Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
We’ve received a report of disturbance to bats in Eglwys Faen by a group conducting a lights-out exercise earlier this month. This cave is a very popular roosting site for these rare protected species at this time of year, so please take extra care to avoid disturbing them (a criminal offence!). Instructors should check out … Read more
To help us plan a series of full-day CPD workshops this winter – most of which will once again be delivered in conjunction with Alan Bowring, the BBNPA Geopark Officer – please complete this short online questionnaire by midnight 28 Dec. NB we won’t hold you to your answers, but will be in direct contact … Read more
Further to our earlier messages (below), NRW has advised us that the rockface inspection has now been completed and the exclusion zone (shown by the orange oval on the attached map) has now been lifted BUT the ‘New additional fragile zone – keep out’ area (which was added some time back) does still remain in … Read more
Thanks to Storey Arms for sending through these photos of some small fallen rocks on the path at the top the ‘tree root climb’ in the upper part of the Sychryd gorge – stay careful out there!
Further to our recent notices, NRW has now advised us that the Sychryd trail has re-opened following the rock-fall, but the “closure at the top end of the path remains in place until we are able to undertake the repairs necessary to the section of path that was washed out”. We’re assuming, since this statement … Read more
Further to our earlier message (below), NRW has now advised us that the rope access inspection of the rockface situated along former footpath 86 has now been scheduled for a period of 5 days starting Monday 1st December and finishing Friday 5th December so no gorge-walking activity is permitted in the vicinity of Sgwd Isaf … Read more
We know (because you told us!) that quite a few of you are planning to come along to our Members’ evening / AGM at Up and Under (Cardiff) next week – but so far very few of you have ‘got tickets’. They’re free, but we do need to know who to expect (even if you … Read more
Blue Dot Adventure is looking to bulk-sell a range of group kit, which SWOAPG Members might be interested in – see attached for details.
Recently, the BCA’s Qualifications Management Committee sent an email update/broadcast (copied below) to all those registered on LCMLA or CIC awards via Just Go site. However, quite a few bounced back due to incorrect or missing email addresses. So, if you’re registered on British Caving | JustGo, please check that your contact details are up … Read more
We’ve been advised by our counterparts in Pembrokeshire that “there has been the decision that licensing of [coasteering] providers [using National Park and National Trust sites in Pembrokeshire] is the only way forward. We do not know much yet, but understand that it would be for coasteering only and not wider activities, and the approach … Read more