The Clwyd and Conwy Rivers Trust was established in 2007 from an amalgamation of the existing Clwyd and Elwy Conservation Trust and the Conservation bodies representing the Conwy. The Trust was awarded Charitable Status in January 2009.
The Objectives of the Trust
- To promote the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and improvement of the rivers, streams, watercourses and water impoundments in the Clwyd and Conwy catchments and in the counties of Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd, and adjacent areas of their banks, riparian lands and catchment areas in all their aspects.
- To promote the conservation, rehabilitation and protection of the indigenous species of animal and plant life of the rivers, streams, watercourses, water impoundments in the Clwyd and Conwy catchments in the counties of Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd and adjacent areas of their banks, riparian lands and catchment areas thereby enhance the Counties‟ diversity.
- To advance the education of the public in the understanding of animal and aquatic habitats, their related catchment areas and their plant life and the need for conservation, protection and rehabilitation and improvement of such environments.
Public Benefit
The benefits that arise from the Trust‟s aims are as follows:
- The rivers, streams, watercourses and water impoundments in the Clwyd and Conwy catchments and in the counties of Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd will be protected and improved, which will preserve and improve the natural habitats. There will also be improved access to the area for the general public, as the Trust aims to assist in opening up some of these areas through nature pathways.
- The general public will have a better understanding of aquatic habitats and the need for and methods of protection and improvement of such habitats.
In the Trustees‟ view there is no detriment or harm that might arise from the carrying out of the Trust‟s aims. The aims are intended to benefit the general public and improve access to and understanding of the environment as a whole.
Any private benefit received by riparian landowners as a result of the work of the Trust is wholly incidental to carrying out of the Trust‟s work to preserve and improve the natural habitat and improve access to and understanding of the
environment as a whole.