by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 21, 2025 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
August 2025 In 1888, the shattered remains of a once thriving village in mid-Wales were enveloped by the rising waters of a new lake. Formed by the damming of the river Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy), the reservoir had been built to supply the needs of a rapidly expanding...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 13, 2025 | Projects
Project Introduction ‘Nature-based solutions’ (NbS) is a term used to describe the use of natural systems to address problems for the benefit of the environment and wider society. In terms of rivers, NbS can include creating wetlands to improve water quality or...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 12, 2025 | Projects
PhD Study Support FollowFollow Afonydd Cymru is sponsoring two PhDs whose findings will help future management of Welsh rivers. The first of these started in 2024 and is using environmental DNA (eDNA) to characterise the relationship between the distribution of...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 11, 2025 | Consultations
August 2025 Afonydd Cymru’s response to GB Non-native Species Secretariat’s public consultation on draft Pathway Action Plans (PAPs) for Invasive Non-native Species (INNS). Click here to view our response in PDF...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jul 29, 2025 | Projects
Human-made barriers to migration remain one of the major limiting factors to fish stocks in Wales, especially SAC-designated species such as Atlantic salmon, sewin (sea trout), shad, lampreys and endangered species such as the European eel. In 2024, D?r Cymru Welsh...
