Afon Bodesi – One of the Carneddu’s Last Free Rivers

On June 13th Save Our Rivers attended the National Trust's information day for their proposed Afon Bodesi hydro scheme in the Ogwen Valley. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodesihydro Where is it: The scheme is proposed in the heart …
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January 16, 2024
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Home River Bio Blitz on the Afon Ogwen

On Saturday September 24th September we'll be joining river lovers from all corners of the planet in a Home River Bio Blitz. In it's 3rd year, the HRBB has grown and grown, and is …
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September 4, 2022
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Act now to protect our National Parks

Earlier this year the Welsh Assembly Government published its Future Landscapes Wales report (FLW); detailing its plans for our National Parks and AONBs. (1) Plans that would see the removal of the “Sandford Principle” …
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September 11, 2017
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The Wisdom of Conservation

I met a lady beside the road in Nant Gwynant. ‘I thought I’d gone to heaven ‘, she said. From the East End of London she’d never seen such beauty. Beauty is sensed within …
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June 2, 2017
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National Parks Matter

The Welsh Governments Future Landscapes Wales (FLW ) review threatens the very nature of our Welsh National Parks. By removing the environmental protection they receive under the Sandford Principle they could be left open …
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May 25, 2017
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Urgent – The Future of National Parks

On Tuesday 28th of March (this Tuesday), the Senedd in Cardiff will debate an a document not available to the public entitled "Review of National Parks and AONBs" that will strip National Parks of …
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March 25, 2017
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Where’s the Conwy Now?

Well, happily, the Conwy is right where nature intended, flowing within her banks and supporting her delicate ecosystem. Hopefully she’s safe for now, but there’s no certainty to that. Here’s a timeline to sum …
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March 15, 2017
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In the news

The news that RWE have withdrawn their recent planning application has spread to a range of media outlets. The BBC carried several reports and John Harold Director of the Snowdonia Society featured on Good …
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October 14, 2016
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Save the Conwy Video

Save the Conwy was lucky enough to have talented local film-maker Ray Wood chat to a few of the groups we have been working with including the Snowdonia Society, Woodland Trust, Wildlife Trust, Betws-y-Coed …
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July 30, 2016
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Total Disregard for the National Park

The Afon Las Hydro Scheme is a small scheme built in a beautiful part of the Llanberis Pass, one of the most iconic mountain passes in the UK. Part of the scheme lies within …
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June 19, 2016