National Coasteering Charter Guide Award

We have been made aware that the National Coasteering Charter Guide Award was launched on 1 April. Please see details below and for any queries get in touch with your region’s relevant committee member through the website here https://www.nationalcoasteeringcharter.org.uk/coasteeringguideaward/. Technical Advisers already have training planned for our area and will be working with the regional … Read more

Dinas Rock Changing Screens

We have received the following message from NRW: “The changing screens are now back up and semi-usable. Unfortunately we don’t have any benches to go inside as the old ones were stolen from our yard where they had been left for safe keeping. We will work to get new ones along with new hooks and … Read more

REMINDER: Hazard to paddlers on Upper Usk: fish trap in operation during March to May

Re our earlier message (repeated in full below), the fish trap is now in operation at Abercamlais on the River Usk. ORIGINAL MESSAGE (posted 30 Jan): Natural Resources Wales has advised us that they will be operating fish traps on the Upper Usk (at Abercamlais on the Sennybridge-Aberbran section) during the period March-May 2021. Although … Read more

Dipper Nest on Sychryd – update

Thanks to Lee Garbett of Quest Adventures for the following update, further to our message earlier this week (Sychryd Gorge – please avoid bridge traverse below Bwa Maen to protect nesting dippers): “I have managed to get on site today to construct a temporary protective frontage for the Dipper nest. The construction is composed of … Read more

Canoe launching at Glasbury – update

Powys County Council has confirmed that its Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) in relation to canoe launching at Glas-y-Bont Common in Glasbury is still underway but very unlikely to be completed by Easter (more likely to be “months” from now…). Discussions have, however, begun between SWOAPG and the Council about a concordat arrangement (similar to our … Read more

Sychryd Gorge – please avoid bridge traverse below Bwa Maen to protect nesting dippers

Please could all Providers avoid using the ‘traverse’ along the stone bridge structure below Bwa Maen on the Sychryd Gorge until further notice. We’ve received a report of dippers nesting once again in the old bridge structure (just downstream of the ‘jacuzzi’). These nests are extremely rare and it’s critical for the dipper population to … Read more