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Many of you will already be aware of these trees – but thanks to Call of the Wild for sending photos! We have asked NRW to have a look and see if there’s anything they can do to remove them – watch this space for any updates… In the meantime, make sensible adjustments to your … Read more
SWOAPG has now published a new online training course comprising 2022 updates to our Gorge-Walking Code of Conduct Training for the Upper Mellte gorge. Representatives of all Upper Mellte Gorge-Walking Providers are required to complete this training; and all gorge-walking leaders should complete it before leading groups in the Upper Mellte after 1 May 2022 … Read more
This event being run by Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter Group might be of interest to some SWOAPG Members: 25-26 Apr 2022 Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter Best Practice Workshop – South Wales Outdoor Activity Providers Group
SWOAPG is aware that the reservoir release this week had a surprisingly significant impact mid-morning on the water level in Porth yr Ogof (it was close to the top of the entrance walkway slab, although not for long and it did drop quickly). We have asked Dwr Cymru if they can provide more detail for … Read more
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum is proud to be launching the Wales Coast Explorer app on April 7th 2022 Become a Wales Coast explorer with us. Identify coastal wildlife and find out about their quirky lives with our wildlife information! Become a citizen scientist – help the National Biodiversity Network build a picture of Wales’ biodiversity by … Read more
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
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
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
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
Thanks to Call of the Wild for the following message and photo: “We were working in the Sychryd this week and have noticed a large number of loose rocks, some of which have fallen and some ready to fall just upstream from the ivy pools / pyranha pools. There is a tree which has fallen … Read more