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Dŵr Ial Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project – 28427 Final Report January 2020
This report summarises the work carried out on the Dŵr Ial in the upper Clwyd catchment to improve water quality and habitat
Torgoch Ysgol Gwaun Gynfi, Deiniolen. The Char in Ysgol Gwaun Gynfi, Deiniolen, 2020
Once again this year NRW are undertaking stocking of Arctic Char into Llyn Padarn,to support the population following several years of reduced stocks due to phosphate enrichment linked to sewage effluent discharge.
Lower Clwyd Water Quality Improvement Project – Final Report – Dec 2019
This report summarises the work carried out on the Lower Clwyd to reduce the impact of cattle grazing on water quality through reduced silt and bacteria input.
Finding Torgoch – Local School Learns About Artic Charr
Torgoch or Artic Charr are an iconic fish species in Llyn Padarn, Llanberis in north Wales; one of only three natural populations in Wales.
Afon Wygyr Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Project
In 2017 the North Wales Rivers Trust surveyed the habitat along the 10 largest rivers on Anglesey in the Anglesey Rivers Project funded by Anglesey Council’s AONB Sustainable Development Fund (SDF)
Anglesey Rivers Project – From Source to Sea
The overall aim of the project was to survey ten of the most significant river systems on Anglesey to provide base data and evidence for further action …
Newsletter Number 3 Spring 2018
Welcome to our spring 2018 edition of the Clwyd, Conwy & Gwynedd Rivers Trust Newsletter.
Anglesey Volunteers Education and Training in River Restoration Techniques
The Trust is currently carrying out habitat surveys on the 10 major rivers in Anglesey to identify areas that could be improved.
‘Finding Torgoch’ – Local school pupils in Llanberis learn about Artic Charr
Torgoch or Artic Charr are an iconic fish species in Llyn Padarn, Llanberis in north Wales; one of only three natural populations in Wales.
Clywedog Fish Passage Created
This was the barrier to fish passage, which was prioritised as the potentially most important to remove from the Clwyd system. A large excavator "pecking away" the rock face. The completed project which now allows fish access to the river above, creating about 7Km of...
Invasive Weed Control Project
Click here to access the form for the River Clwyd system records. Click here to add records for the River Conwy system records. As the year 2013 comes to an end, we are pleased to announce that much progress has been made on the River Conwy. The efforts to eradicate...
Tributary Maintenance
Campaign for the Protection of Welsh Fisheries takes over responsibility for tributary improvement project. Following the Trust’s extensive habitat improvement work on a two-mile length of the Dwr Iâl, a small tributary of the Afon Clwyd, the Campaign for the...
River Clwyd & Tributaries Surveying Project
Project Introduction: The Trust is pleased to announce that it is now in a position to think seriously about biding for funding to enable it to put in hand much needed improvement works to the Clwyd and Conwy river systems. However in order to secure this funding it...
Schools – Education Project
In September 2008, the Trust launched an Education project with three local primary schools, two in Conwy and one in Denbighshire. This programme builds on a programme that has been operating for some years where a fish tank with salmon eggs is placed in the classroom...
Flylife – Invertebrate Monitoring Project
River flies, along with other freshwater invertebrates, are at the heart of the freshwater ecosystem and are a vital link in the aquatic food chain. Their common characteristics of limited mobility, relatively long life cycle, presence throughout the year and specific...
Celtic Sea Trout Programme
The Celtic Sea Trout Programme, which started in May 2009 and ended in April 2013, was delivered via Interreg the Ireland-Wales Cross-Border partnership and was a collaborative effort between fishermen, conservationists, regulating bodies, universities, government...
Afon Wybrnant Spawning Gravel Resoration
Background and scope: The Afon Wybrnant enters the Afon Lledr on the right bank just downstream of the Pont Gethin Viaduct. It is approx 3km long but only the lower 400m is accessible to migratory fish due to impassable waterfalls. Over the years, spates had washed...
Afon Rhos Improvement Project
This project, identified by the Seiont, Gwyrfai & Llyfni Angling Association and organised by Afonydd Cymru on behalf of the Clwyd, Conwy & Gwynedd Rivers Trust, was completed in December 2013. The work involved cutting back and removing undergrowth on the...
Pont Dafydd Flood Management Project
The section of the River Clwyd at Pont Dafydd near St Asaph had been a cause for concern for the Clwyd & Conwy Rivers Trust, Environment Agency Wales and the landowner for some time. When the river flooded, its steep soil banks would be eroded, leading to...
The Trust Expands its Education Programme into Gwynedd
The Clwyd, Conwy & Gwynedd Rivers Trust has expanded its educational programme into Gwynedd and has been working with staff and pupils at Ysgol Bontnewydd near Caernarfon on a salmon breeding project. The programme enabled pupils at the school to follow the process...
