Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
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The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and Ystradfellte and Pontneddfechan Community Council are asking anyone who has visited, are visiting or are a resident of Waterfall Country to complete a new visitor survey. The survey, being undertaken over the next year through on-site interviews and online, will look at building on current work to alleviate … Read more
NB the message below reflects a change to the advice currently presented in SWOAPG’s Code of Conduct training regarding access to the ‘waterfall jump’ on the Sychryd. We’ll be updating our training to reflect this new advice in due course. As we have advised previously, there has been recent tension regarding use of the top … Read more
We have received the message below from Powys County Council – which confirms what we already knew about the process that the Council must go through before it is able to permit the re-launch of canoeing at Glasbury. The Council is asking for ideas or evidence that would help in informing the Habitat Regulations Assessment, … Read more
We have received the following clarification from Welsh Government: From 7 June (subject to the health conditions at that date) [we expect a change to Alert Level 1 when] 6 people from any household (excluding any children under the age of 11, or carers) OR members of the same extended household (and well-being household) can … Read more
The SWOAPG Steering Group has discussed the evolving situation regarding canoeing from Glasbury-Hay and has agreed that our best course of action to support our Members at the moment is to assist Powys County Council in completing its Habitat Regulation Assessment as quickly as possible. We therefore intend to gather and submit information and advice … Read more
This is a walking and climbing research project designed to provide information to support the development and implementation of evidence-based diversity and inclusion strategies. It is designed to establish the baseline figures for the demographics of those who participate in varied styles and practises of walking and climbing across the UK and Ireland. “Whether you … Read more
We have received reports of the landowner on river-left at the top-end of the Sychryd objecting to groups jumping from the lower ledge of the top waterfall (i.e. the ledge used to crawl behind the waterfall). Although he has specifically told SWOAPG that he does not wish groups to jump from his land across the … Read more
SWOAPG has now managed to speak with Powys County Council about the ban on canoe launching at Glasbury. The situation is that the Council finds itself legally obliged to carry out an environmental assessment before it can once again permit launching (both ‘recreational’ and ‘commercial’) at the Bont. This is likely to take months and … Read more
Thanks to Storey Arms Centre for providing the following updates: “A dipper is nesting in one of the holes in the broken bridge [below Bwa Maen in the Sychryd Gorge] so pass with care and respect. See pic below.” There have been “huge changes [in the structures and the flow] at Loonies’ Leap and we … Read more
Further to our recent post (copied below), BBNPA has advised us that “we have recently received an engineers report on the Gunpowder Works footpath, and it will have to remain closed until remedial work has been done, so please will you remind providers that this section of the path could collapse at any time and … Read more