To round off a beautiful May, Kevin from the Cwm Arian team recently headed down to The Flower Meadow for Green Thumb Day - a celebration where growing, plants, and sustainable land care took centre stage. The meadow itself was looking absolutely stunning, and we owe a huge thank you to Sara, Ellie, and the team for hosting us so generously in such an inspiring setting. For Cwm Arian, the day was a fantastic reminder of the power of local connection. It was brilliant to meet so many new...

Image © Amanda Jackson We are delighted to welcome Caz Wyatt back to the Cwm Arian team as she returns from maternity leave. If you haven’t met Caz yet, she previously worked with us on the Hwb Dysgu'r Tir land-learning centre project. Among many other brilliant things, she’s the creative mind behind the layout and design of the CoedUNO agroforestry demonstration site in Tegryn, where she led volunteers to plant up the land, put in fencing and initial infrastructure. Caz adds, "I’ve worked...

In the world of renewable energy, "grid constraints" are often the final word on a project's viability. However, the Trefawr Solar Array in Llanfyrnach, Wales has challenged that narrative, and we can now proudly announce that it is up! The Trefawr Solar Array is a 525kWp ground-mounted solar development. At its core, this project has been a masterclass in "smart" integration, utilising a G100 grid arrangement to share a single connection with a neighbouring 900kW wind turbine. In an era when...