Nature and Us - Natur a Ni

Working Together – Gweithio Gyda’n Gilydd

 

Welcome. Nature is fragile…so are we. As the climate changes worsen, we know we need to work hand-in-hand with nature to become more resilient in order to act sustainably and to protect biodiversity. Our farming and community-led efforts are based here, in the upper Severn catchment of Mid Wales .

Join us on our journey….

Nature and Us - Natur a Ni

Working Together – Gweithio Gyda’n Gilydd

We are making changes for us and future generations by  adding more trees and hedges, pools, cleaner water and providing better access to recreation in green and blue spaces for our physical and mental health and well-being.

Nature and Us - Natur a Ni

Working Together – Gweithio Gyda’n Gilydd

We are receiving financial support through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.

The challenges are multiple and interwoven…

The Nature and Us project area covers a 15-mile section of the River Severn catchment, incorporating some 17,240 acres of members’ land and NRW forestry stretching from Dolfor in the east to Clywedog in the west.

The challenges are multiple and interwoven…the solutions are complex but much can be achieved through our landscape-scale plan to use the sustainable management of natural resources effectively.

The main opportunity for our collaboration is to reduce the effects of climate change such as soil erosion by water and wind. We also need to reverse the declining health of ecosystems that leads to loss of biodiversity.

On a socio-economic front, our project includes tackling threats such as the effect of farming income post-Brexit and health issues like deprivation, obesity and stress of lifestyles that can lead to both physical and mental illness.

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Severn water testing

Severn water testing

TESTING of the River Severn has been carried out by the Maesmawr Group as part of the UK Great WaterBlitz. Over the weekend of September 20-23, 2024 members of the public could sign up to receive a water testing kit and become citizen scientists by testing their local...

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Severn Catchment

Severn Catchment

THE Maesmawr Group is working with Natural Resources Wales to improve the Upper Severn Catchment area to the benefit of landscape and biodiversity. The Group is applying for funding to continue a range of agri-environmental actions to ensure cleaner water, more...

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Praise for Group

Praise for Group

THERE has been praise for the Maesmawr Group from external evaluators of Welsh Government funding. “Maesmawr have created a unique way of working that can be a model for other areas,” said the assessor from OB3 consultants. “They have harnessed the skill, experience...

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