Natural Resources Wales have been consulting over the management of two of their forest areas just south of the Pumlumon Massif within the Cambrian Mountains. You can see the Society’s response here. We’re very pleased to hear from the Forest Planning team that they have accepted our proposed amended wording, recognising the importance of Public […]
The long, dry, sunny spring has had some serious drawbacks for uplands from the North of Scotland to South Wales, and the Cambrians, sadly, were not exempt. Huge fires ravaged Cwm Rheidol and the moors above Strata Florida and Abergwesyn Common, burning for days and destroying hundreds of hectares of peatland. The picture below shows […]
We escorted former Brecon & Radnorshire MP Fay Jones on a visit to the Trod last May, and she was very sympathetic to the concerns raised by local farmers about the intrusion and risk to stock as well as pedestrians from irresponsible use of trail bikes on and around the track. She then promptly lost […]
The Cambrians are justly acknowledged for their exceptional tranquillity. The absence of traffic noise and human development means that in most of the uplands you can really hear the sounds of nature – wind, water and birdsong – in a way that can be hard to find in much of Britain. But at the […]
We held the final workshop of the Listening Project in Ponterwyd last week, so now the research team at Aberystwyth and Coventry are looking at the thoughts, opinions, suggestions and observations contributed by the more than 50 people who participated in one workshop or another. Altogether, it was an amazing exercise and we are very […]
The Listening project workshops are well underway, with the second having been held on 1 October at the Lost ARC in Rhayader. As in Llandovery, a small group of locals generated a large number of views, and ideas for the better management of mid-Wales as well as the Cambrian uplands specifically. Indeed, one participant came […]
There’s only one major road across the Cambrian Mountains – the A44, which is the principal east-west route to Aberystwyth and the coast. As you come off the top, you pass the Natural Resources Wales Visitor Centre for the Cambrians, at Bwlch Nant Yr Arian (the pass of the silver stream). There’s a very useful […]
It’s hard to believe that the Cambrian Mountains haven’t always been as we see them today, but in reality “change is the only constant”. The Victorians’ reservoirs displaced people and drowned farms; conifers now march across hillsides once grazed by sheep and cattle. Up until the Cistercian monks introduced sheep farming, the same hills would […]
What’s happening? The Welsh Government is consulting until 30 April 2024 on a proposal to introduce a set of environmental principles and biodiversity targets into Welsh law. These would impose duties on Welsh Ministers and, potentially, some public authorities in Wales, to consider environmental impacts in formulating and implementing policy. Their success or otherwise in […]
Although Councillor Charlton has replied at length to many people who have written in to object to the proposed works on the Trod, we seem to have got lost in the furore. So we’ve written again, addressing the reasons others have been given about the necessity for this course of action. You can read our […]