Press Release from the Council

The council press release below has been forwarded by supporters of Save Our Bryn. Two things which stand out, the first isn't the most sustainable solution to do nothing and let nature take its course, something I understand is favoured by some boffins.

The second point, ensuring concerns are based on correct information, this is something that has upset many supporters who claim there is no history of grazing for the last 60 years!

There was a hill fort up there in the past, does that mean the council could put an army base up there now if they wished! It's the same logic as introducing grazing and the army might even control some of the asbo trouble makers!

Press Release

Bryn Euryn is managed as a Local Nature Reserve, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its fantastic limestone grasslands; as such a balance needs to be struck to manage the area for public enjoyment and for nature conservation.

The Management Advisory Group for Bryn Euryn takes very seriously this responsibility and as a group consisting of councillors, representatives from the Countryside Council for Wales, the Civic Society and Archaeological Trust to which staff from Conwy Countryside Service report, they have agreed to look into the feasibility of introducing grazing livestock to some areas of the Bryn for short periods of the year.

Cllr Dave Roberts, Chair of the Management Advisory Group said:
“I am extremely aware how important this site is to the local people, the site has been grazed by livestock in the past, and we are simply looking into the feasibility of returning grazing to this site. This does not have to mean that public access on the Bryn would be restricted; public access will of course be one of the considerations within the feasibility exercise for this.

Whilst I appreciate the public concern, I am also aware of the need to manage the Bryn in a sustainable way for future generations to enjoy the wildflowers at this amazing site. The limestone grasslands require management and as a group we are investigating the methods available for this.

It is expected that the feasibility exercise will include some form of public consultation to take on board the local feeling; however this consultation would also need to assure that local people are basing their concerns on correct information.”


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Editor’s Note
Cllr Dave Roberts is Chair of the Management Advisory Group for Bryn Euryn and a County Councillor for Rhos-on-Sea.