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One of our members has reported that there is a dipper nest in the large tree river left at the large pool below the wooden footbridge on the Sychryd. Please take care not to disturb these sensitive birds.

Not for the first time, we’ve recently received from one of our members a report of poor water quality in the Sychryd gorge: “The pool was distinctly cloudy and had a bluey green tinge. On those levels it should have been completely clear with our favourite peaty brown tinge. Visibility was zero. Conversely we could … Read more

Unsurprisingly, after the recent storms there’s been quite a shift in timber in and across the Sychryd gorge. Things have moved around in the cascades, as they always do, but the high-level tree across the gorge just upstream of the road bridge is, in the words of one of our members, “not looking safe since … Read more

James Martin of Call of the Wild has advised us that “a tree has fallen at the top of the cascade not really causing any issues but there has been a bit of a land slip with it. Also there is a tree crossing the footpath near to the gabion steps used to access the … Read more

We have recently received several reports of groups behaving in ways that aren’t consistent with the high standards we expect from users of the Waterfall Area gorges concordat. Please ensure all your gorge leaders are aware of the following points: Groups have been seen using (and encouraging group members to use) the river-left bank of … Read more

Apologies for the attention-grabbing headline, please be assured there isn’t sewage in the Sychryd – but we’ve been told that there is some human excrement on the sloping path that leads down from the road to the confluence of the Sychryd and Mellte – just at the point where clients might sit down to slide … Read more

Thanks to Lee Garbett of Quest Adventures for the following updates – PLEASE TAKE NOTE if using the Sychryd Gorge: There are once again Dippers nesting in the old bridge support below Bwa Maen and the ‘jacuzzi’. PLEASE AVOID THIS AREA for the time being by accessing the river above the ‘jacuzzi fall’ rather than … Read more