Using Nature To Improve Rivers
Afonydd Cymru is part of an Ofwat Innovation Fund programme representing Wales as one of the UK test areas to examine what nature-based solutions can be used to improve rivers….
PhD Study Support
Starting in September 2025, Afonydd Cymru will be supporting two PhD studies looking at pollution, biodiversity and how to monitor emerging chemical threats to help future management of rivers….
Welsh Water Barriers To Fish Migration Project
We and the regional rivers trusts are supporting a Welsh Water project resolving barriers to fish migration caused by the water company’s assets….
Reducing Farm Plastic Pollution
Following a successful pilot project by West Wales Rivers Trust, in July 2025 we helped launch a collaborative initiative to reduce the amount of agricultural plastic in Welsh rivers….
Healthy Soils For Healthy Rivers
The health of a river is largely determined by the health of the soil in its catchment. Yet with much of the the focus on sewer overflows, this vital relationship is often overlooked……
Stop Anaerobic Digesters Polluting Our Rivers
We and Fish Legal have called on Welsh Government to review the regulation of this industry and the damage it is causing to rivers……
Reconnecting The Salmon Rivers Of Wales 2022-23
Afonydd Cymru was one of the partners in this £500,000 Swansea University project to help migrating salmon and other fish species in Welsh rivers……
Inland Fisheries Habitat Restoration Project 2020-present
Delivered by regional river trusts, a Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales-funded initiative to restore fisheries across Wales……
“Alternative” Mitigation Funding for Fisheries
Afonydd Cymru has facilitated Alternative Mitigation works across five Welsh river catchments: Wye; Taff; Seiont; Mawddach and Dee ……
Inland Fisheries Habitat Walkover Surveys
From 2017 to 2021, Natural Resources Wales commissioned Afonydd Cymru to prepare fisheries habitat plans on the 23 principal salmon rivers of Wales ……