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FARMING SKILLSThe speed shearing event 2021 was a great success. Thanks to the Riverside venue, the organisers and to all the sponsors (£1,000 prizes). The event was held on Aug 29th in aid of the DPJ Foundation (farming and rural mental health).

NATURE Walks, led by an ecologist proved a hit with villagers and visitors particularly as the weather was warm and sunny. The three one-hour walks were held in the grounds of Macdonald Plas Talgarth Resort on June 13, 2021 and were open to local families and those...

THE Slo-Flo initiative, part of Pennal 2050 Sustainable Management Scheme, is now installed in Pennal forestry and farmland. The project is a partnership between Partneriaeth Pennal, lead organisation, and Natural Resources Wales which owns the forestry on the hills...

PENNAL 2050, Bangor University and Forest Research are co-operating on a study to measure the amount of rainfall absorbed by the tree canopy cover in Pennal Forestry. This will allow for accurate modelling of differing scenarios of natural flood mitigation measures,...

By Gareth Thomas, ECHOES Ecologist THE Greenland White-fronted Goose is a fascinating bird, with nearly its entire population spending the winter in Britain and Ireland. The goose breeds in west Greenland on fertile areas close to the icecap with many lakes and...

FOR the first time in living memory, a festive tree is taking pride of place on the village green at Pennal. Pupils of Ysgol Gynradd Pennal helped to plant the 18ft high Nordmann tree that was provided through partnership between Pennal 2050, Pennal Community Council,...

TOURISM providers in the Pennal area and members of linked groups joined a workshop hosted by Macdonald Plas Talgarth Resort . It was run by Partneriaeth Pennal to invite views on a tourism destination focus to support local jobs and the economy. Since the meeting,...

More than 100 people took part in the various stages of a community walk with a focus on nature. The event was held courtesy of Partneriaeth Pennal landowners on the Dyfi Estuary.The walk started from Caeceinach and involved children observing insects and watching out...

In the Pennal Forestry, a slowing-the-flow (Slo-Flo) scheme, using natural resources such as woody debris to try to reduce the water flow, is being planned. This will also help to provide more habitats for animals, birds and insects by retaining rainfall nearer to...

It is important for biodiversity to know how about the health of local streams and rivers. Pennal 2050 has a strand called "Clean Waters" and school pupils from the village helped our ecologists monitor the type and number of invertebrates in the water. Discover their...