Project handbook and Layman's report on the website
Published on 11/Apr/2011 Now that the project has come to an end, the final publications have been produced. A technica Read MoreLife Active Blanket Bog in Wales Conference
Published on 25/Mar/2011 The project conference took place on the 8th and 9th March at the Lake Vyrnwy Hotel. A day Read MoreLake Vyrnwy to Aberdeen
Published on 21/Mar/2011 The LIFE Project is in the home-straight as it will end on the 31st March 2011. From the ori Read MoreLIFE on Countryfile – again
Published on 21/Mar/2011 Four years ago, Michaela Strachan and the BBC Countryfile team visited Lake Vyrnwy to film t Read MoreStock safety
Published on 07/Mar/2011 Research carried out by the project has shown that drain blocking on blanket bog can benefit Read MoreLIFE and science
Published on 01/Mar/2011 The LIFE Project is working with the National Trust on the Ysbyty Ifan estate to block over Read MoreWalk and Talk Events
Published on 16/Feb/2011 An illustrated talk by Mike Morris on the Blanket Bog Project at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre f Read MoreLIFE on the Migneint
Published on 16/Feb/2011 The LIFE Blanket Bog Project has part funded ditch blocking on the National Trust land on the M Read MoreLIFE Project Conference
Published on 18/Jan/2011 The project is nearing its' end now and to review our work and that of others we are staging a proje Read MoreBlocking at Vyrnwy finished!
Published on 04/Jan/2011 The ditch blocking work at Lake Vyrnwy has finally been completed! R.G Evans and Sons have b Read MoreLIFE on the Maes at the National Eisteddfod
Published on 12/Aug/2009
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The LIFE Project attended the National Eisteddfod in Bala between Saturday 1 August and Saturday 8 August 2009. The project had its own stand on the Maes and was visited by around 1000 people over the week.
The project was lucky enough to become involved in the Natur ein Bro project through our association with CCW. This is an annual project, which involves local schools to the National Eisteddfod site (this year the schools were all from the Y Bala area). The schools visited the LIFE Project at Lake Vyrnwy in May and June. The visiting schools were:
Ysgol OM Edwards
Ysgol Llandrillo
Ysgol Bro Tryweryn
Ysgol y Ffridd
Ysgol y Parc
Ysgol Maes Hyfryd
Ysgol Beuno Sant
Ysgol Bro Tegid
In total, 110 children visited the project as part of Natur ein Bro. Whilst at Lake Vyrnwy the children learnt more about the importance of peat bogs to the environment and were able to look at how the project is restoring this habitat.
The children then went back into school and worked with the Welsh National Children’s Poet, Twm Morys to create a piece of poetry. During the National Eisteddfod week, the children performed their excellent poetry in the Babell Lên (the Literature Tent) on the Sunday of the Eisteddfod.
The children were featured on the S4C coverage of the Eisteddfod and were mentioned by Gerallt Pennant on Radio Cymru and members of staff from RSPB and CCW on BBC Radio Cymru during the week.
The stand on the Maes included general information and photos from the Project; a portable “mountain” including blanket bog species which was loaned to the Project by Plantlife; a slideshow of images from the Project; a poem about the Berwyn Mountains written by local poet Robin Hughes; and the poetry written by the children as part of Natur ein Bro.
The Project also had a number of activities for children throughout the week including badge making, colouring, keyring making and wordsearches. These activities were very popular and alongside the project’s leaflets and newsletters they drew in a large number of people.
The week was very successful for the project and we spoke to many people from the Bala area, local farmers interested in the project and individuals from around Wales and the rest of Europe.
