Every month, we celebrate a different river across Wales. It won’t just be our big, famous rivers, we want to tell you all about the numerous smaller but just as important ones too, and the tributaries and feeder streams.
We will showcase their rich history, rare flora and fauna as well as issues and threats these rivers face, along with the work that goes into protecting them.
Please use the interactive map to see the rivers as they are featured or below for a link to each one.
We hope you enjoy the series…
Afon Gwyrfai
The Gwyrfai is a small, mountainous river typical of north-west Wales. It passes through Llyn Cwellyn, a deep glacial lake that is home to one of three native Welsh populations of Arctic char – ‘Torgoch’ …