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 MoreEuropean School Teachers Visit Project
Published on 01/Feb/2010
On Friday 29th January, the project hosted a visit from European education specialists and decision makers from the Lifelong Learning Partnership and Ecotec. The nine teachers from countries including Poland, Turkey, Austria and Greece, came to observe how school pupils benefit from visiting environmental projects such as the LIFE Active Blanket Bog project.
The teachers and fifteen year 10 students from Llanfyllin High School were given a talk about the project by Mike Morris and then taken up onto the moors in a convoy of land rovers to be shown the blanket bog. In spite of the cold and snow, Mike, Jan Evans and Fiona Walker managed to show the students the ditch blocking work, hydrological monitoring and vegetation. There was even the chance to play with the group shelters and have a quick snowball fight, once the sun had come out!
After lunch, the students, many of which are young farmers, and teachers were taken to the RSPB farm where Jan explained how an organic farm was run and how the farm was benefiting from the restoration work being carried out by the project.
Despite many of the teachers from the more southerly European countries not being used to such cold weather, an enjoyable and educational day was had by all!
The day was given some publicity when Jan Evans spoke about the visit on BBC Radio Cymru on Galwad Cynnar on Saturday 30th January. Click here to listen.
