What is the background?​​

The Snowdonia Society is a charity that carries out practical conservation work across Eryri. The Society runs an extensive programme of volunteer events – Helping Hands – which protect the National Park’s beautiful spots and valuable wildlife.​
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The Caru Eryri project was a partnership between the Snowdonia Society and Cyngor Gwynedd, the National Trust, the Eryri National Park Authority, Natural Resources Wales and the Outdoor Partnership. One of the objectives was to try to manage the impact of the increasing number of visitors to the national park.​

What was the support?​

A conservation plan was created which included essential work: maintaining footpaths, litter picking on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and nearby locations, controlling invasive plant species, and managing habitats for the benefit of wildlife.

Two young trainees were employed, and training sessions were held to encourage and inspire volunteers. There have been over 70 volunteer workdays and events, creating a total of 1,152 volunteer opportunities during the programme. ​

What difference has this made?

The project has made a real difference and helped to address conservation issues across Eryri. There has also been collaboration between a wide range of key partners to protect special places in the area. ​

The team of staff, partners and volunteers were able to collect over 1000kg of rubbish and carry out maintenance work on 28km of footpaths.​