by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 13, 2025 | Projects
Project Introduction ‘Nature-based solutions’ (NbS) is a term used to describe the use of natural systems to address problems for the benefit of the environment and wider society. In terms of rivers, NbS can include creating wetlands to improve water quality or...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 12, 2025 | Projects
PhD Study Support FollowFollow Afonydd Cymru is sponsoring two PhDs whose findings will help future management of Welsh rivers. The first of these started in 2024 and is using environmental DNA (eDNA) to characterise the relationship between the distribution of...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jul 29, 2025 | Projects
Human-made barriers to migration remain one of the major limiting factors to fish stocks in Wales, especially SAC-designated species such as Atlantic salmon, sewin (sea trout), shad, lampreys and endangered species such as the European eel. In 2024, Dŵr Cymru Welsh...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jul 21, 2025 | Projects
Reducing Farm Plastic Pollution Following a successful pilot project run by West Wales Rivers Trust in 2024, Afonydd Cymru were involved in launching a new, collaborative scheme in July 2025 to reduce agricultural plastic pollution in Welsh rivers. Together with...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | May 8, 2025 | Projects, Uncategorized
The health of a river is largely dependent on the health of the soils in its catchment. Yet with so much focus on the water industry and sewer overflows this relationship is often overlooked. “Healthy” soils are high in organic matter and, most importantly, stay on...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 11, 2023 | Projects, Uncategorized
Anaerobic digester (AD) plants are widely regarded as a way of generating green energy and as a solution to the disposal and recycling of agricultural and other waste material. But while ADs may help Wales achieve its carbon targets, they are having some very negative...
