Anyone who thought they understood the principles of conservation grazing – using livestock to maintain a habitat in a biodiverse form – had something to learn on our Celtic Rainforest walk on 28th March, courtesy of the RSPB’s Julia Harrison who is the lead for the LIFE project in the Cambrian Mountains. It seems […]
Lovers of the tranquillity, landscape and bird life of the Elenydd may be interested to know that EDF, the French state electricity company, is applying to put up two anemometer masts at the iconic telephone box at the junction by Nant y Maen farm, in the middle of the Elenydd. You can see the exact […]
A consortium of bodies including Powys County Council are seeking funding for works to be carried out in the catchment for the Hafren/Severn which rises on the Pumlumon Massif, with major tributaries also starting their journeys in the Cambrian Mountains. The aim is to mitigate the risk of flooding for towns and villages including Worcester […]
CMS are delighted that Alys Fowler has agreed to join our President, Llyr Williams, as a new Patron of the Society. The Trustees believe that Alys’ work encouraging people to grow their own food in small spaces and reconnect with nature in a practical yet imaginative way, fully aligns with the Society’s […]
By something of a miracle, after over a month of drizzle and rain, the sun came weakly through to welcome us, and the other protesters, to yesterday’s renewable power station protest at the Senedd. There were 400 on the buses down from all over Mid-Wales, and more arrived under their own steam. There were […]
One of the three great rivers to rise in the Pumlumon massif, the Severn is the longest and the one which has most of its length across the border in England/Lloegr. As a result it is managed by Severn-Trent plc. On this occasion however they are looking purely at the Welsh end including the source […]
Native woods are one of the greatest experiences in nature, with a constantly shifting range of light, colours and sounds. The extent of once-wooded hillsides in the Cambrians can easily be traced through the place names: an “allt” was a wooded slope not suitable for farming for food, but managed nevertheless for its value as […]
As Wales moves towards the next Senedd elections in 2026, we thought we should give all parties and candidates a pointer to the best way forward for the new Senedd term so we’ve produced a short Manifesto – entirely politically neutral and suitable for inclusion in any- and every party’s pitch to the electorate next […]
Bute Energy have announced a public consultation around their latest wind farm proposal. Waun Hesgog is a massive proposal for 37 turbines up to 220m high which (if built) would stretch from the east and north east side of Talybont up to Moel y LLyn above Cwm Einion. At this stage, “consultation” just means an […]
UPDATE The BBC aired its pieces on Saturday 21 June, on the evening programmes Wales Today and S4C. There’s also a report online, which you can read at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14e821m6j2o . Although most stakeholders responding to our concerns (well expressed by Trustee Dwynwen Belsey and Members Alun Davies and Sorcha Lewis) are reported merely saying what they usually […]