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UK National Trust needs to raise £250,000 to repair Snowdonia's footpaths.
2017-02-12
[ADAPT] Famed for its stunning landscape, Snowdonia in Wales, UK is one destination you can’t miss if you’re looking for a jam-packed adventure, in Europe. The National Park, known for the second highest mountain in the UK, Snowdon, is the perfect destination for anyone looking for an adrenaline-fuelled getaway.

But its popularity could also soon become its downfall. It’s facing a huge erosion problem with many of its footpaths in desperate need of repair. Speaking with ITV News, Rhys Thomas from the National Trust said:

Eroded paths are threatening Snowdonia’s fragile nature. If we don’t act now, it could be lost forever. More and more people are coming to enjoy the beautiful scenery in Snowdonia and walk our paths. On Snowdon, Wales’ highest mountain, we’ve seen the number of walkers double since 2007.

The National Trust oversees conservation efforts in Snowdonia and all of it 58,000 acres of mountain and farmland.

More than four million people visit Snowdonia every year and hundreds of thousands of pounds are spent to keep landscapes like Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons accessible to the public.

But due to its ever growing popularity, the scale of footpath damage has escalated and extra support is now needed to protect these areas.
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  Meh. Bit OCD lately. You'll mod me if I need it, right?

At Brighton, red, white, and blue bunting;
Cars rocked, and I thought I heard grunting,
As millions of British
Were not veddy skittish
While watching the submarine funding.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-02-12 05:16  

#2  "Sit home," intone those that would own ya,
"And tend to your potted begonia,
Or check with Rhys Thomas
And tiptoe -- please promise! --
If venturing out to Snowdonia."

Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-02-12 04:55  

#1  People are of course the problem, and in no way the solution. Why must they constantly be attempting to leave the urban areas where we put them?

Those Crossrail station plague skeleton stories should have been censored. Now everyone wants to leave crowded London.

And what became of the funding saved by the docking of the entire Royal Navy submarine fleet ?

[sarc off]
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-02-12 04:36  

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