Upper Conwy Surveying Project
Trust uncovers environmental problems in the uplands. A survey carried out by the Trust on the upper Afon Conwy during September has produced worrying evidence about the health of the river which it is hoped will be investigated further as a matter of urgency by...
Afon Crychddwr, near Llanllyfni: Rock Ramp Fish Pass
As the 2013 salmon and sea trout spawning season gets under way, anglers and conservationists are eagerly looking for signs of success of a project to improve access by migratory fish to a Gwynedd stream as the result of the recent removal of a major obstruction. The...
Ynys Môn Sea Trout Habitat Restoration Project
A habitat restoration scheme to improve sea trout spawning potential on an Ynys Môn stream has just been completed thanks to a project carried out by the Trust and Afonydd Cymru involving the Bodorgan Estate and an independent landowner. The scheme was launched as a...
Afon Iwrch Rehabilitation Project
Background and scope The Afon Iwrch Rehabilitation Project was an Environment Agency Wales (EAW) Challenge Fund project which took place in 2009. EAW, now Natural Resources Wales (NRW) established the fund to assist the new Rivers Trusts in Wales gain expertise in...
River Elwy – Pont Y Ddol Habitat Improvement
Background and Scope This project was the second undertaken by the Trust in response to the Environment Agency Wales Challenge Fund, a fund made available to bidding rivers trusts to enable them to get valuable experience in best practice habitat improvement planning...
River Conwy Acidification Investigations
Environment Agency Wales surveys of spawning streams in the Afon Conwy catchment have declined from an annual survey down to one every five/six years and evidence pointed to a decline of fish stocks in the upper Conwy both of wild brown trout and migratory salmonids....
Newsletter Number 2 Spring 2017
Welcome to our spring 2017 edition of the Clwyd, Conwy & Gwynedd Rivers Trust Newsletter.
Newsletter Number 1 Autumn 2016
Welcome to our autumn 2016 edition of the Clwyd, Conwy & Gwynedd Rivers Trust Newsletter.
North Wales Fisheries Conference 2015
A fishing conference organised by the North Wales Rivers Trust and backed by Natural Resources Wales has been deemed a success. Over 60 people with a passion for Fisheries came to the visitor centre at Coed y Brenin to listen to and discuss lectures on topics relating...
Trust Looks Forward to Working with Coed Cymru on Conwy Valley Project
The Welsh Government has announced that it is awarding up to £685,500 to a project that will see Coed Cymru working with River Trusts and local landowners to improve river catchments, increase biodiversity and help reduce the risk of flooding in four of the seven...
Afon Rhos Improvement Project
A recently completed project to improve a 150 yard length of the Afon Rhos in Gwynedd has opened up more than a mile of productive spawning ground for native brown trout and sewin which was previously difficult for fish to access. Click here to read the full report...
Trust Opposes Unrestricted Access Proposals
The Trust has registered its support for the campaign being mounted by Sustainable Access Campaign Cymru to try to prevent the Welsh Government introducing legislation that could result in uncontrolled access to Wales’ inland waterways by canoeists and wild swimmers...
Trust Hands Over Responsibility for Ongoing Stream Maintenance Project
Following the Trust’s extensive habitat improvement work carried out over approximately a two mile stretch of the Dwr Ial, a small tributary of the River Clwyd, which included fencing, gated cattle crossings and some tree removal, the Campaign for the Protection of...
Afon Crychddwr Near Llanllyfni
A joint project between the Trust and Afonydd Cymru to remove a major obstacle on the Afon Crychddwr near Llanllyfni in Gwynedd and replace it with a rock ramp natural fishway to make access to the upper reaches of the river by migratory fish and native brown trout...
Expansion Into Gwynedd
At its March 2013 meeting, members approved the Trust’s proposal to expand its activities into Gwynedd at the invitation of three of the region’s angling clubs: Glaslyn Angling Association; Ogwen Valley Angling Association; and the Seoint, Gwyrfai & Llyfni Anglers’...
Public Relations
In March the Trust 2013 appointed Medwyn Roberts MCIPR as its Public Relations Officer. Medwyn is a Welsh speaker and currently runs his own long established business providing PR and marketing support to a wide variety of clients. Reporting an environmental incident...
Invasive Weed Control Programme
Member, Allan Cuthbert, has been appointed co-ordinator of the Trust’s invasive weed control programme for the Clwyd catchment area. Reporting an environmental incident To report an environmental incident such as suspected poaching, pollution or wildlife crime, the...
Afon Gallen
In late 2012, Trust members completed work to eliminate an obstacle on the Afon Gallen in the Llangernyw area opening up an additional 15km of spawning area on the river to trout and migratory fish. The Afon Gallen is a tributary of the Afon Elwy. Reporting an...
Reporting an environmental incident
To report an environmental incident such as suspected poaching, pollution or wildlife crime, the dumping of hazardous or industrial waste and illegal abstraction from watercourses etc, call Natural Resources Wales’ incident hotline on 0300 065 3000 (24 hour service).
