Ambitious plans have been unveiled to create vast new areas of woodland that will transform the look of Eryri (Snowdonia). Over the next century, millions of saplings are to be planted on mountainsides to increase the national park’s tree cover by 50%.
If the 2125 objective is achieved, new woodlands will have emerged across 53,315 acres of Gwynedd and Conwy - around a tenth of the national park. Native trees will be preferred over commercial pine plantations, thus restoring some of Eryri’s historic landscapes.
Most of the new woodland will be on upland ffridd and steep bracken sites on mountainsides. Increasing tree cover trees on upland farms is also expected to be an “important element”.
It should reduce flooding further downstream in the long term. Something that’s been an issue in Wales.
Throw in some beavers and I think everyone downstream would be a lot happier.